Awarding the Decision to promote to the rank of General to comrade Phan Van Giang

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council, Commander-in-Chief of the People's Armed Forces, presented the decision to promote the rank of Senior Lieutenant General to General to Comrade Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense. Photo: VNA

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented the Decision to promote from Senior Lieutenant General to General to Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang - Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission; and to promote from Lieutenant General to Senior Lieutenant General to Deputy Minister Vu Hai San - Party Central Committee member, Central Military Commission member.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council and Commander-in-Chief of the People's Armed Forces, presented the decision to promote the rank of Lieutenant General to Senior Lieutenant General to Deputy Minister of National Defense Vu Hai San, member of the Party Central Committee and member of the Central Military Commission. Photo: VNA

Speaking at the decision-giving ceremony, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said General Phan Van Giang is a military officer with a steadfast, steadfast stance and ideology, pure ethics, basic and formal training, trained, tested and matured from the grassroots, "having gone through direct combat, he has a lot of practical experience in leadership, command, management, and a close and decisive working style".

In all his positions, General Phan Van Giang "excellently completed all assigned tasks".

According to the President, the task of protecting the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Fatherland, maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for national development is currently a huge challenge for the country. He believes and hopes that General Phan Van Giang and Senior Lieutenant General Vu Hai San will continue to perform well the assigned tasks. Among them is demonstrating the spirit of daring to think, daring to do, daring to take responsibility, daring to innovate, daring to face challenges, daring to act for the common good. "Truly pioneering, exemplary, being the nucleus of solidarity in the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense and the entire army," said the President.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented the decision to promote the ranks of Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang and Deputy Minister of National Defense Vu Hai San. Photo: VNA

* General Phan Van Giang, 61 years old; doctor of military science; hometown in Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province.

He is a member of the 12th Party Central Committee, a member of the 13th Politburo; Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission; a member of the National Election Council; and a deputy of the 15th National Assembly.

The Minister of National Defense began his military career in August 1978, as a soldier of Battalion 4, Regiment 677, Division 346, fighting in Cao Bang. After that, he studied culture at the Military Region 1 Cultural School, then was a student at the Tank Technical Command Officer School.

From September 1983, he was a Lieutenant, Platoon Leader of Company 3, Battalion 1037, Division 312, Corps 1, then gradually developed at Division 312, Corps 1, holding the position of Division Commander.

Since August 2008, he has held the position of Deputy Commander of Military Affairs of the 1st Corps; then Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the 1st Corps. In June 2010, he was Major General, Commander of the 1st Corps.

During 4 years (October 2011 - February 2014), General Giang was Secretary of the Party Committee of the General Staff - Ministry of National Defense; Lieutenant General, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army. Two years later, he held the position of Commander of Military Region 1.

Since April 2016, he was appointed Deputy Minister of National Defense. One month later, he assumed the duties of Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and Deputy Minister of National Defense.

In April 2021, he was approved by the National Assembly to be appointed as Minister of National Defense.

* Senior Lieutenant General Vu Hai San, 60 years old; Bachelor of Military; hometown in Hai Hau district, Nam Dinh province; Member of the Party Central Committee, 12th and 13th terms. He used to hold the positions of Commander of the Quang Ninh Provincial Military Command; Deputy Commander - Chief of Staff of Military Region 3; Commander of Military Region 3. From July 2020, he was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of National Defense.