On the afternoon of March 6, the Central Vietnam Women’s Union held the 16th conference of its Central Executive Committee for the 2022-2027 term to elect additional members of the executive committee and presidium, as well as the president of the organization.

At the conference, the presidium reported to the executive committee on personnel nominations for the executive committee, the presidium and the position of president of the Vietnam Women’s Union for the 2022-2027 term, proposing Le Thi Thuy for the role.

After discussion and voting, 100% of the executive committee members present agreed to elect Le Thi Thuy to the Central Executive Committee, the Presidium and the position of president of the Vietnam Women’s Union for the 13th tenure, 2022-2027.

Speaking after assuming the position, newly elected president Le Thi Thuy said accepting the new responsibility was both an honor and a great duty toward the organization and the Vietnamese women’s movement.

Entrusted with the role by the Party and the State and supported by the executive committee, she pledged to make every effort to continue the achievements built by previous generations of union officials and women across the country.

She affirmed that she would uphold the pioneering and exemplary role expected of party members, maintain the principles of the Party and the organization, and work with the executive committees of women’s unions at all levels to carry forward the organization’s proud traditions.

Le Thi Thuy also emphasized the determination to successfully implement the goals and targets set out in the resolution of the 13th National Women’s Congress.

She stressed the importance of strengthening unity, overcoming challenges and implementing coordinated solutions to further renew the content and methods of the union’s activities. The organization will focus more strongly on grassroots engagement, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of women and continuing to build a strong and effective union that serves as a bridge between the Party and women across the country.

At the conference, the executive committee also bid farewell to Nguyen Thi Tuyen, a member of the Party Central Committee, deputy secretary of the Government Party Committee and former secretary of the Party Committee as well as former president of the Vietnam Women’s Union.

Earlier, the Politburo decided that Le Thi Thuy would step down from the Government Party Committee’s executive committee and standing committee and from the position of deputy secretary of the Government Party Committee. She was reassigned to join the executive committee and standing committee of the Party Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and central mass organizations for the 2020-2025 term.

The Party Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and central mass organizations subsequently appointed her as a member of its executive committee and standing committee and as secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Vietnam Women’s Union.

Meanwhile, Nguyen Thi Tuyen was reassigned by the Politburo to serve as deputy secretary of the Government Party Committee.

Tran Thuong