Tran Huy Tuan, Chairman of the Ninh Binh People’s Committee, has been elected Secretary of the Ninh Binh Provincial Party Committee for the 2025-2030 term.

The Politburo has reassigned Trinh Viet Hung to serve as standing deputy minister of Agriculture and Environment, while naming a new Party Secretary for Lao Cai.

The Politburo has assigned Duong Quoc Huy, Deputy Inspector General of the Government, to serve as Secretary of the Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee for the 2025-2030 term.

Hoang Minh Son, currently Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, has been tasked with leading the education sector as Acting Minister.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son has been assigned as Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Policies and Strategies.

Doan Minh Huan, Politburo member, Standing Deputy Secretary and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), has been appointed as Secretary of the Academy’s Party Committee.

Doan Minh Huan, previously the Standing Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, has been appointed as its Director.

Mr. Le Minh Tri, a member of the 14th Politburo, has been assigned as Head of the Party's Central Internal Affairs Commission.

The Politburo has accepted Truong Quoc Huy’s request to step down for personal reasons and appointed Pham Dai Duong as the new secretary of the Phu Tho provincial party committee.

President Luong Cuong described the appointees as highly trained legal experts with strong qualifications who have advanced through the ranks while accumulating substantial hands-on experience in the judicial system.

On December 31, the Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services Corporation (MobiFone) held a ceremony to announce its latest personnel decisions, officially appointing Tran Duc Thanh as the acting Chief Executive Officer.

Le Manh Hung, born in 1973, brings technical and political expertise to the country’s economic development apparatus.

Lieutenant General Do Xuan Tung and Lieutenant General Do Van Banh were promoted to the rank of Senior Lieutenant General at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 19.

On December 15, 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh officially signed a decision appointing Professor Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, currently Vice President of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCMC), as the institution’s new president.

Lieutenant General Le Van Huong, Director of the Military Personnel Department, has been appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army.

The Politburo has appointed Quan Minh Cuong as the new Party Secretary of Quang Ninh Province.

Vietnam’s current provincial leaders reflect a younger, highly educated generation, many with master’s or doctoral degrees.

The former Deputy Chief of the National Assembly Office, Mr. Vu Minh Tuan, has been assigned to head the soon-to-be-established Hanoi media agency.

The Hanoi People’s Council has officially appointed Vu Dai Thang as Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee for the 2021–2026 term.

The Prime Minister of Vietnam has signed off on a series of personnel decisions, approving the election and dismissal of chairmen and vice chairmen of the People’s Committees in Quang Tri, Dong Thap, and Vinh Long provinces.