The General Secretary handed over the decision to retire from the regime to 6 members of the 12th Politburo who were not re-elected for the 13th term.

Nguyen Hoang November 28, 2021 07:15

On November 27, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presided over and handed over retirement decisions to the 12th Politburo members who were not re-elected for the 13th term.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presided over the ceremony to hand over retirement decisions to six members of the 12th Politburo who were not re-elected for the 13th term. Photo: Nguyen Hoang
Also attending were Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue; former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; Standing member of the Secretariat Vo Van Thuong; Politburo members, former Politburo members; and Party Central Committee Secretaries.

At the ceremony,General Secretary Nguyen Phu TrongThe Decision on retirement was presented to 6 comrades: Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan - former member of the Politburo, former Secretary of the National Assembly Party Committee, former Chairwoman of the National Assembly; Tong Thi Phong - former member of the Politburo, former Deputy Secretary of the National Assembly Party Committee, former Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly; Nguyen Thien Nhan - former member of the Politburo, former Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, former Head of the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly Delegation; General Ngo Xuan Lich - former member of the Politburo, former Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, former Minister of National Defense; Hoang Trung Hai - former member of the Politburo, former Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, former Deputy Head of the Standing Office of the Party's XIII Congress Document Subcommittee; Nguyen Van Binh - former member of the Politburo, former Secretary of the Party Central Committee, former Head of the Central Economic Commission.

On behalf of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the 13th Party Central Committee, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong congratulated, thanked and welcomed the comrades of the Politburo and Secretariat of the 12th Party Central Committee who were not re-elected for the 13th term. During their working time, they devoted all their enthusiasm, sense of responsibility, knowledge and experience to excellently completing the tasks assigned by the Politburo, the Secretariat, the Party Central Committee and the people.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized that during their working time, the comrades have made many contributions to the Central Committee, the Party, the State and served the people, leaving a good impression, gaining the people's trust, contributing to the country's overall achievements in all fields. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hopes that, although the comrades have retired from work, with their accumulated qualifications and experience, they will always follow, share good experiences, and continue to contribute valuable ideas so that the Party and the State can constantly improve, be more determined and make more efforts to build our country to develop more and more.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other Party and State leaders and former leaders at the ceremony. Photo: VGP/Nguyen Hoang

Speaking at the ceremony, former Politburo member and former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan expressed her emotion, gratitude and appreciation for the Party's leadership role and the people's growing trust in the Party.

Sharing about her utmost dedication to the cause of the Party, State and people in recent times, former Politburo member and former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said that when she retired from work, she always maintained the character of a leader and the moral qualities of a Party member, without affecting the Party's reputation.

Emphasizing the heavy responsibilities of the current Party and State leaders, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the country's development, former Politburo member and former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan believes that under the leadership of the Party, together with the consensus and joint efforts of the people, Vietnam will continue to develop strongly./.

Nguyen Hoang