The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front has a new Vice President and General Secretary.

This morning (January 6), at the closing session of the 8th Conference (VIII Term) of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front held in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Hau A Lenh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Northwest Steering Committee was elected by the consultative conference to be an additional member of the Committee, the Presidium, the Standing Committee and to hold the position of Vice Chairman and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, VIII Term, 2014-2019.

Mr. Hau A Lenh was born on June 22, 1973, is a Mong ethnic, hometown: Ta Van commune, Sa Pa district, Lao Cai province. Education level: Master, political theory: Advanced.

Mr. Hau A Lenh studied at the Military Cadet School, then studied at the Military Political Officer School, and then worked at General Department II, Ministry of National Defense.

Since 2000, Mr. Hau A Lenh has worked at the Sa Pa District Party Committee's Organizing Committee, then as Secretary of the Sa Pa District Youth Union, Chairman of the District People's Committee, Secretary of the Sa Pa District Party Committee, Lao Cai province.

Mr. Hau A Lenh is an alternate member of the 11th Party Central Committee and Deputy Secretary of Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee.

At the 12th National Party Congress, Mr. Hau A Lenh was elected as a member of the Party Central Committee and assigned as Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Northwest Steering Committee.

Also at this morning's meeting, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front recognized the Vietnam Private Hospital Association as qualified to be a member of the Vietnam Fatherland Front./.

Pursuant to the Politburo's decision on personnel work, Mr. Pham Minh Chinh presented the decision to Ms. Lam Thi Phuong Thanh.