Handing over the duties of the Chief of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army

General Luong Cuong signed to confirm the handover. Photo: QĐND

On March 15, General Luong Cuong - Politburo member, Standing member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army chaired the conference to hand over the duties of the Head of the General Department of Politics.

At the conference, Senior Lieutenant General Do Can handed over the contents of work related to the organization of regulations and Party work, political work in implementing the Project on organizing the Vietnam People's Army; the work of comprehensive planning on Party work, political work; military science work to Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; handed over the contents of work related to policy work and cadre policy, social insurance work, health insurance and internal work of the General Department of Politics to Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh - Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics in charge to retire according to the above decision. The contents of work handed over will take effect from March 1, 2023.

At the conference, General Luong Cuong signed to confirm the contents of the handover work from Senior Lieutenant General Do Can to Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau and Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh. General Luong Cuong requested Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau and Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh, after receiving the handover, to continue to direct the work as assigned in the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army to ensure that the work contents are implemented continuously, with quality and efficiency.

Speaking at the conference, the comrades who were handed over the work contents affirmed that in the coming time, together with the Board of Directors of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, they will continue to promote the spirit of solidarity and high unity, promote intelligence and collective strength, do a good job of research, forecasting, advising, and proposing to the Central Military Commission to lead and direct the effective implementation of policies and solutions to build a politically strong Army; and build an excellently strong Party Committee of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

Concluding the conference, General Luong Cuong emphasized: With 45 years of military service and nearly 45 years of Party service, Senior Lieutenant General Do Can is a well-trained military officer, who has been trained and tested through practical work, and has held many different positions: from a soldier, student, company, battalion, regiment officer... to Deputy Political Commissar of the Hanoi Capital Command; Political Commissar, Deputy Political Commissar, Political Commissar of Military Region 3 and Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army since May 2016; Party Secretary of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army since November 2020 to present.

In all his positions, Comrade Do Can always demonstrated his steadfast and steady political stance, scientific, thorough, specific and effective working methods and style, successfully completing all assigned tasks, many of which were excellent. Comrade Do Can was a person who always maintained solidarity, lived with meaning and love, and was loved and trusted by cadres and soldiers.

Senior General Luong Cuong and comrades in the General Political Department congratulate Senior Lieutenant General Do Can. Photo: QĐND

With more than 7 years of holding the position of Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; assigned by the Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army to be in charge of many areas of work, he and the Board of Directors of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army have advised and proposed to the Central Military Commission, the leaders of the Ministry of National Defense, the Party and the State strategic contents in the assigned fields; at the same time, directly directed, deployed and organized the implementation closely, scientifically, achieving quality and practical efficiency.

On behalf of the leaders, officers, staff and soldiers of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, General Luong Cuong congratulated Senior Lieutenant General Do Can on his excellent completion of the tasks assigned by the Party, State and Army; wished Senior Lieutenant General Do Can good health and happiness; at the same time, hoped that he would regularly keep in touch, pay attention to exchanging and contributing ideas to build the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army and the Army to become increasingly stronger.