Mr. Tran Luu Quang has been appointed Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.
This morning (August 25th), in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee held a conference to announce the Politburo's decision on personnel matters. Accordingly, Mr. Tran Luu Quang was appointed to the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee, and the position of Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term.
On behalf of the Politburo, Deputy Head of the Central Organization Department Nguyen Quang Duong announced the Politburo's decision regarding the assignment of Politburo member Nguyen Van Nen.
Accordingly, Mr. Nguyen Van Nen - Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee - will cease his participation in the Executive Committee and Standing Committee, and will relinquish his position as Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term; he will serve as a Standing Member of the Subcommittee on Documents for the 14th Party Congress; at the same time, Mr. Nguyen Van Nen will be assigned to monitor and direct the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee until the 14th Party Congress.
Mr. Nguyen Van Nen's new assignment will be determined by the Head of the Subcommittee on Documents for the 14th Party Congress.
The Politburo also reassigned Mr. Tran Luu Quang, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Committee, to relinquish his position as Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Committee and related positions, and appointed him to the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee, and to hold the position of Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term.
Following the announcement of the decisions, Standing Committee member of the Party Central Committee Tran Cam Tu and Head of the Central Organization Department Le Minh Hung presented the decisions and congratulatory flowers to Mr. Nguyen Van Nen and Mr. Tran Luu Quang.
Mr. Tran Luu Quang was born in 1967 in Trang Bang ward, Trang Bang town, Tay Ninh province (formerly); his professional qualifications include a Master's degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
He was a member of the Central Committee of the Party in the 11th (alternate), 12th, and 13th terms; and a Member of Parliament in the 14th and 15th terms.
Mr. Tran Luu Quang has a long-standing connection with his hometown of Tay Ninh - starting as a specialist at the Department of Planning and Investment and holding various positions including Head of the Foreign Economic Relations Department (Department of Planning and Investment), Deputy Head of the Moc Bai Border Gate Economic Zone Management Board, Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Investment, Chairman and then Secretary of the Trang Bang District Party Committee, and Standing Vice Chairman of the Tay Ninh Provincial People's Committee.
On July 31, 2015, the Politburo assigned him to the position of Secretary of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee for the 2010-2015 term. Subsequently, he continued to serve as Secretary of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee, while also holding the position of Chairman of the Provincial People's Council for the 2015-2020 term.
On February 27, 2019, the Politburo transferred and appointed him to the position of Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.
In May 2021, he was assigned by the Politburo to the position of Secretary of the Hai Phong City Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term and held this position until early 2023.
On January 5, 2023, the National Assembly approved his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister for the 2021-2026 term.
On August 16, 2024, the Politburo decided that Mr. Tran Luu Quang would cease to hold the position of member of the Party Committee of the Government and would be transferred, assigned, and appointed to the position of Head of the Central Economic Committee.
On August 26, 2024, the National Assembly approved the Prime Minister's proposal to relieve Mr. Tran Luu Quang from his position as Deputy Prime Minister because he had been reassigned and appointed by the Politburo to the position of Head of the Central Economic Committee.
On February 3, 2025, he was appointed by the Politburo to the position of Head of the Central Committee's Policy and Strategy Department.
