The new Chairman of Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee is a PhD born in the 80s, from Nghe An.

On the morning of June 9, the 17th term People's Council of Cao Bang province, term 2021-2026, carried out the process of electing Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for Mr. Le Hai Hoa.

After implementing the procedure to dismiss Mr. Hoang Xuan Anh from the position of Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee due to retirement according to regulations, the Provincial People's Council delegates elected the Chairman of the Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee for the 2021-2026 term.

With a consensus vote ratio of 39/42, Mr. Le Hai Hoa was elected by the Provincial People's Council as Chairman of the People's Committee of Cao Bang province.

Mr. Le Hai Hoa expressed his honor at being trusted and nominated to hold the position of Chairman of Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee.

The new Chairman of the Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee shared that in the context of the whole country rearranging administrative units and building a new local government model, he and the staff determined that they needed to overcome anxiety and boldly approach the work with new stature and responsibility.

Although the province has achieved many positive results such as total retail sales and services increasing by 13.34%, tourists increasing by nearly 30%, budget revenue exceeding 102% of the central budget estimate, Mr. Hoa acknowledged that the province still has many limitations that need to be resolved. Among them, disbursement of public investment capital is slow, budget revenue is not sustainable, administrative reform is not comprehensive, digital transformation is still fragmented...

"With the spirit of 'Resolute Action - Modern Management - Responsibility to the end', I pledge to join the Provincial People's Committee in taking advantage of development opportunities. The immediate focus is on developing strategic transport infrastructure, especially the Dong Dang - Tra Linh Expressway and preparing the Bac Kan - Cao Bang Expressway Project. At the same time, we will promote digital transformation, accelerate public investment disbursement, expand revenue from border trade, logistics, tourism, and tighten discipline," the new Chairman of the Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee emphasized.

Regarding economic development, Mr. Le Hai Hoa identified 4 priority pillars including: Border gate economy, tourism economy, agricultural economy and industrial economy. Regarding social security, the province will focus on eliminating temporary housing, taking care of people with meritorious services, implementing ethnic and religious policies, and sustainable poverty reduction; national defense and security are maintained, a clean living environment is protected, aiming to build Cao Bang into a province with the highest happiness index in the country.

Mr. Le Hai Hoa, born in 1980(45 years old, from Nghe An),is a PhD in Economics. Previously, he held the positions of Chief of Office of the Provincial People's Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and Secretary of the Cao Bang City Party Committee.