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National Assembly approves new cabinet structure

The National Assembly on August 2 approved the new cabinet structure for the 2011-16 term which will have four Deputy Prime Ministers and 22 ministries and ministerial-level agencies.
The National Assembly on August 2 approved the new cabinet structure forthe 2011-16 term which will have four Deputy Prime Ministers and 22ministries and ministerial-level agencies.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung submitted his proposal for new cabinet members to the National Assembly for approval.

Nominees for the post of Deputy Prime Ministers are Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Hoang Trung Hai, Nguyen Thien Nhan and Vu Van Ninh.

Phung Quang Thanh is nominated as Minister of Defence; Tran Dai Quangas Minister of Public Security; Pham Binh Minh as Minister of ForeignAffairs; Nguyen Thai Bình as Minister of Home Affairs; Ha Hung Cuong asMinister of Justice; Bui Quang Vinh as Minister of Planning andInvestment; and Vuong Dinh Hue as Minister of Finance.

ThePM nominates Vu Huy Hoang as Minister of Industry and Trade; Cao DucPhat as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Dinh La Thang asMinister of Transport; Trinh Dinh Dung as Minister of Construction;Nguyen Minh Quang as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment;Nguyen Bac Son as Minister of Information and Communications; Pham ThiHai Chuyen as Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs; HoangTuan Anh as Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Nguyen Quan asMinister of Science and Technology; Pham Vu Luan as Minister ofEducation and Training and Nguyen Thị Kim Tien as Minister of Health.

Regarding four ministerial-level agencies, the PM nominates Giang SeoPhu as chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, Nguyen VanBinh as Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, Huynh Phong Tranh ashead of the Government Inspectorate and Vu Duc Dam as head of theGovernment Office.

Earlier, the National Assembly electedDinh Tien Dung, member of the Party Central Committee and secretary ofthe northern province of Ninh Binh’s Party Committee as the newChief State Auditor, with 86.8 percent of approval votes.

As planned, it will vote on the Prime Minister’s proposed list on August 3./.
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