General Luong Cuong was assigned to hold the position of Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat.
The Politburo assigned General Luong Cuong - Politburo member, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army to hold the position of Permanent Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee Secretariat.
The ninth conference of the 13th Party Central Committee opened on the morning of May 16 in Hanoi.
In the morning, the Party Central Committee worked in the hall.
Before the conference, the Politburo reported to the Party Central Committee that the Politburo had decided to assign General Luong Cuong - Politburo member, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army to join the Secretariat and hold the position of Standing Secretary of the Secretariat.

The Politburo also assigned Mr. Le Minh Hung - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office to hold the position of Head of the Central Organizing Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office.
This morning, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired and delivered the opening speech at the conference. Afterwards, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, on behalf of the Politburo, chaired the meeting.
Standing member of the Secretariat Luong Cuong, on behalf of the Politburo, reported on the Program of the 9th Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee.
Mr. Luong Cuong was born on August 15, 1957; hometown is Duu Lau ward, Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province; professional qualification: Bachelor of Party Building and State Administration.
He is a member of the 13th Politburo; Secretary of the 12th Party Central Committee; Member of the 11th, 12th, and 13th Party Central Committee; National Assembly Delegate of the 15th term; with the rank of General.
Mr. Luong Cuong has been attached to the army and has held many positions such as Deputy Regiment Commander of several units, then Deputy Director in charge of Personnel, General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Deputy Commander of Politics, Secretary of the Party Committee, then Political Commissar of Army Corps 2; Political Commissar of Military Region 3...
He held the position of Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army for more than 4 years, from June 2011 to December 2015.
Since May 2016, he has held the position of Chief of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army until now.
Mr. Luong Cuong was promoted to the rank of General in early 2019.