Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung was elected to hold the position of Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee.

On the morning of March 18, the Provincial People's Council, term XVII, 2016 - 2021, held the 13th session to carry out personnel work under its authority.

Attending the meeting were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Deputy Secretaries of the Provincial Party Committee: Nguyen Van Thong, Nguyen Duc Trung; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, leaders of the Provincial People's Committee and provincial departments, branches and sectors.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council presented flowers to Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Photo: Thanh Cuong

At the meeting, the meeting dismissed and voted to pass the Resolution confirming the results of the dismissal from the position of Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, term 2016 - 2021 for comrade Thai Thanh Quy.

Next, the People's Council of Nghe An province voted to elect the additional position of Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and voted to pass the Resolution confirming the results of the election of the additional Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, term 2016 - 2021 for comrade Nguyen Duc Trung.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee presented flowers to congratulate Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung who was recently elected by the Provincial People's Council to hold the position of Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for the 2016 - 2021 term. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Pursuant to Decision No. 1869 - QDNS/TW dated February 27, 2020, the Secretariat decided to transfer, rotate and appoint comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment to join the Executive Committee, Standing Committee and hold the position of Deputy Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee for the 2015 - 2020 term.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung was born on March 21, 1974. Hometown: Tinh Hai Commune, Tinh Gia District, Thanh Hoa Province; Professional qualification: Master of Economics; Political theory qualification: Advanced.

He was appointed by the Prime Minister to the position of Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment from January 28, 2019. Previously, he held the following positions: Director of the Department of Organization and Personnel, Director of the Department of Local and Territorial Economy, Director of the Department of Infrastructure and Urban Areas, Ministry of Planning and Investment.