Brief biography of Acting President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh
Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh will serve as acting President until the National Assembly elects a new President.
Full name:Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh
Date of birth: December 25, 1959
Gender: Female
Place of origin: Duy Trinh Commune, Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam Province
Date of joining the Party: November 19, 1979
Member of the Central Committee of the Party, 11th and 12th terms.
Member of the National Assembly for the terms: 11th, 13th, and 14th.
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Summary of work experience:
During her revolutionary activities and local work, Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh held various positions: Secretary of the Party Committee of Ben Thanh Ward (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City); Director of the People's Procuracy of District 1 (Ho Chi Minh City); Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of District 1; Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Union; and Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Union. Later, she was transferred to the position of Deputy Head of the Committee on Population and Children in Hanoi.
In April 2006, at the 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2006-2010 term), Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh was elected as an alternate member of the 10th Central Committee.
Since October 2007, she has held the position of Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Women's Union.
In May 2009, following a decision by the Politburo on personnel rotation, she was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee, in charge of grassroots Party work.
In October 2010, at the 9th Congress of the Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee (2010-2015 term), she was elected Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee for the 9th term.
In March 2015, according to a decision of the Politburo, Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, a member of the Central Committee of the Party and Secretary of the Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee, was reassigned from her position as Secretary of the Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee to the position of Deputy Chief of the Central Party Office.
In January 2016, at the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2016-2020 term), she was elected to the 12th Central Committee.
In April 2016, she was elected by the National Assembly to the position of Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
On September 23, 2018, Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, assumed the role of Acting President until the National Assembly elects a new President.
