Party Congress: New Politburo announced

The new Politburo, Party General Secretary, Central Committee’s Secretariat and Central Committee’s Commission of Inspection were announced at the 12th National Party Congress's closing session.
Party Congress: New Politburo announced ảnh 1Members of the 12th Party Central Committee (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The new Politburo, Party General Secretary, Central Committee’s Secretariat and the Central Committee’s Commission of Inspection in the 12th tenure as elected at the first plenum of the 12th Central Committee were announced at the closing session of the 12th National Party Congress in Hanoi on January 28.

On behalf of the Congress’ Presidium, Dinh The Huynh affirmed that the Central Committee reached high unanimity on the number of members of the 12th Politburo, which comprises of 19 members. They are:

Nguyen Phu Trong, Party General Secretary

Tran Dai Quang

Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan

Ngo Xuan Lich

To Lam

Nguyen Xuan Phuc

Nguyen Thien Nhan

Dinh The Huynh

Pham Minh Chinh

Tong Thi Phong

Vuong Dinh Hue

Tran Quoc Vuong

Pham Binh Minh

Truong Thi Mai

Truong Hoa Binh

Nguyen Van Binh

Vo Van Thuong

Dinh La Thang

Hoang Trung Hai

The Party Central Committee unanimously re-elected Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the 11th Party Central Committee as General Secretary of the 12th Party Central Committee.

The Party Central Committee assigned the Politburo to appoint a number of Politburo members to the Central Committee’s Secretariat . The committee elected three cadres to the secretariat, who are:

Luong Cuong

Nguyen Van Nen

Nguyen Hoa Binh

The Party Central Committee elected the 12th Party Central Committee's Commission for Inspection, with 21 members:

Tran Quoc Vuong

Mai Truc

Nguyen Duc Hai

Sa Nhu Hoa

Bui Thi Minh Hoai

Nguyen Thanh Son

Nguyen Van Nhan

To Quang Thu

Tran Cam Tu

Nguyen Cong Hoc

Vo Minh Khuong

Nguyen Van Doanh

Nguyen Thi Bich Nga

Ha Quoc Tri

Cao Van Thong

Vu Khac Hung

Nghiem Phu Cuong

Nguyen The Toan

Nguyen Quoc Hiep

Huynh Thi Xuan Lam

Tran Tien Hung

The Party Central Committee elected Tran Quoc Vuong, Politburo member as Head of the 12th Party Central Committee's Commission for Inspection./.

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