The Politburo has appointed Mr. Bui Van Nghiem and Mr. Pham Gia Tuc as the Party Secretaries of Vinh Long and Nam Dinh provinces.

The southern province of An Giang has had the new Party Chief - Mr. Le Hong Quang.

Mr. Nguyen Huy Dung, Director of the Authority of Information Technology Application, has been appointed as Deputy Minister of Information and Communications.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has presented the State President’s decisions to appoint Nguyen Thanh Long as Minister of Health (MoH), and Huynh Thanh Dat as Minister of Science and Technology.

The National Assembly deputies on Thursday voted in favor of appointment of three nominees for ministerial positions at the proposal of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

According to the government’s latest report, there are 110 deputy ministers and deputy heads of ministerial-level agencies. 

Many provinces and cities have elected or re-elected their top leaders.

So far this year, many provincial leaders have become cabinet members.

Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh has become Vice Party Secretary of Hanoi after the appointment decision of the Politburo was announced on September 18.

A number of ministries have appointed new deputy ministers.

A number of provinces have elected new chairs for the 2015-2020 term.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Nguyen Dinh Xung, Vice Party Chief and Vice Chair of Thanh Hoa Province, on December 30, was elected the province’s Chair for the term from now to the end of 2016.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to appoint deputy ministers for the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the deputy governor of the State Bank of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Wednesday morning the People’s Council of Ba Ria-Vung Tau held an extraordinary session to elect a new chair to replace chair Tran Minh Sanh who suffered a stroke.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Politburo has assigned 44 high-ranking officials from central bodies to localities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Party Central Committee Secretariat has appointed several new vice party secretaries for provinces.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The biggest city in the Mekong Delta has elected a new chair – Mr. Le Hung Dung – to replace Mr. Nguyen Thanh Son, who could not work after a stroke last April.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former Party Secretary of Ninh Thuan Province – Mr. Nguyen Chi Dung has been appointed the 7th Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, under a decision signed on January 25 by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to the decision signed on January 22 by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Mr. Truong Minh Tuan has become the Deputy Minister of Information and Communications from the signing day.

The National Assembly on November 16 elected additional members to join the NA Standing Committee and also voted people to fill the roles of Vice Chairman of the NA Council of Ethnic Affairs and Vice Head of several other committees.