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Vietnamese parliament approves new cabinet

Xinhua, April 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

Vietnamese parliament on Saturday approved the appointment of three new deputy prime ministers (DPMs) and other cabinet members through voting.

The approval was made by deputies at the ongoing 11th session of the 13th National Assembly of Vietnam in capital Hanoi following a proposal made by newly-elected Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Friday.

The three new DPMs include Vuong Dinh Hue, member of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and 12th CPVCC's Politburo, head of the CPVCC's Economic Commission, Truong Hoa Binh, member of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPVCC) and 12th CPVCC's Politburo and Trinh Dinh Dung, member of the 12th CPVCC.

Together with DPM Vu Duc Dam and DPM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh, the new cabinet kept the previous number of five DPMs.

Other 18 ministers and heads of ministerial agencies appointed on Saturday include minister of defense, minister of public security, minister of planning and investment, governor of the state bank, among others.

Specifically, Ngo Xuan Lich, member of the 12th CPVCC and 12th CPVCC's Politburo, director of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People's Army was appointed to be minister of defense and To Lam, member of the 12th CPVCC and 12th CPVCC's Politburo, deputy minister of Public Security, was appointed to be minister of Public Security.

Together with other four ministers who continue to stay, Vietnamese cabinet maintained the number of 22 ministers and heads of ministerial agencies.

Earlier on Friday, Vietnamese parliament approved to relieve two Vietnamese deputy prime ministers as well as 18 ministers and heads of ministerial agencies from duties following proposal of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Over the past few days, Vietnamese legislature has replaced top leaders of the country, including house speaker, president and prime minister at the ongoing 11th session of the 13th National Assembly of Vietnam. Enditem