Appointing the Chief of Staff as Chairman of the Chemical Group

The Director of the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Trade was transferred to become Chairman of the Group.Vietnam Chemicals, replacing Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung who was disciplined and dismissed.

In Decision No. 188/QD-TTg, the Prime Minister assigned and appointed Mr. Nguyen Phu Cuong, Director of the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Trade, to hold the position of Chairman of the Board of Members of the Vietnam Chemical Group.

In early 2018, the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade agreed to introduce Mr. Nguyen Phu Cuong, Director of the Department of Science and Technology, to carry out the transfer process and report to the Prime Minister to appoint him to the position of Chairman of the Board of Members of the Vietnam Chemical Group.

Mr. Nguyen Phu Cuong has held the position of Director of the Department of Science and Technology since November 20, 2014.

Previously, in 2002, Mr. Nguyen Phu Cuong returned to the Ministry of Industry (now the Ministry of Industry and Trade) to work after 14 years working at the Institute of Technology Application Research.

In 2005, Mr. Cuong completed his doctoral thesis in the country specializing in technical microbiology and accepted the position of Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology.

Mr. Nguyen Phu Cuong replaces Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung who was disciplined and lost his position.

Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung is a member of the Central Enterprises Party Committee for the 2015-2020 term, Deputy Secretary of the Chemical Group Party Committee since August 2012; Party Committee Secretary since October 2013; Chairman of the Group's Board of Directors from April 2012 until his dismissal.

On September 20, 2017, the Secretariat decided to remove Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung from all Party positions, including the position of member of the Party Committee of the Central Enterprises Bloc, member of the Party Committee of the Vietnam Chemical Group (Vinachem), and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Vietnam Chemical Group.

The Secretariat's decision clearly stated the violations and shortcomings of Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung.

Accordingly, Mr. Dung must bear primary responsibility for the violations and shortcomings of the Party Committee Standing Committee of the Group for the 2010-2015 term.

The Secretariat believes that as the leader, Mr. Dung was irresponsible, lax in management, and lacked inspection and supervision, leading to "violations and shortcomings in personnel work". In addition, Mr. Dung was also responsible for managing the Group's capital, assets, land and investments, causing very serious consequences; the Group and a number of companies were unable to preserve the State-assigned capital.

At the same time, there was a lack of inspection and supervision, leading to serious violations in the implementation of four key projects: Ninh Binh Fertilizer Factory Project; Ha Bac Fertilizer Factory Renovation and Expansion Project; DAP Fertilizer Production Project No. 2 in Lao Cai; Hai Phong DAP Fertilizer Production Project.

The Secretariat requested the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade to urgently direct the consideration of administrative disciplinary action against Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung in accordance with current regulations.