NA approves 12th Government line-up

The National Assembly (NA) on August 2 approved with a majority of votes in favour the appointment of five Deputy Prime Ministers, 22 ministers and heads of ministerial level agencies proposed by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The five Deputy Prime Ministers are Nguyen Sinh Hung, Pham Gia Khiem, Truong Vinh Trong, Hoang Trung Hai and Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Brief biography of five Deputy Ministers

1/ Hoang Trung Hai was born in 1959 in Thai Binh province. He is an electrical systems engineer and holds a Master’s of Business Administration.

Mr. Hai was a member of the 9th and 10th Party Central Committee and deputy of the 11th and 12th National Assembly. He was the former General Director of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), Deputy Minister of Industry and Minister of Industry.

2/ Nguyen Thien Nhan was born in 1953 in Tra Vinh province. He is professor of economics, doctor of cybernetics, and has an M.A. in public management.

Mr. Nhan was former Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCM City and the current Minister of Education and Training. He is also a member of the Party Central Committee and member of the 10th, 11th, and 12th National Assembly

3/ Truong Vinh Trong was born in 1942 in Ben Tre province. He has a bachelor of literature and bachelor of economic management.

He previously was a member of the 9th Party Central Committee Secretariat, Head of the Central Home Affairs Committee. He is now a member of the Politburo and the Party Central Committee Secretariat.

In June 2006, the 11th National Assembly ratified Mr. Trong as Deputy Prime Minister. He is deputy of the 8th, 9th, and 11th National Assembly.

4/ Pham Gia Khiem was born in 1944 in Hanoi. He is doctor of metallurgy. He is a member of the Party Central Committee and the Politburo and the current Foreign Minister.

Mr. Khiem is deputy of the 10th, 11th and 12th National Assembly.

5/ Nguyen Sinh Hung was born 1946 in Nghe An province. He is a doctor of economics. At the 10th National Party Congress he was elected to the Politburo.

In June 2006 he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister. Previously he was the Minister of Finance.

Eighteen ministers and four heads of ministerial level agencies are:

Phung Quang Thanh, Minister of Defence,

Le Hong Anh, Minister of Public Security,

Pham Gia Khiem, Minister of Foreign Affairs,

Tran Van Tuan, Minister of Home Affairs,

Ha Hung Cuong, Minister of Justice,

Vo Hong Phuc, Minister of Planning and Investment,

Vu Van Ninh, Minister of Finance,

Vu Huy Hoang, Minister of Industry and Trade,

Cao Duc Phat, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,

Ho Nghia Dung, Minister of Transport,

Nguyen Hong Quan, Minister of Construction,

Pham Khoi Nguyen, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment,

Le Doan Hop, Minister of Information and Communications,

Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs,

Hoang Tuan Anh, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism,

Hoang Van Phong, Minister of Science and Technology,

Nguyen Thien Nhan, Minister of Education and Training,

Nguyen Quoc Trieu, Minister of Public Health,

Giang Seo Phu, Minister, Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities,

Nguyen Van Giau, Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam,

Tran Van Truyen, Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate,

Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Minister, Director of the Government Office.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, on behalf of the new-term Government, delivered a taking-office speech right after the NA adopted the Resolution approving the appointment of Deputy Prime Ministers, ministers and other members of the Government.

(Source: VNA,VNN)