12th Party Central Committee's Politburo, Secretariat members get retirement decisions

The Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee on November 27 handed over retirement decisions to six Politburo and Secretariat members of the 12th Party Central Committee who have not run for seats in the 13th tenure.
12th Party Central Committee's Politburo, Secretariat members get retirement decisions ảnh 1Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hands over the retirement decision to former NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Politburo and theSecretariat of the Party Central Committee on November 27 handed over retirementdecisions to six Politburo and Secretariat members of the 12th Party Central Committee who have not run for seats in the 13th tenure.
The event was chaired by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and attended by Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; Politburo member, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue; and Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Vo Van Thuong.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong handed over thedecisions to Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, former Politburo member, former Secretary ofthe Party Delegation of the National Assembly and former NA Chairwoman; TongThi Phong, former Politburo member, former Deputy Secretary of the Party Delegation of the NA, and former NA Vice Chairman; Nguyen Thien Nhan, formerPolitburo member, former Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee and formerhead of HCM City’s NA delegation; General Ngo Xuan Lich, former Politburomember, former Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and formerMinister of National Defence; Hoang Trung Hai, former Politburo member, formerSecretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, and former permanent deputy head of theunit in charge of documents for the 13thNational Party Congress; and Nguyen Van Binh, former Politburo member, formerSecretary of the Party Central Committee, and former Chairman of the Party CentralCommittee’s Economic Commission.

12th Party Central Committee's Politburo, Secretariat members get retirement decisions ảnh 2Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and leaders and former leaders of the Party and State. (Photo: VNA)
Trong said the former Politburo and Secretariat members outstandingly completed theirtasks assigned by the Politburo, the Secretariat, the Party Central Committeeand the people, and greatly contributed to the country’s achievements in all fields.

The Party leader expressed his hope that they willcontinue to make contributions to the nation's development.

In her remarks, Ngan noted her belief that under theParty's leadership and with people’s consensus, Vietnam will develop strongly inthe time ahead./.

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