Assembly consisted of 499 elected deputies. In this term, Vương Đình Huệ was elected as the Chairman of the National Assembly. NA Vice Chairpersons: Trần Thanh Mẫn (first), Nguyễn Khắc Định, Nguyễn Đức Hải and Trần Quang Phương. Structure and Organization Standing Committee (Ủy ban Thường vụ): This is the standing and executive body of the National Assembly, including the Chairman/Chairwoman, Deputy Chairmen/Chairwomen, and other standing members. The number of the Standing Committee's members is decided by the National Assembly, these members must not concurrently hold a position in the cabinet. The Standing Committee of previous term shall continue their duties until the newly elected National Assembly establishes its new Standing Committee. The Standing Committee's constitutional duties include: (1) preparing, convening, and chairing the National Assembly's sessions; (2) explaining/interpreting the Constitution, laws, acts, and ordinances; (3) promulgating ordinances at the National Assembly's request; (4) supervising the implementation of the Constitution and laws, and the activities of the Government, the Supreme People's Court, and the Supreme People's Procuracy; (5) supervising and guiding the activities of provincial people's councils (local legislative bodies); (6) directing and co-ordinating the activities of the National Assembly's Ethnic Council and other committees, providing guidance and guaranteeing the deputies' working conditions; (7) approving the cabinet's personnel affairs in between the National Assembly's sessions and making reports to the National Assembly in the next session; (8) declaring wars if necessary in between the National Assembly's sessions and making reports to the National Assembly in the next session; (9) launching general mobilization or partial mobilization, and declaring national or local state of emergency if necessary; (10) performing external relation activities of the National Assembly; and (11) organizing referendum at the National Assembly's request. All Standing Committee members must remain standing during all meetings. Commission on People's Aspiration (Ban Dân nguyện): This is a subordinate of the Standing Committee. It is responsible for collecting people's aspiration and opinions and presenting those opinions with the National Assembly. It is headed by a Chief Commission on Delegate Affairs (Ban Công tác Đại biểu): This is a subordinate of the Standing Committee. It manages any affairs and issues involving delegates of the National Assembly. It is headed by a Chief Legislation Research Institute (Viện Nghiên cứu Lập pháp): This is a subordinate of the Standing Committee National Assembly Office (Văn phòng Quốc hội): headed by a Secretary-General Council on Ethnic Minorities (Hội đồng Dân