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State President Vo Van Thuong takes oath of office. |
Based on the Presidential election result, Mr. Thuong was elected with 98.38 percent of the votes.
As of 10 a.m. on Thursday, Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue invited the new President to take the oath.
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Newly-elected State President Vo Van Thuong speaks at the ceremony. |
At the formal ceremony, the newly-elected State President promised to be absolutely loyal to the Fatherland, the people and the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and make his best efforts to fulfill tasks assigned by the Party, State and the people.
After the oath ceremony, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue was on behalf of the National Assembly to recognize the oath of State President Vo Van Thuong.
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Leaders of the Party and State congratulate new State President Vo Van Thuong. (Photo: Viet Chung) |
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At the oath ceremony |
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) presents flowers to congratulate new-elected President Vo Van Thuong. |
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National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) presents flowers to congratulate new President Vo Van Thuong. |
Year of birth: 1970 Native place: Mang Thit District, Vinh Long Province Ethnic group: Kinh Year of Party admission: 1993 Academic degree: Master of Philosophy, advanced political theory Member of the Politburo: 12th, 13th tenures Secretary of the Party Central Committee: 12th, 13th tenures Standing Member of Party Central Committee’s Secretariat: 13th tenure Member of the Party Central Committee, 10th (alternative member), 11th, 12th, 13th tenures Head of the CPV’s Commission for Education and Popularization: 12th tenure Deputy of the National Assembly: 12th, 14th and 15th tenures |
Summarizing information of newly elected President Vo Van Thuong's works
* 1992-1993: Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Communist Youth Union of the General University of Ho Chi Minh City, Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Student Association.
* 1993-2004: Officer of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union; Deputy Head and Head of the City Youth Union; Member of the Executive Committee, Member of the Standing Committee, Deputy Secretary and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union; Vice Chairman and Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Students' Association; Chairman of Vietnam Youth Federation; Member of the Executive Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union; Member of the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee (from October 2003).
* From November 2004 to October 2006: Member of the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of District 12, Ho Chi Minh City; alternate member of the Party Central Committee (April of 2006).
* From October 2006 to December 2010: Standing Secretary of the HCMC Communist Youth Union, First Secretary of the HCMC Communist Youth Union Central Committee (from January 2007), Chairman of the Vietnam Youth Union, Chairman of National Committee on Youth and Deputy of the 12th National Assembly.
*From April 2014 to January 2016: Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee. On January 2016: Elected to the Party Central Committee at the 12th National Party Congress and the Politburo of the 12th Party Central Committee, and assigned by the Politburo to be a member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat.
* From February 2016 to January 2021: Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV's Party Central Committee, Head of the PCC Commission for Education and Popularization; in charge of ideological, cultural, scientific and education, external information and propaganda work about the sea and islands; member of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption; in charge of the Central Council for the Theory and Criticism of Literature and the Arts; Head of the Central Steering Committee for the Party's ideological foundation for fighting against wrong, hostile viewpoints; Deputy of the 15th National Assembly (July 2016).
* From January 2021 to now: Elected to the Party Central Committee at the 13th National Party Congress and the Politburo of the 13th Party Central Committee; assigned by the Politburo to be the Standing Member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat (February of 2021); in charge of internal affairs, finance, economy, external affairs works of the Party and people.
* On March 2 of 2023: Elected to the State President of Vietnam for the tenure of 2021-2026 at the fourth extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly.
