Acting Health Minister Dao Hong Lan has been approved by the National Assembly to be Minister following Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's nomination.
Lan, a member of the 12th Party Central Committee (alternate) and the 13th Party Central Committee, won 87.17% of the votes.
She became acting Health Minister this July from her then post as Party chief of Bac Ninh province.
Lan, 51 and from Hai Duong province, has a Master's Degree in economics. She replaced former minister of health Nguyen Thanh Long, who was arrested for his involvement in a Covid-19 test kit scam related to Viet A Company.
Dien Bien province's Party chief Nguyen Van Thang was also endorsed by the National Assembly Friday to be Minister of Transport for the 2021-2026 term, replacing Nguyen Van The who resigned.
Thang won 81.15% of parliament members' votes, following a nomination by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Friday morning.