On the morning of November 4th, at the Presidential Palace, President Luong Cuong, member of the Politburo , Commander-in-Chief of the People's Armed Forces, and Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council, presided over the ceremony to announce and present the Decision appointing the Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and to present the Decision promoting VPA officers to the ranks of General and Lieutenant General.
At the ceremony, authorized by the President, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Anh, Deputy Head of the Office of the President , announced the President's Decision appointing Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia, Member of the Political Bureau, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department, to the position of Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army, and simultaneously promoting him from Lieutenant General to General; and promoting Mr. Nguyen Van Gau, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Deputy Minister of National Defense, and Mr. Le Duc Thai, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Deputy Minister of National Defense, from Lieutenant General to Lieutenant General.
Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia was born on March 6, 1962. His hometown is Tien Giang province (now Dong Thap province). His political theory level is advanced. His professional qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences and Humanities; Philosophy; and International Studies.
Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia held the following positions: Member of the Central Committee of the Party in the 12th and 13th terms; Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party in the 13th term; Member of the Politburo in the 13th term; Member of the National Assembly in the 14th and 15th terms; Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department.
From April 1979 to June 1979: Soldier in Company 2, Ap Bac Battalion, Tien Giang Provincial Military Command, Military Region 9.
From July 1979 to October 1979: Soldier in Battalion 4, Division 441, Military Region 4.
From November 1979 to March 1980: Soldier in the 5th Battalion, 5th Regiment, 320th Division, 3rd Corps.
From April 1980 to July 1982: Student at the 3rd Army Corps Cultural School.
From August 1982 to June 1985: Student at the Command and Information Technology Officer School.
From July 1985 to February 1986: Lieutenant, Political Assistant, Training Battalion, 596th Brigade, Signal Corps.
From March 1986 to November 1986: Lieutenant, Student at the Signal Corps Party School.
From December 1986 to September 1987: Lieutenant, Senior Lieutenant, Instructor at the Command and Technical Information Officer School.
From October 1987 to September 1988: First Lieutenant, Training Assistant; Deputy Battalion Commander for Political Affairs, 40th Battalion, 23rd Signal Regiment, Military Region 7.
From October 1988 to August 1995: First Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Political Commissar, 23rd Signal Regiment, Military Region 7; studied Philosophy part-time at the Central University of Propaganda (March 1989 to January 1993).
From September 1995 to August 2000: Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Regimental Commander for Political Affairs, 23rd Signal Regiment, Military Region 7; Secretary of the Party Committee of the 23rd Regiment; studied part-time in International Studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (July 1996 to January 1999); student at the Political Academy, specializing in Party Building and State Administration (November 1999 to October 2000).
From September 2000 to October 2007: Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, and Senior Colonel; Deputy Head and Head of the Propaganda Department of the Political Bureau, Military Region 7; Student at the Political Academy (October 2003 to October 2004).
From November 2007 to September 2009: Colonel, Deputy Political Commissar; Political Commissar of the 5th Division, Military Region 7.
From October 2009 to July 2010: Colonel, Deputy Head of Political Affairs, Military Region 7; Standing Committee Member of the Party Committee of the Political Department.
From August 2010 to August 2012: Major General, Political Commissar of the 4th Army Corps; Secretary of the Party Committee of the 4th Army Corps.
From September 2012 to August 2017: Lieutenant General, Deputy Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army; Member of the Central Committee of the 12th Party Congress (2016); Member of the 14th National Assembly; Member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Member of the Central Military Commission; Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the General Political Department.
From September 2017 to January 2021: Lieutenant General, Deputy Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army.
From February 2021: Secretary of the Central Committee of the 13th Party Congress; Head of the Central Propaganda Department. June 2021: Member of the 15th National Assembly.
From May 2024: At the 9th Central Committee Meeting of the 13th Party Congress, he was elected to the Politburo.
February 3, 2025: Head of the Central Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department.
On the morning of November 4th, in Hanoi, the Central Party Office held a ceremony to announce the Politburo's decision on personnel matters. Accordingly, General Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Central Party Committee, ceased his participation in the Central Military Commission and the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission for the 2025-2030 term; and was transferred, assigned, and appointed to the position of Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department.
According to Van Duan (NLDO)
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