Six Deputy Prime Ministers appointed for Vietnam's new-term Government
Vietnam's new-term Government will have six Deputy Prime Ministers, namely Pham Gia Tuc, Phan Van Giang, Pham Thi Thanh Tra, Ho Quoc Dung, Nguyen Van Thang, and Le Tien Chau.
Of the six, four are first-time appointees to the post - Pham Gia Tuc, Phan Van Giang, Nguyen Van Thang, and Le Tien Chau. Phan Van Giang will concurrently serve as Minister of National Defence.
The National Assembly, Vietnam's legislature, on Tuesday elected Le Minh Hung, head of the Party Central Committee's Organization Commission, as Prime Minister for the 2026-2031 term.
The Vietnamese government for the 2026-2031 term consists of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and six Deputy Prime Ministers. Photo courtesy of the government's news portal.
The appointments of the Deputy Prime Ministers were announced after the National Assembly on Wednesday morning passed a resolution approving the Prime Minister’s nominations for Deputy Prime Ministers for the 2026-31 term.
A total of 485 parliament members (97% of all members) took part in the vote, with 484 voting in favor (96.3% of all parliament members). One member abstained.
Pham Gia Tuc
Born in 1965 in the northern province of Ninh Binh, Pham Gia Tuc holds an advanced degree in political theory and a master’s in public administration, alongside bachelor’s degrees in administration and foreign economic relations.
He is a member of the 14th Politburo and a Secretary of the Party Central Committee for the same term, as well as a member of the 13th and 14th Party Central Committee and a member of the 16th National Assembly.
Over the course of his career, he has served as Deputy Secretary (deputy chief) of the Can Tho city Party Committee; deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs; Secretary of the Nam Dinh province Party Committee; deputy chief of the Party Central Committee’s Office; and chief of the Party Central Committee’s Office (since August 2025). He has also been permanent deputy head of the Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation (since August 2025).
Phan Van Giang
Born in 1960 in the northern province of Ninh Binh province, Phan Van Giang holds an advanced degree in political theory and a doctorate in military science.
He is a member of the 13th and 14th Politburo, a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Party Central Committee, and a member of the 15th and 16th National Assembly. He is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Government Party Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, a General (since July 2021), and Minister of National Defence (since April 2021).
Pham Thi Thanh Tra
Born in 1964 in the central province of Nghe An, Pham Thi Thanh Tra holds an advanced degree in political theory, a master’s in educational management and a bachelor’s degree in philology.
She is a Secretary of the 14th Party Central Committee, a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Party Central Committee, and a member of the 15th and 16th National Assembly.
Her previous roles include Secretary of the Yen Bai province Party Committee and Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council; Minister of Home Affairs; deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission; and Deputy Prime Minister.
Ho Quoc Dung
Born in 1966 in the central province of Gia Lai, Ho Quoc Dung holds an advanced degree in political theory and a master’s in law.
He is a member of the 13th and 14th Party Central Committee and a memberr of the 12th National Assembly.
His career posts include Chairman of the Binh Dinh province People’s Committee; Secretary of the Binh Dinh province Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council; Secretary of the Gia Lai Provincial Party Committee; and Deputy Prime Minister.
Nguyen Van Thang
Born in 1973 in Hanoi, Nguyen Van Thang holds an advanced degree in political theory, a doctorate in economics, a master’s in monetary circulation, and a bachelor’s degree in finance and credit.
He is a member of the 12th (alternate), 13th and 14th Party Central Committee and a member of the 14th, 15th and 16th National Assembly.
He has previously served as chairman of the board of directors of VietinBank; Chairman of the Quang Ninh province People’s Committee; Secretary of the Dien Bien province Party Committee; Minister of Transport; and Minister of Finance.
Le Tien Chau
Born in 1969 in the southern province of Tay Ninh, Le Tien Chau holds an advanced degree in political theory and a doctorate in law.
He is a member of the 13th and 14th Party Central Committee and a member of the 15th National Assembly.
His past roles include Secretary of the Hau Giang province Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; Deputy Chairman and Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; and Secretary of the Hai Phong Municipal Party Committee.
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