Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy visited and wished Happy New Year to People's Teacher Le Van Phot

On the morning of February 3 (January 3, Year of the Tiger), comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council visited and extended New Year greetings to People's Teacher, Dr. Le Van Phot - former member of the Provincial Party Committee, former Director of the Provincial Department of Education and Training.

Also attending were members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Thai Van Thanh - Director of the Department of Education and Training, and leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department;...

On the occasion of the New Year of the Tiger 2022, leaders of Nghe An province and the Education sector visited and wished a Happy New Year to the family of People's Teacher Le Van Phot, a typical intellectual with many contributions to the education cause. Photo: Thanh Duy

Dr. Le Van Phot was born in 1943 in Thanh Linh commune, Thanh Chuong district, currently living in Vinh city. He is a typical intellectual, with many contributions to the education cause. From 1966 to 1992, he was a lecturer in the Physics department, Vinh Pedagogical University, with the scientific title of Doctor of Physics (German Democratic Republic) and held the position of Party Secretary, Vice Principal of Vinh Pedagogical University.

From 1992 to 2003, he worked at the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An, was a member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy expressed his appreciation for the dedication and contributions of People's Teacher Le Van Phot. Photo: Thanh Duy

After retirement, People's Teacher Le Van Phot still actively participated in the education promotion movement and activities of former teachers in his home province. From 2003 to 2020, he held the position of Standing Committee Member, Vice Chairman of the Education Promotion Association of Nghe An province (2003 - 2008); Chairman of the Nghe An Association of Former Teachers; Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Vietnam Association of Former Teachers; Member of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province (2012 - 2020).

Dr. Le Van Phot was awarded many noble titles by the Party and the State such as: First-class Anti-American National Salvation Medal, Third-class Labor Medal, 55-year Party Age Badge (2020), and the title of Meritorious Teacher. Notably, Dr. Le Van Phot is one of the first two teachers in Nghe An to be awarded the title of People's Teacher.

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy wished People's Teacher Le Van Phot good health and continued dedication and contribution to the development of the province's education sector. Photo: Thanh Duy

People's Teacher Le Van Phot shares his excitement about the new developments in the province's education sector. Photo: Thanh Duy

In a warm and friendly atmosphere, Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy expressed his appreciation for the contributions and enthusiasm of People's Teacher Le Van Phot while he was in office as well as after his retirement to the cause of educating people, the learning encouragement movements, and the activities of the Association of Former Teachers.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy hopes that with his experience, prestige and enthusiasm, People's Teacher Le Van Phot will continue to support, accompany and contribute to the provincial Education sector to perform its tasks well.

Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy and other members of the delegation took a souvenir photo with the family of People's Teacher Le Van Phot. Photo: Thanh Duy

On the occasion of welcoming the Year of the Tiger 2022, on behalf of the provincial leaders, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy wished People's Teacher Le Van Phot and his extended family a new year of health, happiness and reunion.

Thanking the provincial leaders for their attention, People's Teacher Le Van Phot shared his joy at the new developments of the provincial education sector; at the same time, he affirmed that he will continue to devote himself and contribute his efforts and intelligence to the cause of educating people.