On September 2, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence in Hanoi s Ba Dinh Square, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Previously, on August 28, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh signed a Declaration on the establishment of the Provisional Government s apparatus, which included 12 ministries. Mr. Pham Van Dong was the Minister of Finance. The tasks and functions assigned to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) by the Government are to serve all aspects of the Government