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Nguyen Duc Trung elected Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee

Nguyen Duc Trung, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, has been elected as Chairman of the city People’s Committee for the 2021–2026 tenure.

Nguyen Duc Trung, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, has been elected as Chairman of the city People’s Committee for the 2021–2026 tenure (Photo: VNA)
Nguyen Duc Trung, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, has been elected as Chairman of the city People’s Committee for the 2021–2026 tenure (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi People’s Council on November 13 elected Nguyen Duc Trung, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, as Chairman of the city People’s Committee for the 2021–2026 tenure.

The vote took place during the council’s 27th session, convened to decide a number of matters within its authority.

Trung, 51, is originally from Thanh Hoa province. He holds a master’s degree in political economy and bachelor’s degrees in economics and English.

Before assuming his new role, Trung held a series of key positions, including Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment (January 2019 - February 2020), and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Nghe An province (March 2020–November 2024). On November 11, 2024, Trung was elected Secretary of the Nghe An provincial Party Committee.

In November 2025, the Politburo assigned him to join the Hanoi Party Committee and serve as its Deputy Secretary for 2025–2030.

At the November 13 meeting, the council also relieved Tran Sy Thanh of his post as Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee following his appointment by the Politburo as Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission for the 13th tenure.

The council approved a number of important resolutions related to the city’s development, looked into several others on tuition fees and budget decentralisation./.

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