Born in 1968 in Hung Yen province, Nguyen Huy Tien holds a Doctorate in Law, a Master’s degree in Law, a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a college degree in procuracy.

He is a member of the 14th Party Central Committee and a deputy of the 16th National Assembly.

Nguyen Huy Tien has spent his entire career within the procuracy sector.

In 2015, he served as head of the High-level People’s Procuracy in Hanoi.

Nearly two years later, while holding the rank of senior prosecutor, he was appointed Director General of the Department for the Exercise of Public Prosecution and Supervision of Corruption-related Investigations under the Supreme People’s Procuracy.

In September 2018, the President appointed him Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, while also conferring upon him the title of prosecutor at the supreme level.

By April 2020, he was assigned as Deputy Secretary of the Party Civil Affairs Committee of the Supreme People’s Procuracy and took on the role of Standing Deputy Prosecutor General.

In August 2024, at an extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly, he was elected Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy for the 2021-2026 term.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy is the body responsible for exercising the right to prosecute and supervising judicial activities in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Its mandate includes protecting the Constitution and the law, safeguarding human and citizens’ rights, defending the socialist regime, protecting the interests of the State and the lawful rights and interests of organizations and individuals, and ensuring that the law is strictly and uniformly enforced.

The Prosecutor General is elected, dismissed or removed by the National Assembly upon the proposal of the President, with a term aligned to that of the National Assembly.

The powers and responsibilities of the Prosecutor General are defined under Article 63 of the Law on the Organization of the People’s Procuracy.

In this role, the Prosecutor General leads, directs, guides, inspects and supervises the implementation of duties, work plans and institutional development across the procuracy system. He also has the authority to determine the organizational structure of the Supreme People’s Procuracy and submit it to the National Assembly Standing Committee for approval.

The position also carries the authority to propose to the President the appointment, dismissal or removal of deputy prosecutors general and supreme-level prosecutors.

Additionally, the Prosecutor General has the power to appoint, dismiss or remove senior, intermediate and junior prosecutors, investigators and inspectors, as well as leadership and management positions within his jurisdiction.

Tran Thuong