Mr. Pham Anh Tuan was elected Chairman of Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee.

On the afternoon of September 19, the 8th session of the 13th Binh Dinh Provincial People's Council (term 2021-2026) held a meeting to review personnel organization and a number of other issues.

At the meeting, the People's Council of Binh Dinh province conducted the process of electing the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for the 2021-2026 term. With 57/57 delegates present in agreement (100%), Mr. Pham Anh Tuan - Deputy Secretary of the Binh Dinh Provincial Party Committee, was elected to hold the position of Chairman of the Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee.

Mr. Pham Anh Tuan was born in 1973, in Ky Lam commune, Ky Anh district, Ha Tinh province; graduated from Hanoi National Economics University; has a PhD in finance and banking. Mr. Pham Anh Tuan has held the positions of General Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Post and Telecommunication Insurance Corporation; Deputy General Director, General Director, Chairman of the Board of Members of Vietnam Post Corporation. In 2019, Mr. Pham Anh Tuan was appointed by the Prime Minister as Deputy Minister of Information and Communications.

On September 8, the Central Party Secretariat assigned and appointed Mr. Pham Anh Tuan to join the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee and hold the position of Deputy Secretary of Binh Dinh Provincial Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term; introduced him to the People's Council of Binh Dinh province to elect him as Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for the 2021-2026 term.

Comrade Pham Anh Tuan received flowers to congratulate him on his new position. Photo: VGP/Minh Trang

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Pham Anh Tuan said that with the responsibility assigned to him as the head of the Provincial People's Committee, he and the collective leadership of the Provincial People's Committee will seriously maintain discipline and administrative discipline, properly implement the principles of democratic centralism, publicity and transparency in all issues; join hands and hearts to build a collective leadership of the Provincial People's Committee that is united, unified, steadfast, truly exemplary, best promote the role of the collective, promote the personal responsibility of the leader and each member of the People's Committee; act resolutely, promptly, creatively, cooperate and support each other, together successfully complete the tasks assigned by the Party, State and people, not letting down the trust of leaders at all levels, of People's Council delegates, of voters and people in the province.

At this session, the People's Council of Binh Dinh province also carried out the procedure to dismiss the position of Chairman of the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province and to remove from the duties of a delegate of the People's Council of Binh Dinh province, term XIII, 2021-2026, for Mr. Nguyen Phi Long - former Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province, due to accepting work at a new unit under the Central's assignment.

Previously, on July 22, the Politburo decided to transfer and assign Mr. Nguyen Phi Long - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province, to hold the position of Secretary of the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee.