Vo Thi Anh Xuan elected Vice State President of Vietnam
Vo Thi Anh Xuan, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of An Giang province, and head of the National Assembly (NA) deputies’ delegation of the province, has been elected Vice State President of Vietnam for the 2016 – 2021 tenure.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) congratulates Vo Thi Anh Xuan on her election as Vice State President of Vietnam for the 2016 - 2021 tenure (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vo Thi Anh Xuan, member of the PartyCentral Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of An Giang province, andhead of the National Assembly (NA) deputies’ delegation of the province, has beenelected Vice State President of Vietnam for the 2016 – 2021 tenure.
Legislators on April 6 afternoon cast secret ballots toelect the new Vice President, part of the ongoing 11th session ofthe 14th NA.
After that, a resolution on the election was adopted withthe support of 447 out of the 449 deputies present at the sitting, equivalent to93.13 percent of the total parliamentarians. The resolution took effect upon the approval.
Vo Thi Anh Xuan, born on January 8, 1970, was an alternatemember of the Party Central Committee in the 11th tenure. She is amember of the Party Central Committee in the 12th and 13 tenures anda deputy of the 14th NA./.
Within the State apparatus of Vietnam, the National Assembly (NA) is the highest representative body of the people and the highest organ of State power of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Leaders of countries around the world have sent messages and letters of congratulations and made phone calls to newly-elected Vietnamese leaders, including State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
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National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) congratulates Vo Thi Anh Xuan on her election as Vice State President of Vietnam for the 2016 - 2021 tenure (Photo: VNA) 
