Prime Minister appoints two new Deputy Ministers of Public Security

On the morning of July 17, in Hanoi, the Central Public Security Party Committee and the Ministry of Public Security solemnly held a ceremony to announce the Prime Minister's Decision on appointing Lieutenant General Pham The Tung, Director of the Department of Internal Political Security, and Major General Nguyen Ngoc Lam, Director of the Department of Investigation Police for Crimes of Corruption, Economic Crimes, and Smuggling, to the position of Deputy Minister of Public Security.

The ceremony was honored to welcome General To Lam, Politburo member, President, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council, Commander-in-Chief of the People's Armed Forces.

On the guest side, there were comrades: Nguyen Hoa Binh, Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court; Hoang Dang Quang, Party Central Committee member, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Organization Commission; Nguyen Huu Dong, Party Central Committee member, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Internal Affairs Commission; Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong, Party Central Committee member, Deputy Minister of National Defense; Nguyen Hai Tran, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuracy; Truong Hai Long, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. Representatives of the leaders of the functional departments of the Party Central Committee Office, the Party Central Committee's Organization Commission, the Central Inspection Commission...

On the side of the Ministry of Public Security, Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee, Minister of Public Security, chaired the ceremony; Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quoc To, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security; Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long, member of the Standing Committee of the Central Public Security Party Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security.

Also attending were: Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Khanh Toan, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Permanent Deputy Minister of Public Security; Senior Lieutenant General Dang Van Hieu, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Permanent Deputy Minister of Public Security; Senior Lieutenant General Le The Tiem, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Deputy Minister of Public Security; Senior Lieutenant General Bui Van Nam, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Deputy Minister of Public Security; Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thanh, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Deputy Minister of Public Security, Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; Senior Lieutenant General Pham Dung, former Deputy Minister of Public Security.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Duy Ngoc, member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office, former Deputy Minister of Public Security sent a congratulatory flower basket.

At the ceremony, authorized by the Prime Minister, Comrade Truong Hai Long, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, announced the Prime Minister's decisions to appoint Lieutenant General Pham The Tung and Major General Nguyen Ngoc Lam to hold the position of Deputy Minister of Public Security.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Luong Tam Quang emphasized that the ceremony to present the Decision to appoint Lieutenant General Pham The Tung and Major General Nguyen Ngoc Lam to the position of Deputy Minister is the attention and recognition of the Party, the State, and the President personally for the dedication and contributions of the People's Public Security Forces in general and comrade Pham The Tung and comrade Nguyen Ngoc Lam in particular.

On behalf of the Central Public Security Party Committee and the leaders of the Ministry of Public Security, Minister Luong Tam Quang respectfully thanked the leaders of the Party, State, and the President, and congratulated comrade Pham The Tung and comrade Nguyen Ngoc Lam on being appointed by the Prime Minister to hold the position of Deputy Minister of Public Security.

Minister Luong Tam Quang emphasized that comrade Pham The Tung and comrade Nguyen Ngoc Lam are cadres with a firm political stance and good moral qualities; they are cadres who received basic training and matured from the grassroots police, direct combat units.

During more than 30 years of work, they have undertaken many difficult tasks and continuously held important leadership positions in local police and professional units of the Ministry of Public Security.

Regardless of their positions, comrade Pham The Tung and comrade Nguyen Ngoc Lam are always ready to accept tasks and demonstrate that they are loyal, dedicated cadres, exemplary leaders and commanders, decisive in work and combat; have the ability to lead, organize and manage work, gather and unite internally; always set an example in studying, training and striving; have high prestige in the collective unit...

In the position of Director of Local Police, Director of the professional unit of the Ministry of Public Security, you have worked with the leadership team to advise the Central Public Security Party Committee, the Ministry of Public Security, local Party committees and authorities to issue and effectively implement many tasks in ensuring security and order; individuals and groups led by you have achieved many outstanding achievements in carrying out assigned political tasks, actively and effectively contributing to the overall achievements of the Public Security force.

Assessing the task of protecting security and order and building the People's Public Security force in the coming time, Minister Luong Tam Quang noted that, in addition to very basic advantages, there are also many difficulties and challenges, requiring strengthening the leadership role of the Party, promoting responsibility, exemplary role, setting examples, solidarity, determination to overcome difficulties, overcome challenges, and make achievements of leaders and commanders of the Public Security at all levels.

To meet this requirement, Minister Luong Tam Quang affirmed that it requires the unity, solidarity, and efforts of all generals, officers, and soldiers of the entire Public Security force, promoting the core role of the Central Public Security Party Committee, and the outstanding efforts of the leaders of the Ministry of Public Security, including Deputy Minister Pham The Tung and Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Lam.

Minister Luong Tam Quang believes and hopes that, with more than 30 years of practical experience, Deputy Minister Pham The Tung and Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Lam will continuously practice and cultivate revolutionary ethics, uphold the responsibility of setting an example; unite, strive, and make efforts to overcome all difficulties, promote the spirit of daring to think, daring to do, daring to take responsibility, devoting themselves wholeheartedly to the common cause to excellently complete the political tasks entrusted to them by the Party, State and people.

Together with the Central Public Security Party Committee, the Standing Committee of the Central Public Security Party Committee, the leaders of the Ministry of Public Security must worthily continue the glorious tradition; consolidate and constantly build on the achievements, accomplishments and results of the cause of protecting national security and social order and safety that previous generations of leaders have worked hard to build.

On behalf of the appointed Deputy Ministers, speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister Pham The Tung expressed that this is an honor and at the same time a great responsibility, an opportunity to continue to contribute, to join the collective of the Central Public Security Party Committee, the leadership of the Ministry of Public Security under the leadership of the Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee, the Minister, to devote all his heart and mind to serving the Fatherland, serving the Party and serving the people.

Deputy Minister Pham The Tung and Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Lam promised to seriously accept the direction of the Minister and will make every effort, together with the collective of the Central Public Security Party Committee and the leadership of the Ministry of Public Security, to unite, agree, and advise the Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee and the Minister to continue to inherit and promote the glorious tradition of the heroic Vietnam People's Public Security force, to lead the entire Public Security force exemplary, take the lead, and successfully implement the Party's resolutions, first of all the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, the resolutions, directives, and conclusions on protecting the Fatherland, protecting national security, firmly protecting the achievements of the revolution, and the interests of the nation and people.