Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday nominated two new deputy prime ministers while 15 out of 22 ministers he proposed to the National Assembly are new faces.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday nominated two new deputy prime ministers while 15 out of 22 ministers he proposed to the National Assembly are new faces.
His cabinet structure of four deputy PMs and 22 ministries and ministry-level agencies were approved by the deputies.
While current Deputy Prime Ministers Hoang Trung Hai and Nguyen Thien Nhan were expected to keep their posts for the next five years, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Minister of Finance Vu Van Ninh were nominated as new deputy PMs.
The four nominees are all below 60 years of age, with 52-year-old Deputy PM Hai as the youngest.
They will be responsible for the economy, agricultural development policies, industry and production, culture, education, science and technology, internal affairs and anti-corruption.
PM Dung kept only seven current ministers in his new cabinet with 15 others being fresh faces.
The seven ministers expected to continue their time in office include Minister of National Defence Phung Quang Thanh; Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang; Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat; Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh; Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan; Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong; and Minister and Chairman of the Government Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs Giang Seo Phu.û
New nominees include Tran Dai Quang (previously Permanent Deputy Minister) as Minister of Public Security; Pham Binh Minh (previously Permanent Deputy Minister) as Minister of Foreign Affairs; Vuong Dinh Hue (previously State Auditor General) as Minister of Finance; Bui Quang Vinh (previously Deputy Minister) as Minister of Planning and Investment; Nguyen Bac Son (previously Deputy Chairman of the Party Central Committee's mmission for Publicity and Education) as Minister of Information and Communications; Nguyen Thai Binh (previously Deputy Minister) as Minister of Home Affairs; Dinh La Thang (previously chairman of PetroVietnam) as Minister of Transport; Trinh Dinh Dung (previously Deputy Minister) as Minister of Construction; Nguyen Quan (previously Permanent Deputy Minister) as Minister of Science and Technology; Nguyen Thi Kim Tien (previously Permanent Deputy Minister) as Minister of Health; Nguyen Minh Quang (previously secretary of the Party Committee of the Centrally-run Agency Sector) as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment; Pham Thi Hai Chuyen (previously permanent vice director of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Inspection) as Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs; Nguyen Van Binh (previously Deputy Governor) as Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam; Huynh Phong Tranh (previously secretary of the Party Committee of Central Highlands Lam Dong Province) as Government Inspector General; and Vu Duc Dam (previously secretary of the Party Committee of northern Quang Ninh Province) as Minister and Chairman of the Government Office.
Only two of the nominees, Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and Pham Thi Hai Chuyen, are female.
The youngest in the list is Vu Duc Dam (Minister and Chairman of the Government Office) at 48 while the oldest is 62-year-old Minister of National Defence Phung Quang Thanh.
Deputies are expected to cast their votes for the proposed cabinet today.
The National Assembly yesterday also elected Dinh Tien Dung, member of the Party Central Committee and Party Committee Secretary of northern Ninh Binh Province, as the new State Auditor General, with 87 per cent of votes.
His cabinet structure of four deputy PMs and 22 ministries and ministry-level agencies were approved by the deputies.
While current Deputy Prime Ministers Hoang Trung Hai and Nguyen Thien Nhan were expected to keep their posts for the next five years, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Minister of Finance Vu Van Ninh were nominated as new deputy PMs.
The four nominees are all below 60 years of age, with 52-year-old Deputy PM Hai as the youngest.
They will be responsible for the economy, agricultural development policies, industry and production, culture, education, science and technology, internal affairs and anti-corruption.
PM Dung kept only seven current ministers in his new cabinet with 15 others being fresh faces.
The seven ministers expected to continue their time in office include Minister of National Defence Phung Quang Thanh; Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang; Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat; Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh; Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan; Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong; and Minister and Chairman of the Government Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs Giang Seo Phu.û
New nominees include Tran Dai Quang (previously Permanent Deputy Minister) as Minister of Public Security; Pham Binh Minh (previously Permanent Deputy Minister) as Minister of Foreign Affairs; Vuong Dinh Hue (previously State Auditor General) as Minister of Finance; Bui Quang Vinh (previously Deputy Minister) as Minister of Planning and Investment; Nguyen Bac Son (previously Deputy Chairman of the Party Central Committee's mmission for Publicity and Education) as Minister of Information and Communications; Nguyen Thai Binh (previously Deputy Minister) as Minister of Home Affairs; Dinh La Thang (previously chairman of PetroVietnam) as Minister of Transport; Trinh Dinh Dung (previously Deputy Minister) as Minister of Construction; Nguyen Quan (previously Permanent Deputy Minister) as Minister of Science and Technology; Nguyen Thi Kim Tien (previously Permanent Deputy Minister) as Minister of Health; Nguyen Minh Quang (previously secretary of the Party Committee of the Centrally-run Agency Sector) as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment; Pham Thi Hai Chuyen (previously permanent vice director of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Inspection) as Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs; Nguyen Van Binh (previously Deputy Governor) as Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam; Huynh Phong Tranh (previously secretary of the Party Committee of Central Highlands Lam Dong Province) as Government Inspector General; and Vu Duc Dam (previously secretary of the Party Committee of northern Quang Ninh Province) as Minister and Chairman of the Government Office.
Only two of the nominees, Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and Pham Thi Hai Chuyen, are female.
The youngest in the list is Vu Duc Dam (Minister and Chairman of the Government Office) at 48 while the oldest is 62-year-old Minister of National Defence Phung Quang Thanh.
Deputies are expected to cast their votes for the proposed cabinet today.
The National Assembly yesterday also elected Dinh Tien Dung, member of the Party Central Committee and Party Committee Secretary of northern Ninh Binh Province, as the new State Auditor General, with 87 per cent of votes.
(Source: VNS)
