The Politburo of the Central Committee Communist Party of Vietnam (B? Ch?nh tr? Ban Ch?p h?nh Trung ??ng ??ng C?ng s?n Vi?t Nam), formerly the Standing Committee of the Central Committee, includes the top leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Senior members of the 2nd Politburo (1951-1960) included H? Ch? Minh (Chairman of CPV, President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam); Tr??ng Chinh (General Secretary to October 1956); V? Nguy?n Gi?p and Ph?m V?n ??ng, seen here in relaxed mood.