VietNamNet Bridge - Two deputy chiefs of staff,the commander of the Border Guard force and the commander of Military Zone 7Command have been appointed Deputy Ministers of Defense.


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Deputy Chiefs of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Le Chiem is one of the Deputy Minister of National Defence. (Source:the Ministry of Defence)



Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday signeddecisions appointing four Deputy Ministers of Defense, including Mr. Le Chiem,deputy chief of the Vietnam People's Army; Vo Trong Viet, commander of theBorder Guard force; Be Xuan Truong, deputy chief of the Vietnam People's Army;and Tran Don, Commander of the Military Zone 7.

All of them are members of the Party CentralCommittee and lieutenant general.

With this appointment, the Ministry of Defensenow has 10 deputy ministers. The six other deputy ministers are seniorlieutenant generals, including: Do Ba Ty, Nguyen Thanh Cung, Truong QuangKhanh, Nguyen Chi Vinh, Le Huu Duc and Nguyen Van Hien.

The incumbent Minister of National Defence is General Phung Quang Thanh. 

Tran Cham