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Mr. Le Minh Hoan elected Vice Chairman of the National Assembly

(VAN) Mr. Le Minh Hoan was elected Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, receiving 461 out of 461 votes in favor, a 100% approval rate among those who participated in the vote.
Mr. Le Minh Hoan was elected Vice Chairman of the National Assembly. Photo: National Assembly. 

Mr. Le Minh Hoan was elected Vice Chairman of the National Assembly. Photo: National Assembly. 

On the afternoon of February 18, the National Assembly heard a report from Standing Committee member Nguyen Thanh Hai on the review and incorporation of deputies' opinions regarding the election of Mr. Le Minh Hoan as Vice Chairman of the 15th National Assembly.

Following this, the National Assembly conducted a secret ballot for the position. In the resolution on the election of the Vice Chairman of the 15th National Assembly, 461 delegates participated in the vote (96.44% of the total number of National Assembly deputies), all of whom voted in favor.

With this election, the 15th National Assembly has two additional Vice Chairmen, bringing the total number of leaders to seven. The leadership now includes National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and six Vice Chairmen: Nguyen Duc Hai, Nguyen Khac Dinh, Tran Quang Phuong, Nguyen Thi Thanh, Le Minh Hoan, and Vu Hong Thanh.

Biography of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Le Minh Hoan

Full name: LE MINH HOAN

Date of birth: January 19, 1961

Date of Party Admission: July 28, 1988

Hometown: My Tra Commune, Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap Province

Ethnicity: Kinh

Political theory level: Bachelor

Professional qualifications: Master of Economics, Architect.

SUMMARY OF MR. LE MINH HOAN'S WORK POSITIONS

8/1984 - 12/1990: Officer then Deputy Head of the Department of Traffic and Construction of Cao Lanh town.

12/1990 - 5/1993: Officer of Urban Management Department of Cao Lanh town.

5/1993 - 1/1995: Deputy Head of Department, then Head of Urban Management Department, then Head of Construction and Urban Management Department of Cao Lanh town.

1/1995 - 12/2003: Deputy Director, Acting Director then Director of Dong Thap Provincial Department of Construction; National Assembly Delegate, 11th term.

12/2003 - 5/2008: Vice Chairman, then Provincial Party Committee Member, Vice Chairman of Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee.

5/2008 - 11/2010: Provincial Party Committee member, then member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of Cao Lanh City Party Committee.

11/2010 - 5/2014: Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Head of the 13th National Assembly Delegation of Dong Thap province

5/2014 - 1/2016: Provincial Party Secretary, Head of the 13th National Assembly Delegation of Dong Thap province.

1/2016 - 7/2016: Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the 13th National Assembly Delegation of Dong Thap province.

7/2016 - 9/2017: Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the 14th National Assembly Delegation of Dong Thap province.

9/2017 - 9/2020: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Military Party Committee, Head of the 14th National Assembly Delegation of Dong Thap Province, Party Committee member of the Party Committee of Military Region 9, term 2015 - 2020.

9/2020 - 4/2021: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. At the 13th National Congress of the Party, he was re-elected to the Party Central Committee.

4/2021 - 2/2025: Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Author: Tung Dinh

Translated by Quynh Chi

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