The Standing Board of the HCMC Party Committee has decided to appoint Mr. Pham Thanh Kien, Member of the Standing Board of the HCMC Party Committee and Permanent Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Council, as Head of the Organization Commission of the HCMC Party Committee.
The Standing Board of the HCMC Party Committee held a conference to announce and present the personnel appointment decision on October 22.
At the ceremony, Mr. Duong Trong Hieu, Member of the Standing Board of the HCMC Party Committee and Permanent Deputy Head of the Organization Commission, announced the appointment decision. Mr. Tran Luu Quang, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee, chaired the event and handed over the decision.
Attending the ceremony were Mr. Le Quoc Phong, Member of the Party Central Committee and Permanent Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee, and Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee; Mr. Vo Van Minh, Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee and Chairman of the HCMC People’s Council; Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Loc, Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee and Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of HCMC; Mr. Dang Minh Thong and Ms. Van Thi Bach Tuyet, Deputy Secretaries of the HCMC Party Committee.
At the ceremony, Mr. Duong Trong Hieu announced another decision of the Standing Board of the HCMC Party Committee to appoint Mr. Le Quoc Phong, Member of the Party Central Committee and Permanent Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee, to join the Executive Committee and Standing Board of the HCMC Party Committee, and to serve as the Secretary of the Party Committee of the HCMC Party Agencies for the 2025–2030 term.
Biography of Mr. Pham Thanh Kien
Year of birth: 1971
Place of origin: Bac Lieu (now Ca Mau)
Professional qualifications: Master’s degree in Party and State Building; Bachelor’s degrees in Public Administration, Law (Economic Law), and Political Science (Philosophy)
Political theory level: Advanced
Summary of career experience:
October 1994: Officer, HCMC Government Organization Commission
August 1995: Officer, Economic Division of District 1
November 1997: Officer, Office of the District 1 People’s Committee
March 2000: Deputy Head, District 1 Government Organization Division
March 2001: Secretary, District 1 Youth Union
June 2003: Deputy Head, District 1 Home Affairs Division
June 2005: Chairman, Ben Thanh Ward People’s Committee (District 1)
July 2009: Vice Chairman, District 1 People’s Committee
December 2013: Chairman, District 1 People’s Committee
October 2015: Deputy Director, HCMC Department of Industry and Trade
January 2016: Director, HCMC Department of Industry and Trade
July 2020: Secretary, District 3 Party Committee
November 2023: Vice Chairman, HCMC People’s Council
August 2024 – June 30, 2025: Member of the Standing Board of the HCMC Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Council
July 2025 – present: Member of the Standing Board of the HCMC Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Council.
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