The Da Nang Party Committee held a ceremony on Tuesday morning to award the Second-class Independence Medal to former Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Truong Quang Nghia in recognition of his dedication to the course of work and the cause of national construction and defence.

Authorized by the State President, Da Nang Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Quang (right) awarding the Second-class Independence Medal to former Secretary Truong Quang Nghia. Photo: NGOC PHU

Present at the ceremony were municipal Party Committee Secretary cum Head of the local National Assembly (NA) Deputies' delegation Nguyen Van Quang, municipal Party Committee Standing Deputy Secretary cum People's Council Chairman Luong Nguyen Minh Triet, and municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary cum People's Committee Chairman Le Trung Chinh.

Born in 1958 in Quang Nam Province’s Hoi An City, Mr Nghia is an experienced government official in various working aspects, including Party building, State management on economics, transport, urban planning, and corporate management. 

Secretary Nguyen Van Quang (second right), People's Council Chairman Luong Nguyen Minh Triet (first left) and People's Committee Chairman Le Trung Chinh (first right) presenting flowers to congratulate the former Secretary Party Committee Truong Quang Nghia. Photo: NGOC PHU

In October 2017, he was appointed to be the Secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee for the 2015 - 2020 tenure.

By October 2017, Mr Nghia had kept such positions as the Deputy Secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee, the Secretary of Party Committee of the Central Business Bloc, the Secretary of the Son La Province Party Committee and the Deputy Head of the Central Economic Committee.  He was appointed to the Minister of Transport in April 2016.

Reporting by NGOC PHU - Translating by M.DUNG