BREAKING NEWS: LIST OF NEWLY-ELECTED POLITBURO MEMBERS
VGP – The following is the list of 18 members of the Politburo elected at the first plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee.
Nguyen Phu Trong
1. Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary, State President (click here for his biography )
Nguyen Xuan Phuc
2. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister (click here for his biography)
Pham Minh Chinh
3. Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the PCC Organization Commission (click here for his biography)
Vuong Dinh Hue |
4. Vuong Dinh Hue, Secretary of the Ha Noi Municipal Party Committee
Date of birth:
March 15, 1957
Native place:
Nghi Xuan Commune, Nghi Loc District, Nghe An Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 12th, 13th tenures
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th tenures
- Secretary of the Party Committee of Hanoi
- Deputy to the National Assembly in the 13th and 14th tenures
Tran Tuan Anh
5. Tran Tuan Anh, Minister of Industry and Trade cum Deputy Head of the PCC Commission for Economic Affairs
Date of birth:
April 6, 1964
Native place:
Pho Khanh Commune, Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 13th tenure
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 12th, 13th tenures
- Minister of Industry and Trade
- Deputy Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission
- Deputy to the National Assembly in the 14th tenure
Nguyen Hoa Binh
6. Nguyen Hoa Binh, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court
Date of birth:
May 24, 1958
Native place:
Hanh Duc Commune, Nghia Hanh District, Quang Ngai Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 13th tenure
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee in the 12th tenure
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 11th, 12th, 13th tenures
- Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court
- Deputy to the National Assembly in the 13th, 14th tenures
Luong Cuong
7. Luong Cuong, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Viet Nam People’s Army
Date of birth:
August 15, 1957
Native place:
Duu Lau Ward, Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 13th tenure
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee in the 12th tenure
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 11th, 12th, 13th tenures
- General, Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army
Dinh Tien Dung
8. Dinh Tien Dung, Minister of Finance
Date of birth:
May 10, 1961
Native place:
Ninh Giang Commune, Hoa Lu District, Ninh Binh Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 13th tenure
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 11th, 12th, 13th tenures
- Minister of Finance
- Deputy to the National Assembly in the 14th tenure
Phan Van Giang
9. Phan Van Giang, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Chief of the General Staff
Date of birth:
October 14, 1960
Native place:
Hong Quang Commune, Nam Truc District, Nam Dinh Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 13th tenure
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 12th, 13th tenures
- Senior Lieutenant General, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Minister of National Defence
To Lam
10. To Lam, Minister of Public Security
Date of birth:
July 10, 1957
Native place:
Nghia Tru Commune, Van Giang District, Hung Yen Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 12th, 13th tenures
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 11th, 12th and 13th tenures
- General, Minister of Public Security
- Deputy to the National Assembly in the 14th tenure
Truong Thi Mai
11. Truong Thi Mai, Head of the PCC Commission for Mass Mobilization
Date of birth:
January 23, 1958
Native place:
Hien Ninh Commune, Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province
Position:
- Member of the Politburo in the 12th, 13th tenures
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee in the 12th tenure
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th tenures
- Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Mass Mobilisation in the 12th tenure
- Member of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly in the 12th, 13th tenures
- Chairwoman of the Committee for Social Affairs of the National Assembly in the 12th and 13th tenures
- Deputy to the National Assembly in the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th tenures
Tran Thanh Man
12. Tran Thanh Man, President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee
Date of birth:
August 12, 1962
Native place:
Thanh Xuan Commune, Chau Thanh A District, Hau Giang Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 13th tenure
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee in the 12th tenure
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 10th tenure (alternate), 11th, 12th and 13th tenures
- President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front's Central Committee
- Deputy to the National Assembly in 13th and 14th tenures
Pham Binh Minh
13. Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister
Date of birth:
March 26, 1959
Native place:
Lien Minh Commune, Vu Ban District, Nam Dinh Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 12th, 13th tenures
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 10th tenure (alternate member from April 2006 to January 2009, official member from January 2009), 11th, 12th and 13th tenures
- Deputy Prime Minister
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Deputy to the National Assembly in 13th and 14th tenures
Nguyen Van Nen
14. Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Municipal Party Committee
Date of birth:
July 14, 1957
Native place:
Thanh Phuoc Commune, Go Dau District, Tay Ninh Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 13th tenure
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee in the 12th tenure
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 11th, 12th and 13th tenures
- Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
- Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Military Party Committee
- Deputy to the 14th National Assembly
Nguyen Xuan Thang
15. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics and Chairman of the PCC Theoretical Council, chairman of PCC Central Theoretical Council
Date of birth: February 18, 1957
Native place: Nghe An
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in 13th tenure
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee in 12th tenure (October 2017)
- Member of the Party Central Committee in 11th, 12th and 13th tenures
- Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council
- Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics
Vo Van Thuong
16. Vo Van Thuong, Head of the PCC Commission for Propagation and Education
Date of birth:
December 13, 1970
Native place:
An Phuoc Commune, Mang Thit District, Vinh Long Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in 12th, 13th tenures
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee in the 12th tenure
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 10th (alternate), 11th, 12th and 13th tenures
- Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Education and Popularisation in the 12th tenure
- Deputy to the National Assembly in the 12th and 14th tenures
Phan Dinh Trac
17. Phan Dinh Trac, Head of the PVCC Commission for Internal Affairs
Date of birth:
August 25, 1958
Native place:
Dien Loc Commune, Dien Chau District, Nghe An Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 13th tenure
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee in the 12th tenure (from October 2017)
- Member of the Party Central Committee in 11th, 12th and 13th tenures
- Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Internal Affairs in the 12th tenure
- Standing Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee for Corruption Prevention and Control
- Standing Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee on Judicial Reform
- Deputy to the National Assembly in 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th tenures
Tran Cam Tu
18. Tran Cam Tu, Chairman of the PCC Inspection Commission.
Date of birth:
August 25, 1961
Native place:
Son Bang Commune, Huong Son District, Ha Tinh Province
Position:
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 13th tenure
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee in 12th tenure (from May 2018)
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 10th (alternate), 11th, 12th and 13th tenures
- Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission in the 12th, 13th tenures
By Quang Minh