Nguyen Thanh Long (Photo: VNA) Earlier, the NA heard a report by Nguyen Thi Thanh, head ofthe NA Standing Committee’s Commission for Deputy Affairs, on the dismissal ofLong from his post as a deputy of the 15th NA of Vinh Long province’sdelegation of deputies; and a report by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on theremoval of him from the position as the Health Minister in the 2021-2026 term.
Through the voting, 473 deputies, or 94.79 percent, agreedwith the dismissal of Long from the post as a 15th NA deputy, andsix deputies disagreed.
Meanwhile, 471 deputies, equal to 94.39 percent of the total,were in favour of the removal of Long from the post of the Health Minister, and eight casted “No” vote.
One day earlier, Long was expelled from the Party, togetherwith Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh who is former Minister ofScience and Technology.
The two officials were found to violate the Party and theState's regulations, causing very severe consequences and losses to the State budget,undermining the COVID-19 fight, causing social unrest and affecting thereputation of the Party, the health ministry and the science and technologyministry./.
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