Comrade Dao Hong Lan was approved by the National Assembly to be appointed Minister of Health.
On the afternoon of October 21, with 458 delegates participating in the vote, the number of delegates in favor was 434 (accounting for 87.15%), the National Assembly approved the appointment of comrade Dao Hong Lan, member of the Party Central Committee, Acting Minister of Health to hold the position of Minister of Health, term 2021 - 2026.
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With 458 delegates participating in the vote, the number of delegates in favor was 434 (accounting for 87.15%), the National Assembly approved the appointment of comrade Dao Hong Lan to hold the position of Minister of Health.
Previously, on July 15, 2022, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented the Politburo's Decision to transfer comrade Dao Hong Lan, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Bac Ninh Province, 15th tenure, to hold the position of Secretary of the Party Committee, Acting Minister of Health.
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Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan. Photo: VNA |
Comrade Dao Hong was born in 1971, from Hai Duong, has a Master's degree in economics.
Comrade Dao Hong is a member of the Party Central Committee, 12th (alternate), 13th term; National Assembly Delegate, 15th term.
Before being appointed as Acting Minister of Health, Comrade Dao Hong Lan was Secretary of the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Bac Ninh Provincial Military Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Bac Ninh Province; Member of the 15th National Assembly and Member of the National Assembly's Economic Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the Group of Women Deputies of the 15th National Assembly.
Comrade Dao Hong Lan was Deputy Director of the Department of Social Insurance, Deputy Chief of Office, Chief of Office of the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Since 1945, the Ministry of Health has had 14 Ministers and heads. Comrade Dao Hong Lan is the third female leader of the health sector, after Minister Tran Thi Trung Chien (August 2002 - August 2007) and Nguyen Thi Kim Tien (August 2011 - November 2019).
Previously, in a separate meeting on personnel work in the late morning of October 21, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh submitted to the National Assembly a proposal to approve the appointment of the Minister of Health and Minister of Transport for the 2021-2026 term.
