Who is the 33-year-old young officer taking on the position of Deputy Chief of Office of the National Steering Committee 389?
Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung has just issued a decision to accept Mr. Vu Hung Son as Deputy Chief of Office of the National Steering Committee 389. Mr. Vu Hung Son is one of the young officials, taking on the position of Deputy Chief of Office of the National Steering Committee 389 when he was 33 years old.
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Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai presented the decision to appoint Mr. Vu Hung Son as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Industry and Trade Magazine. Photo: Industry and Trade Magazine |
According to the Decision of Minister Dinh Tien Dung, Mr. Vu Hung Son - Deputy Director of the Market Management Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade was accepted to work and appointed to the position of Deputy Chief of the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods (National Steering Committee 389). This Decision takes effect from March 5, 2018 (the date of signing the Decision).
Thus, after the National Steering Committee 389 receives Mr. Vu Hung Son, the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee 389 will have 5 Deputy Chiefs of Office, including Mr. Duong Xuan Sinh, Mr. Truong Van Ba, Mr. Do Ngoc Canh, Mr. Tran Duc Dong; Mr. Dam Thanh The will still hold the position of Chief of Office.
It is known that Mr. Vu Hung Son is the youngest Deputy Chief of Office 389 countries (born in 1984). Previously, Mr. Vu Hung Son was considered a young leader of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, appointed to the position of Director of the Center for Industry and Trade Information under the Ministry of Industry and Trade since February 4, 2015.
Mr. Vu Hung Son was selected as Director of the Center for Industry and Trade Information in 2015, which was also the result of the first time the Ministry of Industry and Trade developed a project to recruit leaders. Afterwards, Mr. Vu Hung Son continued to be appointed as Secretary to former Minister Vu Huy Hoang and in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's office (at that time there was no Chief of Office).
At the end of 2016, the Ministry of Industry and Trade decided to revoke a series of decisions on appointing senior personnel according to the conclusion of the Central Inspection Committee. Accordingly, many officials at the Ministry of Industry and Trade under former Minister Vu Huy Hoang had their appointment decisions revoked.
According to the information we have, Mr. Son comes from a famous gold and silver trading family in Hanoi, the son of Mr. Vu Manh Hai, the nephew of the owner of Bao Tin Minh Chau gold and silver enterprise. Mr. Hai's family also has a famous gold and silver trading brand, Bao Tin Manh Hai.
In 2011-2012, Mr. Vu Hung Son was the owner of a famous luxury car import company in Hanoi called Son Tung Auto. After that, Mr. Son became Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Life and Consumption Newspaper. In June 2014, when he turned 30, Mr. Son held the position of Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Industry and Trade Magazine.
In February 2015, he became Director of the Information and Industry Center of the Ministry of Industry and Trade after passing the Ministry's leadership exam. Just 6 months later, he became the secretary to Minister Vu Huy Hoang.
In October 2015, Mr. Vu Hung Son was given the decision to be in charge of the Ministry's Office.