VietNamNet Bridge - The central province of Quang Nam on September 23 appointed Mr. Le Phuoc Hoai Bao as Director of the Planning and Investment Department. Bao, 30, is the youngest department director in Vietnam.

Le Phuoc Hoai Bao (center) – the son of Quang Nam Party Secretary – is appointed as Director of the Department of Planning and Investment of Quang Nam Province.

Bao studied at the Da Nang Economics University, majoring in finance and credit. He then got a master’s degree in financial management and strategy at Claremont Graduate University (USA).

Bao previously served as Head of the Investment Promotion Division of the Management Board of Chu Lai Open Economic Zone in 2012-2014. He was appointed Vice Chair of Thang Binh district (2011-2016) and Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Investment.

Bao is the son of Quang Nam Provincial Party Secretary, Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh, who was elected Quang Nam’s Party Secretary in February 2015.

The Politburo has just approved Thanh’s resignation application.

* By September 2015, Vietnam has 122 deputyministers and 242 vice chairs of provinces, according to a report by DeputyPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting of the National Assembly StandingCommittee on September 22.

Tran Cham