M Dung nominates government personnel

08:59' 01/08/2007 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung proposed a list of five Deputy Prime Ministers and 22 ministers and heads of ministerial level agencies on the afternoon of July 31. The five nominated deputy PMs include the three current deputy PMs. They are Politburo members Nguyen Sinh Hung, who was born in 1946 and is Permanent Deputy PM; Truong Vinh Trong, who was born in 1942 and is Deputy PM in charge of home affairs and Deputy Permanent Head of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption; and Pham Gia Khiem, who was born in 1944 and is Deputy PM and Foreign Minister. The two others are Party Central Committee members Nguyen Thien Nhan, who was born in 1953 and Minister of Education and Training, and Hoang Trung Hai, who was born in 1959 and Minister of Industry. He also proposed Pham Gia Khiem as Deputy PM and Foreign Minister and Nguyen Thien Nhan as Deputy PM and Minister of Education and Training for a time. Hoang Trung Hai, 48, has become the youngest to be nominated as Deputy PM of the Vietnamese Government in its 12th tenure. The list of 22 ministers and ministerial level agencies 1/ Minister of Defence Phung Quang Thanh (who is currently Minister of Defence) 2/ Minister of Public Security Le Hong Anh (who is currently Minister of Public Security) 3/ Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem (who is currently Minister of Foreign Affairs) 4/ Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh (who is currently General Director of the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism) 5/ Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Khoi Nguyen (who is currently Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment) 6/ Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang (who is currently Secretary of the Party Committee of the northern mountainous province of Lang Son) 7/ Minister of Information and Communications Le Doan Hop (who is currently Minister of Culture and Information) 8/ Minister of Home Affairs Tran Van Tuan (who is currently Deputy Minister of Home Affairs) 9/ Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong (who is currently Deputy Minister of Justice) 10/ Minister of Finance Vu Van Ninh (who is currently Minister of Finance) 11/ Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat (who is currently Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development) 12/ Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung (who is currently Minister of Transport) 13/ Minister of Construction Nguyen Hong Quan (who is currently Minister of Construction) 14/ Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc (who is currently Minister of Planning and Investment) 15/ Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (who is currently Deputy Minister of Trade) 16/ Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong (who is currently Minister of Science and Technology) 17/ Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thien Nhan (who is currently Minister of Education and Training) 18/ Minister of Public Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu (who is currently Chairman of the Ha Noi People’s Committee) 19/ Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Giang Seo Phu (who is currently Deputy Director of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Organisation) 20/ Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam Nguyen Van Giau (who is currently Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam) 21/ Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate Tran Van Truyen (who is currently Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate) 22/ Director of the Government Office Nguyen Xuan Phuc (who is currently Permanent Deputy Director of the Government Office) After discussing in groups, the NA deputies will vote for the list of five Deputy PMs and 22 ministers and heads of ministerial level agencies on August 2 with the result to be announced later that day. (Source: VNA, Viet Nam Net)