General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong presents the Decision on assigning Politburo members

On the morning of February 6, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, the Politburo held a ceremony to announce the decision to assign Politburo members.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong presents flowers to congratulate comrade Vo Van Thuong - Politburo member, assigned to hold the position of Standing member of the Secretariat. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA

Also attending the ceremony were: Politburo member, Standing member of the 12th Party Central Committee Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong; Politburo member, Head of the Central Organization Committee Pham Minh Chinh; Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Central Office Le Minh Hung; along with many leaders, former leaders of the Party and State, representatives of many central agencies, departments and branches.

In Decision No. 01-QDNS/TW dated February 5, 2021, the Politburo assigned comrade Vo Van Thuong to hold the position of Standing member of the Secretariat.

In Decision No. 02-QDNS/TW dated February 5, 2021, the Politburo assigned comrade Tran Tuan Anh - Politburo member, to hold the position of Head of the Central Economic Commission.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong presented the decision and flowers to congratulate comrade Vo Van Thuong and comrade Tran Tuan Anh.

On behalf of the two comrades receiving the task, comrade Vo Van Thuong - Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat spoke, respectfully thanking General Secretary, President Nguyen Phu Trong, thanking the Politburo for trusting in assigning the Party's very important task at the beginning of a new development period of the country.

This is truly a great honor, as well as a very heavy responsibility in the context that the entire Party and people are expecting steady development steps for the Party and the country after the very successful 13th National Party Congress.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong presents the Decision assigning comrade Tran Tuan Anh to hold the position of Head of the Central Economic Commission. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA

Comrades promise to always make the greatest effort to fulfill assigned tasks, actively contribute to preserving the solidarity, unity, discipline, order and reputation of the Party; actively contribute to the leadership and direction of the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Congress and the resolutions of the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo and the Secretariat.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA

Fully aware of the honor and responsibility assigned, the comrades promise to always practice, make continuous efforts, self-discipline, self-correct; at the same time, they hope to always receive attention, support, and comments from the Party leaders and former leaders so that they can successfully complete the assigned tasks, worthy of the trust of the Politburo, the Secretariat, the Central Executive Committee and the people.

Comrade Vo Van Thuong was born on December 13, 1970; joined the Party on November 18, 1993; hometown: An Phuoc commune, Mang Thit district, Vinh Long province; political theory level: Advanced; professional level: Master of Philosophy.

He is a member of the Politburo: 12th, 13th terms; a member of the Party Central Committee: 10th (alternate), 11th, 12th, 13th terms; head of the Central Propaganda Department: 12th term; a National Assembly delegate: 12th, 14th terms.

He was the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (from January 2007); from August 2011 to April 2014: assigned by the Politburo to hold the position of Secretary of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee; from April 2014 to October 2015: assigned by the Politburo to hold the position of Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; from October 2015 to February 2016: re-elected as Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; assigned by the Politburo to direct the work of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.

At the 12th National Congress of the Party, he was elected to the Party Central Committee. At the first meeting of the Party Central Committee, he was elected to the Politburo. In February 2016, he was assigned by the Politburo to join the Party Central Committee Secretariat, holding the position of Head of the Central Propaganda Department.

On January 30, 2021, at the 13th National Congress of the Party, he was elected as a member of the 13th Party Central Committee.

On January 31, 2021, at the first conference of the 13th Party Central Committee, he was elected to the 13th Politburo.

Comrade Tran Tuan Anh was born on April 6, 1964; joined the Party on November 29, 1996; hometown: Pho Khanh commune, Duc Pho district, Quang Ngai province; political theory level: Advanced; professional level: Doctor of Economics, Bachelor of Diplomacy.

He is a member of the Party Central Committee: 12th and 13th terms; Minister of Industry and Trade; Deputy Head of the Central Economic Commission (concurrently); National Assembly Delegate: 14th term.

From May 2008 to August 2010, he was a member of the City Party Committee, then a member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City; from August 2010 to January 2016, he was a member of the Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, and Deputy Head of the Central Economic Commission.

At the 12th National Congress of the Party, he was elected to the Party Central Committee; from January 2016 to April 2016, he was a member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Party Executive Committee, Party Secretary, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, and concurrently Deputy Head of the Central Economic Commission.

On April 9, 2016, at the 11th session of the 13th National Assembly, he was approved by the National Assembly and appointed by the President to hold the position of Minister of Industry and Trade.

On January 30, 2021, at the 13th National Congress of the Party, he was elected as a member of the 13th Party Central Committee.

On January 31, 2021, at the first conference of the 13th Party Central Committee, he was elected to the 13th Politburo./.