VietNamNet talked with Pham Thi Thanh Tra soon after she was elected Minister of Home Affairs.

Member of Party Central Committee Hau A Lenh was elected as Minister-Chairman of Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs at the 11th sitting of the 14th legislature on April 8, 2021.

Party Central Committee Nguyen Van Hung was elected Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly on April 8, 2021.

Member of the 13th Party Central Committee Tran Van Son was appointed as Minister-Chairman of the Government Office at the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly on April 8, 2021.

Party Central Committee member Doan Hong Phong was elected as Inspector General of Government Inspectorate at the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly on April 8, 2021.

The National Assembly has approved the appointment of Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang as the Minister of Defense.

The National Assembly on April 8 approved the appointment of several government members, including Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra, the only woman among the 15 newly elected cabinet members.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked officials and public employees to focus on work right after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and not organise New Year parties and go to festivals during working hours.

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. 

Permanent Cabinet members deliberated the social welfare package for people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic during their meeting in Hanoi on April 5.