Personnel procedures for Ms. Dao Hong Lan and Mr. Tran Sy Thanh
At the press conference of the Ministry of Justice, the acting Director of the Department of Criminal and Administrative Law (Ministry of Justice) answered the press about the personnel work process of the Ministry of Health and the Hanoi People's Committee.
Regarding the personnel work process of assigning the authority of the Minister of Health to Ms. Dao Hong Lan - Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Bac Ninh province and the transfer and assignment of Mr. Tran Sy Thanh to hold the position of Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, on the afternoon of July 19, speaking at the second quarter press conference of the Ministry of Justice, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh - Acting Director of the Department of Criminal and Administrative Law (Ministry of Justice) said that the Ministry of Justice has the function of participating in the appraisal of documents related to this content.
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Acting Director of the Criminal and Administrative Law Department Nguyen Thi Hanh answered the press at a press conference on the afternoon of July 19. |
According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh, Clause 3, Article 98 of the 2013 Constitution stipulates that the Prime Minister has the duty and power to submit to the National Assembly for approval proposals for appointment, dismissal, and removal of Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers, and other members of the Government; Clause 7, Article 70 stipulates that the National Assembly has the power to approve proposals for appointment, dismissal, and removal of Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers, and other members of the Government.
In addition, Clause 5, Article 28 of the 2015 Law on Government Organization stipulates the duties and powers of the Prime Minister during the time the National Assembly is not in session, deciding to delegate the authority of a Minister or Head of a ministerial-level agency upon the proposal of the Minister of Home Affairs in case of a vacancy of a Minister or Head of a ministerial-level agency.
"Regarding the case of electing Mr. Tran Sy Thanh to hold the position of Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee, he will be introduced to the Hanoi People's Council to vote according to legal procedures," said Ms. Pham Thi Hanh.
Previously, at noon on July 15, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh handed over the Politburo's decision to transfer Ms. Dao Hong Lan from the position of Secretary of the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee to the position of Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Health; and transferred the authority of Minister of Health to Ms. Dao Hong Lan, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Health.
On the afternoon of July 15, at the conference announcing the Politburo's decision on personnel work of the Hanoi Party Committee, the Politburo decidedMr. Tran Sy Thanh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, State Auditor General ceased to hold the position of Secretary of the Party Committee of the State Audit; transferred and assigned Mr. Tran Sy Thanh to participate in the Executive Committee, Standing Committee and hold the position of Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, term XVII, 2020-2025; introduced for the Hanoi People's Council to elect him as Chairman of the City People's Committee./.