Roll call of former leaders removed from office in two years

Since the beginning of 2017, many former leaders have been disciplined and removed from the positions they held in the Party and government.Along with that, the Government is assigned to research regulations to fairly and strictly handle violations by cadres, civil servants, and public employees, even when they have retired or transferred out of the state apparatus.

Mr. Vu Huy Hoang was removed from his position as former Minister of Industry and Trade.

At the end of January 2017, the National Assembly Standing Committee issued a Resolution and then the Prime Minister decided to remove Mr. Vu Huy Hoang from his position as former Minister of Industry and Trade for the 2011-2016 term.

According to the Secretariat, as Secretary of the Party Committee and Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr. Vu Huy Hoang is primarily responsible for the violations of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade during the period 2011-2016.

In addition, Mr. Hoang was determined to be lacking in exemplary behavior and showing signs of self-interest in accepting and appointing his son Vu Quang Hai as a controller of Vietnam National Tobacco Corporation; transferring Mr. Vu Quang Hai to join the Board of Directors of Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) to be elected as a member of the Board of Directors and Deputy General Director of Sabeco; violating the regulations of the Central Executive Committee on what party members are not allowed to do and the regulations of the Secretariat on the responsibility of setting an example for cadres and party members, violating the Law on Anti-Corruption, causing outrage in society.

Mr. Hoang also loosened his leadership and inspection, leading to some units under the Ministry of Industry and Trade not properly implementing regulations on recruitment, reception, evaluation, appointment, and planning of cadres according to management hierarchy, allowing some cadres to violate discipline and be prosecuted...

Former Secretary of Ha Tinh Provincial Party Committee Vo Kim Cu was dismissed from office.

In August 2017, Mr. Vo Kim Cu - Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, was dismissed by the Secretariat from the position of Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee for the 2005-2010 term and the 2010-2015 term (including dismissal from the positions of Secretary of the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Ha Tinh Provincial Party Committee according to regulations).

After that, the Prime Minister also decided to remove the status of former Vice Chairman of Ha Tinh Provincial People's Committee for the 2005-2010 term and former Chairman of Ha Tinh Provincial People's Committee for the 2010-2015 term for Mr. Vo Kim Cu.

According to the conclusion of the Secretariat, in the state management of environmental protection and water resources management related to the Formosa Ha Tinh project, Mr. Vo Kim Cu directly signed many documents that were not in accordance with regulations in granting investment certificates; assigning and leasing sea surface; agreeing in principle to allow Formosa Company to self-clear the land to build a wastewater discharge pipeline that was not in accordance with regulations...; lacking responsibility in directing, inspecting, and supervising the project implementation process.

Former Vinh Phuc Party Secretary Pham Van Vong was dismissed.

On December 17, 2017, the Secretariat dismissed Mr. Pham Van Vong from the position of Secretary of Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee for the 2010-2015 term after evaluatingThe violations of the Standing Committee of Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee for the 2010-2015 term and Mr. Pham Van Vong are serious, negatively affecting the reputation of the Party organization and the individual.

Specifically, the Standing Committee of Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committeewas determined to have violated the principle of democratic centralism, the Party and State's regulations on personnel organization, and to have made decisions on appointing and recommending candidates who did not meet the standards, showing signs of localism, favoritism, and abnormality. The Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee planned many cases that were not in accordance with regulations; did not develop a plan for rotating cadres; lacked inspection, allowing some agencies to have a number of departments and deputy heads exceeding regulations, and used contract labor against regulations...

Mr. Pham Van Vong, as the head, is primarily responsible for the violations and shortcomings of the Provincial Party Standing Committee for the 2010-2015 term.Mr. Vong violated the principle of democratic centralism, the working regulations of the Provincial Party Committee and the regulations of the Party and the State in deciding to appoint a number of officials who did not ensure principles and standards. He chaired the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee meeting to approve many projects that used land in violation of regulations; lacked supervision so that the Provincial People's Committee committed serious violations in the management of investment in the construction of a number of key projects and in the management and use of land.

Former Deputy Head of the Southwest Region was removed from all positions in the Party.

On September 20, 2017, the Secretariat decided to remove all positions in the Party (including removing the position of Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Southwest Steering Committee; removing the position of Member of the Executive Committee of the Southwest Steering Committee; removing the position of Secretary of the Southwest Steering Committee) forMr. Nguyen Phong Quang - former member of the Party Central Committee, former Party Secretary, former Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Southwest Steering Committee for the period 2011 - 2016.

According toThe Secretariat, Mr. Nguyen Phong Quang must take primary responsibility for the violations and shortcomings of the Party Committee and the Standing Agency of the Southwest Steering Committee from 2011 to 2016.

UMBRELLAMr. Quang also violated the principle of democratic centralism, working regulations, and decided on policies on personnel work that were not in accordance with regulations, allowing many violations to occur over a long period of time; and lacked inspection and supervision of advisory agencies in implementing policies and procedures on personnel work.

Mr. Quang also directly signed the appointment of more than 30 cases that did not comply with principles, processes, procedures, conditions and standards.

In addition, Mr. Quang was determined to have been lax in management and irresponsible, allowing his subordinates to seriously violate the law on financial and asset management, causing a large loss of state money and assets; transferring more than 2,000 square meters of land of the Steering Committee to the Association for Supporting Poor Patients in the Southwest, seriously violating the Law on Management and Use of State Assets...

Dismissal of former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the chemical corporation

In September 2017, the Central Inspection Committee decided to discipline Mr. Nguyen Quoc Tuan, former Party Secretary, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Chemical Group, by removing him from all positions in the Party.t South.

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Tuan ctake general responsibility for the violations and shortcomings of the Party Committee Standing Committee of the Group.As a leader, Mr. Tuan was irresponsible and lax in management, allowing violations and shortcomings in the management of capital, assets, land, and investment.

Mr. Tuan is responsible for signing the decisions approving the Feasibility Study Report to adjust the Ninh Binh Nitrogenous Fertilizer Plant project and adjusting the project implementation time contrary to the Prime Minister's instructions;Poor inspection and supervision to prevent violations and shortcomings in the implementation of the Ha Bac Nitrogenous Fertilizer Project, Lao Cai DAP No. 2 Project...

Former Quang Nam Party Secretary Le Phuoc Thanh was dismissed from office.

On February 5, the Secretariat dismissed Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh from the position of Secretary of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee for the 2010-2015 term.

The Secretariat found that, as the head, Mr. Thanh was primarily responsible for the violations and shortcomings of the Provincial Party Standing Committee for the 2010-2015 term and the Party Executive Committee of the Provincial People's Committee for the 2011-2016 term.

Mr. Thanh also violated the principle of democratic centralism, the Working Regulations and the Party and State's regulations on personnel work; was not exemplary, showed favoritism and favouritism for his family in planning, training, rotation, transfer and deciding to appoint Mr. Le Phuoc Hoai Bao (Mr. Thanh's son) to positions that did not meet the standards, violated the process and procedures; and allowed the Provincial People's Committee to decide to send Mr. Le Phuoc Hoai Bao to study for a master's degree abroad using the State budget, which was not in accordance with regulations.

Specifically, Mr. Le Phuoc Hoai Bao has held the positions of Head of Chu Lai Open Economic Zone Management Board, Vice Chairman of Thang Binh District People's Committee, Deputy Director and Director of the Department of Planning and Investment.

The Secretariat stated that Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh's violations and shortcomings were very serious, negatively affecting the reputation of the Party organization and the individual, causing bad public opinion among cadres, Party members and the people.