The Secretariat disciplined former Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang.

The Secretariat disciplined Mr. Vu Huy Hoang by removing him from the position of Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the period 2011 - 2016.

On November 2, 2016, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, the Secretariat met under the chairmanship of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to consider disciplinary action in personnel work against the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and comrade Vu Huy Hoang, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Secretary of the Party Committee, former Minister of Industry and Trade.

The Secretariat unanimously decided (100% by secret ballot) to discipline Mr. Vu Huy Hoang.

After reviewing the report of the Central Inspection Commission, the Secretariat concluded as follows:

1- The Party Executive Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade during the period 2011 - 2016 had the following violations and shortcomings:

The Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade has loosened its leadership and direction, lacked responsibility, violated Party regulations and State laws on personnel work, and violated the Working Regulations of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Lack of responsibility, lax leadership and direction, violations of regulations on personnel work in some cases not in accordance with principles, processes, procedures, conditions, standards, and authority, causing serious consequences.

Lack of responsibility and violation of legal regulations in the appraisal and proposal to confer the title of Labor Hero on Vietnam Oil and Gas Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC).

Lack of responsibility, lax leadership and direction; failure to promptly and regularly direct, urge and inspect units under the Ministry of Industry and Trade to carry out personnel work according to management decentralization; allowing violations of Party regulations and State laws on personnel work.

The violations and shortcomings of the Party Executive Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade have caused serious consequences, affecting the reputation of the Party Executive Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and of the leadership of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

2- Comrade Vu Huy Hoang, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Secretary of the Party Committee, former Minister of Industry and Trade, had the following violations and shortcomings:

In his role and responsibility as Secretary of the Party Committee and Minister of Industry and Trade, comrade Vu Huy Hoang is primarily responsible for the violations and shortcomings of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Lack of exemplary conduct, showing signs of self-interest in accepting and appointing his son Vu Quang Hai as a controller of Vietnam Tobacco Corporation; deciding to transfer and nominate comrade Vu Quang Hai to join the Board of Directors of Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) to be elected as a member of the Board of Directors, Deputy General Director of Sabeco, violating the Central Executive Committee's Regulations on things that Party members are not allowed to do and the Secretariat's regulations on the exemplary responsibility of cadres and Party members, violating the Law on Anti-Corruption, causing outrage in society.

Violating Party regulations and State laws on personnel work in some cases that are not in accordance with principles, processes, procedures, conditions, standards, and authority, causing serious consequences.

Incorrectly directing and implementing the Working Regulations of the Party Executive Committee and legal regulations in assessing and proposing to confer the title of Labor Hero on Vietnam Oil and Gas Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC) and awarding the Third Class Labor Medal to Comrade Dang Vu Ngoan, Principal of Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry.

Lax leadership, direction, supervision, and inspection led to a number of units under the Ministry of Industry and Trade not properly implementing regulations on recruitment, reception, evaluation, appointment, and planning of cadres according to the cadre management hierarchy, allowing a number of cadres to violate discipline, be prosecuted, and be temporarily detained for investigation.

The violations and shortcomings of comrade Vu Huy Hoang have caused serious consequences, affecting the reputation of the Party Executive Committee, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the comrade himself.

The above violations and shortcomings of the Party Executive Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and comrade Vu Huy Hoang have caused serious consequences, affecting the reputation of the Party, the State, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and comrade Vu Huy Hoang personally, causing outrage in society.

Based on the content, nature and level of the violation; based on the Party Charter and Party regulations, the Secretariat unanimously decided (100% by secret ballot) to impose disciplinary action in the form of a warning on the Party Executive Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade during the period 2011 - 2016.

Disciplinary action by removing from office the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the period 2011 - 2016 for comrade Vu Huy Hoang, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Secretary of the Party Committee, former Minister of Industry and Trade.

The Secretariat requested the Government Party Committee to coordinate with the National Assembly Party Delegation to direct the implementation of the administrative disciplinary process against comrade Vu Huy Hoang to ensure consistency and timeliness with party discipline according to regulations./.

According to VOV