The National Assembly carries out the process of electing General To Lam as President.

At the 9th Conference, the 13th Party Central Committee unanimously recommended General To Lam - Politburo member and Minister of Public Security to be elected by the 15th National Assembly to hold the position of President.

According to the program of the 7th session of the 15th National Assembly, from 4:30 p.m. on May 21, the National Assembly will conduct personnel work.

Specifically, the National Assembly Standing Committee will submit to the National Assembly a list of nominees for the National Assembly to elect the President. Afterwards, the delegates will discuss in groups the list of nominees for the National Assembly to elect the President.

On the morning of May 22, the National Assembly Standing Committee reported on the explanation and reception of opinions of National Assembly deputies discussing in groups about the nomination list for the National Assembly to elect the President.

After discussing and voting to approve the list to elect the President, the National Assembly deputies will proceed to elect the President by secret ballot.

The counting committee will work and report the results of the vote counting to the National Assembly. Next, the National Assembly Standing Committee will submit to the National Assembly a draft resolution on the election of the President for the National Assembly to discuss and vote on.

The new President is expected to take the oath of office and deliver his inaugural speech in the mid-morning of May 22.

Mr. To Lam was born on July 10, 1957; hometown is Nghia Tru commune, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province; Professional qualifications: Professor, Doctor of Law.

He is a member of the Politburo of the 12th and 13th tenures; a member of the Party Central Committee of the 11th, 12th and 13th tenures; Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee, General, Minister of Public Security; a member of the National Defense and Security Council; a Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption; a member of the Government Party Committee; and a National Assembly delegate of the 14th and 15th tenures.

He grew up as an officer of the Political Protection Department I, Ministry of Public Security since the 80s.

During his time working for the Ministry of Public Security, he held the following positions: Deputy Head of Department, Head of Department, Deputy Director, Director of Political Protection Department I - General Department of Security, Ministry of Public Security. After that, he became Deputy Director General, Deputy Director General in charge, and then held the position of Director General of General Department of Security I - Ministry of Public Security until July 2010.

Mr. To Lam was Deputy Minister of Public Security from August 2010 to April 2016 and has held the position of Minister of Public Security from April 2016 to present.

He was promoted to the rank of General in February 2019.