Members of organising board for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's state funeral

The following is the list of the members of the organising board for the state funeral for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who passed away on July 19 afternoon at the age of 80.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: VNA)
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The following is the list of the members of the organising board for the state funeral for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who passed away on July 19 afternoon at the age of 80.

1. Comrade Luong Cuong, Politburo member, standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, head of the board
2. Comrade Le Minh Khai, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, deputy head of the board
3. Comrade Nguyen Duy Ngoc, member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee's Office, deputy head of the board
4. Comrade Hoang Dang Quang, member of the Party Central Committee, deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission
5. Comrade Tran Van Ron, member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission
6. Comrade Vo Van Dung, member of the Party Central Committee, deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs
7. Comrade Lai Xuan Mon, member of the Party Central Committee, standing deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education
8. Comrade Lam Thi Phuong Thanh, member of the Party Central Committee, standing deputy chief of the Party Central Committee's Office
9. Comrade Pham Tat Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, standing deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation
10. Comrade Le Khanh Hai, member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Presidential Office
11. Comrade Tran Van Son, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister-Chairman of the Government’s Office
12. Comrade Bui Van Cuong, member of the Party Central Committee, General Secretary of the National Assembly, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Office
13. Comrade Nguyen Manh Hung, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Information and Communications
14. Comrade Dao Hong Lan, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Health
15. Comrade Tran Sy Thanh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi
16. Comrade Phan Van Mai, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
17. Comrade Sen. Lieut. Gen Le Huy Vinh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Defence
18. Comrade Lieut. Gen Nguyen Truong Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of the Military Region 7
19. Comrade Nguyen Minh Vu, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
20. Comrade Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, standing deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations
21. Comrade Lieut. Gen Pham The Tung, Deputy Minister of Public Security
22. Comrade Tran Huy Dung, deputy head of the board of health protection and care for central officials
23. Comrade Nguyen Huy Dong, Secretary of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
24. Comrade Lieut. Gen Tran Hai Quan, Commander of the Police Guard High Command, Ministry of Public Security
25. Comrade Nguyen Van Tham, Director of the Management Department A under the Party Central Committee’s Office
26. Comrade Le Trung Kien, Secretary of the Party Committee of Dong Anh district, Hanoi
27. Comrade Nguyen Trong Truong, a representative of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s family.

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