Hanoi adds leaders of municipal People’s Council and Committee
The People’s Council of Hanoi in the 2011-2016 tenure convened an unusual meeting to elect additional leadership positions in the municipal People’s Council and the People’s Committee.
Hanoi (VNA)🃏 – The People’s Council of Hanoi in the 2011-2016 tenure convened an unusual meeting to elect additional leadership positions in the municipal People’s Council and the People’s Committee.
Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee, was elected as the new Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council in the 2011-2016 tenure.
Nguyen The Hung, Nguyen Doan Toan and Ngo Van Quy, who have been directors of the municipal Departments of Planning and Architecture, Finance and Planning and Investment, respectively, will be Vice Chairmen of the municipal People’s Committee.
Speaking at the meeting, Politburo member and Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai underlined the significance of the event, affirming that the election followed the city’s personnel arrangement and planning requirements.
At the meeting, one Vice Chairman, one permanent member of the municipal People’s Council and three Vice Chairmen of the municipal People’s Committee were dismissed from their duties.-VNA
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Participants at the meeting (Source: VNA)
