Mr. Le Hoai Trung was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.

On the morning of October 25, the National Assembly passed a resolution approving the appointment of Mr. Le Hoai Trung as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Le Hoai Trung - Photo: VGP

On the morning of October 25, the National Assembly held a separate meeting on personnel work under the chairmanship of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man .

At the meeting, the National Assembly voted to approve the resolution approving Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's proposal to appoint Mr. Le Hoai Trung as Minister of Foreign Affairs for the 2021-2026 term by electronic voting.

As a result, 427 delegates participated in the vote (equal to 90.08% of the total number of delegates); of which, 427 delegates approved (equal to 90.08% of the total number of delegates, equal to 100% of the total number of delegates present).

Mr. Le Hoai Trung was born in 1961; hometown Hue city; professional qualifications: PhD in Law, Master of International Law and Diplomacy.

He was a member of the Party Central Committee for two terms (12th, 13th); Secretary of the Party Central Committee for the 13th term; and a delegate of the 15th National Assembly.

Mr. Le Hoai Trung is a professional diplomat with extensive experience in various fields of bilateral and multilateral foreign affairs.

He worked for a long time at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was then transferred and appointed to the position of Head of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission.

In February 2025, Mr. Le Hoai Trung was appointed to the position of Chief of the Party Central Office. In August, he was assigned as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Thus, the current leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs includes Minister Le Hoai Trung. The Deputy Ministers include Mr. and Mrs. Nguyen Manh Cuong, Nguyen Minh Vu, Dang Hoang Giang, Le Anh Tuan, Ngo Le Van, Le Thi Thu Hang and Nguyen Minh Hang.

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