Approval of dismissal of Minister of Health, removal of Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee

Approval of the proposal to remove the Minister of Health

On the morning of June 7, the National Assembly passed a resolution to dismiss a National Assembly deputy and approved the proposal to remove Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long from his position as Minister of Health.

The secret ballot results showed that 473/479 delegates agreed to remove the National Assembly delegate's status; 471/479 delegates agreed to approve the dismissal of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long from the position of Minister of Health.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long.

Head of the Delegation Affairs Committee Nguyen Thi Thanh said that according to the conclusion of the competent authority, Mr. Long was irresponsible, lax in directing, leading, managing, lacking in inspection, supervision, and intervention to support Viet A Company in the process of granting temporary and official circulation registration books, negotiating prices and checking negotiated prices for test kits; and issuing price announcements for biological products and medical equipment to diagnose Covid-19 in violation of regulations.

The competent authorities concluded that Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long had degraded political ideology, ethics, and lifestyle, violated Party regulations and State laws; violated regulations on what Party members are not allowed to do; caused very serious consequences, caused great loss and waste of the State budget; and affected people's health care.

"The above violations have caused outrage in society; reduced the prestige of the Party organization of the Ministry of Health, of which Mr. Long is the Secretary of the Party Committee. The violations also reduce personal prestige, do not ensure the standards of a National Assembly delegate and the qualifications of the Minister of Health," Ms. Thanh said.

Dismissal of the position of Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee

On the afternoon of June 7, 100% of the Hanoi People's Council delegates present unanimously approved the dismissal of Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh from the position of Chairman of the City People's Committee.

At the thematic session, the Hanoi People's Council also dismissed Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh from the position of City People's Council delegate for the 2021-2026 term.

This is the second time in nearly two years that the Hanoi People's Council has dismissed the Chairman of the City People's Committee. Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh's predecessor, Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung, was dismissed in September 2020 due to prosecution and detention.

Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh.

Previously, on the afternoon of June 6, at an extraordinary meeting, the Central Executive Committee decided to expel Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, and Minister of Health, from the Party.

The Central Executive Committee decided to expel from the Party Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, former Secretary of the Party Committee, former Minister of Science and Technology. The Central Committee also requested the competent authorities to "urgently review and administratively discipline in accordance with regulations the individual who has been disciplined by the Party".