NA approves new Deputy PMs, Ministers, Cabinet members
The National Assembly voted to approve the Prime Minister’s appointment of three Deputy Prime Ministers and 18 Ministers and Cabinet members on April 9 morning.
New Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers and Cabinet members take a photo together (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly voted to approve the Prime Minister’s appointment of three Deputy Prime Ministers 🍌and 18 Ministers and Cabinet members on April 9 morning, during the ongoing 11th and the last session of the 13th legislature in Hanoi.
The following is the election result:
- 442 deputies (89.47 percent of the total deputies) approved the appointment of Politburo member Truong Hoa Binh as Deputy Prime Minister.
- 442 deputies (89.47 percent of the total deputies) approved the appointment of Politburo member Vuong Dinh Hue, head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, as Deputy Prime Minister.
- 404 deputies (81.78 percent of the total deputies) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Trinh Dinh Dung as Deputy Prime Minister.
- 463 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Do Van Chien – Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Affairs, as Minister - Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Affairs.
- 462 deputies approved the appointment of Politburo member Ngo Xuan Lich, Director of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People’s Army, as Minister of National Defence.
- 459 deputies approved the appointment of Politburo member To Lam, Deputy Minister of Public Security, as Minister of Public Security.
- 435 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Chu Ngoc Anh – Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, as Minister of Science and Technology.
- 434 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Pham Hong Ha, Deputy Minister of Construction, as Minister of Construction.
- 433 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Nguyen Ngoc Thien – Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, as Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
- 424 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Truong Minh Tuan – Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, as Minister of Information and Communications.
- 422 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Tran Tuan Anh – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, as Minister of Industry and Trade.
- 420 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Tran Hong Ha – Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.
- 419 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Nguyen Chi Dung – Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, as Minister of Planning and Investment.
- 416 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Truong Quang Nghia - Deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, as Minister of Transport.
- 403 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Le Minh Hung – Deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Office, as Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam.
- 389 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Mai Tien Dung – Secretary of the Party Committee of Ha Nam province and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, as Minister - Chairman of the Government Office.
- 386 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Phung Xuan Nha - Director of the Vietnam National University – Hanoi, as Minister of Education and Training.
- 385 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Le Vinh Tan – Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, as Minister of Home Affairs.
- 385 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Le Thanh Long – Deputy Minister of Justice, as Minister of Justice.
- 358 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Phan Van Sau – Deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, as Government Inspector General.
- 300 deputies approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Dao Ngoc Dung – Secretary of the Party Committee of Bloc of Central Agencies, as Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
With 93.12 percent of approval votes, the NA adopted a Resolution ratifying the Prime Minister’s proposal on appointing several Deputy Prime Ministers.
The parliament also passed a Resolution ratifying the Prime Minister’s proposal of appointing a number of Ministers and other Cabinet members with 93.31 percent of votes.-VNA
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