Former Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers Dong Sy Nguyen passed away.
The Central Committee for the Protection and Care of Officials' Health said that Mr. Dong Sy Nguyen passed away at 11:42 this afternoon.
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| Former Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers Dong Sy Nguyen. |
Mr. Dong Sy Nguyen's real name is Nguyen Huu Vu.,Born in 1923, in Trung Thon village, Quang Trung commune, Quang Trach district, Quang Binh. He is a Lieutenant General, Commander of the Truong Son Corps (1967–1975); former member of the Politburo, Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers, and Minister of Transport; Special Envoy of the Government, in charge of Program 327 on protection and development of protective forests and special-use forests, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, member of the State Steering Committee on the Ho Chi Minh Trail...
In December 2018, he was awarded the 80-year Party membership badge by the Prime Minister.
After a period of illness, despite the devoted treatment of the Party, the State, the collective of professors and doctors, and the utmost care of his family, due to old age and poor health, he passed away at 11:42 this afternoon at the 108 Military Central Hospital.
Information about the visitation, memorial service, and burial of former Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers Dong Sy Nguyen will be announced later.
