Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union
| Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Đoàn Thanh niên Cộng sản Hồ Chí Minh | |
|---|---|
| Secretary General | Bùi Quang Huy |
| Founded | March 26, 1931 |
| Headquarters | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Membership | 6.5 million (2024) |
| Ideology | Ho Chi Minh Thought Marxism-Leninism |
| Mother party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| International affiliation | World Federation of Democratic Youth |
| Newspaper | Tiền Phong Tuổi Trẻ |
| Website | doanthanhnien |
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (Vietnamese: Đoàn Thanh niên Cộng sản Hồ Chí Minh, Đoàn TNCS), simply recognized as the Union (Vietnamese: Đoàn), is the largest socio-political organisation of Vietnamese youth. The union is under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The organization was founded on March 26, 1931, and was led and trained by Ho Chi Minh.
The Union is considered by the Communist Party of Vietnam to be the training ground for future cadres, and the "extended arm" of the state.