National Assembly approves appointment of cabinet members

VietNamNet Bridge - With 97.37% of approval votes, the 14th National Assembly this morning ratified the Prime Minister’s proposal on the government structure in the tenure 2016-2021.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 14th National Assembly on July 28 approved a list of 27 members of the Government proposed by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc

During the morning session, deputies heard a report presented by NA General Secretary Nguyen Hanh Phuc on the results of discussion in groups on the approval of the proposal on appointing deputy prime ministers, ministers and other members of the Government.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a report on acquiring NA deputies’ feedback to the work.

NA deputies had a secret ballot to ratify the PM’s proposal on the appointment of Deputy PMs, ministers and other members of the Government.

With 97.37 percent of votes, the NA approved a resolution on the approval on appointing deputy PMs - Pham Binh Minh, who is also Foreign Minister, Vuong Dinh Hue, Vu Duc Dam, Truong Hoa Binh, Trinh Dinh Dung - in the 2016-2021 tenure.

The NA also ratified a resolution on the approval on appointing 21 ministers and heads of ministerial–level agencies with 96.56 percent of votes.

In her speech, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said she hopes members of the new cabinet will perform well their duty, meeting expectations and confidence of NA deputies and voters nationwide.

Also in the morning, the NA heard and adopted a list of the vice chairman and members of the NA’s National Defence and Security Council presented by President Tran Dai Quang.

The following is the election results:

1. 469/487 deputies (94.94% of the total deputies) approved the appointment of Politburo member Truong Hoa Binh as Deputy Prime Minister.

2. 483/488 deputies (97.77% of the total deputies) approved the appointment of Politburo member Pham Binh Minh as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

3. 476/488 deputies (96.36% of the total deputies) approved the appointment of Poliburo member Vuong Dinh Hue as Deputy Prime Minister.

4. 473/488 deputies (95.75% of the total deputies) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Vu Duc Dam as Deputy Prime Minister.

5. 445/488 deputies (90.08% of the total deputies) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Trinh Dinh Dung as Deputy Prime Minister.

Ministers and other Cabinet members

1. 477/487 deputies (96.56%) approved the appointment of Politburo member Ngo Xuan Lich as Minister of National Defense.

2. 473/486 deputies (95.75%) approveed the appointment of Politburo member To Lam as Minister of Public Security.

3. 449/487 deputies (90.89%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Le Vinh Tan as Minister of Home Affairs.

4. 448/487 deputies (90.69%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Le Thanh Long as Mininister of Justice.

5. 452/485 deputies (91.50%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Nguyen Chi Dung as Minister of Planning and Investment.

6. 468/487 deptuties (94.74%) appproved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Dinh Tien Dung as Minister of Finance.

7. 458/487 deputies (92.71%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Tran Anh Tuan as Minister of Industry and Trade.

8. 428/485 deptuties (86.64%) approved the appointment of Party Central Committee Nguyen Xuan Cuong as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

9. 451/487 deputies (91.30%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Truong Quang Nghia as Minister of Transport.

10. 444/485 deputies (89.88%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Pham Hong Ha as Minister of Construction.

11. 412/484 deputies (83.40%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Tran Hong Ha as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.

12. 458/486 deputies (92.71%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Truong Minh Tuan as Minister of Information and Communication.

13. 400/486 deputies (80.97%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Dao Ngoc Dung as Minister of Labor-Invalids and Social Affairs.

14. 452/486 deputies (91.50%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Nguyen Ngoc Thien as Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

15. 464/484 deputies (93.93%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Chu Ngoc Anh as Minister of Science and Technology.

16. 454/485 deputies (91.90%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Phung Xuan Nha as Minister of Education and Training.

17. 462/487 deputies (93.52%) approved Nguyen Thi Kim Tien as Minister of Health.

18. 482/487 deputies (97.57%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Do Van Chien as Minister-Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs.

19. 464/487 deputies (93.93%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Le Minh Hung as Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam.

20. 439/487 deputies (88%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Phan Van Sau as Chief of the Government Inspectorate.

21. 453/485 deputies (91.70%) approved the appointment of member of the Party Central Committee Mai Tien Dung as Minister-Chairman of the Government Office.

Goverment structure in the 2016-2021 term