On the morning of Sept. 7, Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau presented the prime minister’s appointment decisions to Pham Thanh Ngai and Nguyen Thanh Tuan.

Both new deputy inspectors general are formally trained officials with strong professional expertise, competence, scientific approaches to their work and extensive practical experience. Both rose through grassroots-level positions and have earned high levels of trust among leadership teams in their respective localities.

Pham Thanh Ngai, born in 1971, holds a master’s degree in economic law. He has more than 30 years of experience working in local Party and government agencies, having risen through grassroots-level positions.

He has served as Secretary of the Nam Can District Party Committee, Secretary of the Ca Mau City Party Committee, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee, and Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee. Since November 2025, he has served as Deputy Secretary of the Dong Thap Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee.

New Deputy Inspector General Nguyen Thanh Tuan, born in 1976, was trained and developed his career within the People’s Public Security force.

During his career, he has served as Deputy Director and later Director of the Thua Thien Hue Provincial Police. Before his appointment as deputy inspector general, he was a major general and Director of the Hue City Police.

Congratulating the two new deputy inspectors general, Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau stressed that the appointments represent not only responsibilities entrusted to them by the Party and State, but also a strong vote of confidence and high expectations regarding their integrity, competence, experience, resolve and reputation.

As Vietnam enters a new stage of development with greater ambitions, goals and increasingly demanding responsibilities, Chau asked the two new deputy inspectors general to work with the Government Inspectorate’s leadership to maintain unity, quickly familiarize themselves with their responsibilities, draw on their experience and capabilities, uphold a strong sense of responsibility, and proactively provide advice to ensure their assigned duties are successfully fulfilled.

The deputy prime minister placed particular emphasis on proactively developing a corps of inspection officials who are honest, steadfast, impartial and highly proficient in their profession, while protecting officials who dare to think differently, take action and accept responsibility for the common good. At the same time, power must be tightly controlled and misconduct prevented within inspection activities themselves.

Calling for major changes in both thinking and inspection methods, with the focus shifting from dealing with violations after they occur to preventing them early, proactively and from the grassroots level, Chau said inspections must be accurate, targeted and timely. Priority should be given to areas at high risk of corruption, waste and misconduct, as well as pressing issues attracting public concern.

In the immediate term, the deputy prime minister called for a comprehensive review and improvement of the legal framework governing inspection activities to address shortcomings, overlaps and gaps in authority, responsibility and operating mechanisms, laying the foundation for innovation and improvements in the quality and effectiveness of inspection work.

Inspection authorities must also monitor and pursue the implementation of inspection conclusions through to completion, ensuring that conclusions are acted upon, recommendations are addressed and violations are remedied. Citizens should be placed at the center of work involving public reception, complaints and denunciations, while authorities should proactively monitor developments and resolve problems at the grassroots level as soon as they arise, preventing them from escalating into “hot spots.”

The inspection sector, in particular, must become lean, strong, professional and modern. It should accelerate digital transformation and make greater use of data for management, analysis and forecasting.

Chau expressed confidence that in their new positions, the two deputy inspectors general would demonstrate a strong sense of responsibility and draw on their abilities, strengths and professional experience to work alongside the Government Inspectorate’s leadership and its entire workforce of officials, civil servants and public employees to successfully fulfill their assigned duties.

The Government Inspectorate is headed by Inspector General Nguyen Quoc Doan. Its deputy inspectors general are Nguyen Van Cuong, Le Sy Bay, Le Tien Dat, Pham Thanh Ngai and Nguyen Thanh Tuan.

Tran Thuong