The National Assembly (NA) passed a resolution approving Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s proposal on the appointment of two Deputy Prime Ministers at its second extraordinary session in Ha Noi on January 5.

Tran Hong Ha (3rd, L) and Tran Luu Quang (2nd, R) officially become new Deputy Prime Ministers for the 2021-2026 tenure after the resolution receives “yes” votes from all of the 481 participating legislators. (Photo: VNA)

Tran Hong Ha and Tran Luu Quang officially became new Deputy Prime Ministers for the 2021-2026 tenure after the resolution received “yes” votes from all of the 481 participating legislators, equivalent to 96.68% of the total number of NA deputies.

The document came into force after it was approved by the legislature.

Ha, born in 1963, is an alternative member of the 11^th Party Central Committee, a member of the Party Central Committee in the 12^th and 13^th tenures, and a deputy to the 14^th legislature. He was appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in April 2016.

Quang, born in 1967, is an alternative member of the 11^th Party Central Committee, and a member of the Party Central Committee in the 12^th and 13^th terms.

Quang has served as Secretary of the Party Committee of the northern port city of Hai Phong since April 2021 and head of the delegation of the city’s 15^th-tenure NA deputies. He is a deputy to the 14^th and 15^th legislature.

Source: VNA