Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has signed decisions appointing new assistants to the Prime Minister and the Standing Deputy Prime Minister.

Vietnam’s National Assembly has announced new personnel approvals involving the digital transformation steering committee and the Culture and Social Affairs Committee.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has officially appointed Chu Quoc Thinh as Director-General of the Vietnam Food Safety Authority.

Politburo member and Party Central Committee Secretary Bui Thi Minh Hoai has been re-elected as chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) for the 2026-2031 term.

Hanoi’s People’s Council has elected two additional vice chairmen for the city administration for the 2026-2031 term.

Vietnam’s Party Secretariat has appointed Ha Minh Hai, head of the Hanoi Party Committee’s Organization Commission, as deputy head of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Organization Commission.

Professor Pham Van Hung, a scientist who has been listed among the world’s top 100,000 most influential researchers for many years, has been appointed vice rector of the International University under Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City.

Do Thanh Trung, Deputy Secretary of the Hai Phong Party Committee, has been elected chairman of the municipal People’s Committee for the 2026-2031 term.

On April 14, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung signed decisions approving the election results for the chairman and five vice chairmen of the Hung Yen People’s Committee for the 2026-2031 term.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam chaired a conference in Hanoi on April 13 to announce the Politburo’s decisions on personnel appointments.

Le Ngoc Chau, Chairman of the Hai Phong People’s Committee, has been officially approved as Party Secretary of the Hai Phong Party Committee.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam presided over a ceremony in Hanoi on April 9 to present decisions appointing eight judges to the Supreme People’s Court.

Leaders of many countries and political parties have sent telegrams, letters and messages of congratulations to General Secretary and President To Lam, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

The Politburo has assigned Mr. Tran Duc Thang, a member of the Politburo and Minister of Agriculture and Environment, to serve as Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee for the 2025-2030 term.

The Party Central Office on April 8 held a conference to announce the Politburo’s decision to appoint Nguyen Hai Ninh, a member of the Party Central Committee, as Chief of the Party Central Office.

The National Assembly on April 8 approved a resolution ratifying the Prime Minister’s nominations for ministers and other government members for the 2026-2031 term.

On the morning of April 8, the National Assembly approved the Prime Minister’s proposal to appoint six deputy prime ministers, along with ministers and other members of the new government, through a secret ballot.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has been approved by the National Assembly to serve as Vice Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council.

General Secretary and President To Lam, on April 8 handed over the decision appointing Nguyen Duy Ngoc, a member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, as head of the Party Central Organization Commission.