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07/04/2026, 15:20
Mr. Le Minh Hung unanimously elected Vietnam’s new Prime Minister
Mr. Le Minh Hung, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organization Department, and deputy of the 16th National Assembly, was elected by the National Assembly as the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the term 2026-2031.
Vietnam’s new Prime Minister Le Minh Hung. Photo: VNA
With 495 out of 495 delegates voting in favor, the National Assembly passed a Resolution electing Comrade Le Minh Hung, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organization Department, and delegate of the 16th National Assembly, as the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the 2026-2031 term.
According to the Constitution, after being elected, the new Prime Minister took the oath of office before the National Assembly.
"Under the sacred red flag with a yellow star of the Fatherland, before the National Assembly and the people and voters, I, the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, solemnly swear: To be absolutely loyal to the Fatherland, to the people, to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and to strive to fulfill the duties entrusted the Party, the State, and the people," Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said.
In his speech, he said that the Government would focus at the highest level on the following 5 major key orientations:
First, building a modern, constructive, and people-serving government. The Government will give top priority to the work of building and synchronously completing institutions; drastically review and synchronously amend legal regulations, minimize administrative procedures, completely remove bottlenecks and obstacles, and unlock and release all social resources.
Second, determination and maximum efforts to manage the economy to achieve high and sustainable growth rates. The goal of average GDP growth of over 10%/year in the period 2026-2031 is a development imperative to realize the country's strategic goals.
Third, effectively operating the organizational structure according to the new model. The Government's task is to make the new apparatus operate effectively, efficiently, and substantively, becoming a new driving force. Continue to promote decentralization and delegation of power associated with the allocation of physical resources, improving the capacity of cadres, especially commune, ward, and special zone cadres.
Fourth, building a united, coordinated, and accompanying Government. The Government will always thoroughly grasp that state power is unified, with assignment, coordination, and control between agencies in exercising legislative, executive, and judicial powers.
Fifth, building a government of integrity, discipline, bravery, and responsibility. The Prime Minister is deeply aware that people's trust is the greatest resource of the nation. To develop quickly, the apparatus must be clean, cadres must be honest, and public service must be disciplined.
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PRIME MINISTER LE MINH HUNG’S POLITICAL CAREER
Staff at the Department of International Cooperation, the State Bank of Viet Nam; study at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in China (from March 1996-June 1996) and Saitama University in Japan (from October 1996-September 1997).
Deputy Division Head, Division Head, Department of International Cooperation, the State Bank of Viet Nam.
Vice Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation, the State Bank of Viet Nam.
Member of the Party Committee of the State Bank of Viet Nam, Director-General of the Personnel Department, the State Bank of Viet Nam.
Member of the Party Committee of the State Bank of Viet Nam, Vice Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam.
Vice Chairman of the Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam. Elected to the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam at the 12th National Party Congress.
Member of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Vice Chairman of the Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.
Member of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam.
Member of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Chairman of the Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.
Secretary of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Chairman of the Office of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Combat of Corruption and Negative Phenomena (since November 2021), deputy of the 15th National Assembly (since July 2021).
Politburo member, Secretary of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Chairman of the Central Organization Commission, Chairman of the Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, deputy of the 15th National Assembly.
Politburo member, Secretary of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Chairman of the Central Organization Commission, deputy of the 15th National Assembly Chairman of the Viet Nam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians' Group, Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Combat of Corruption, Wastefulness, and Negative Phenomena (since October 2024), and member of the National Election Council (since June 2025).
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