Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia was appointed Head of the General Political Department.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia has been appointed Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army and simultaneously promoted to the rank of General.

On the morning of November 4th, President Luong Cuong presided over the ceremony to announce and present the Decision appointing the Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army and to present the Decision promoting the rank of General and Lieutenant General to officers of the Vietnam People's Army.

At the ceremony, authorized by the President, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Nguyen Hoang Anh 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.

President Luong Cuong presents the appointment decision and the promotion decision to the rank of General to Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia. Photo: VNA.

The ceremony also announced the President's decision to promote Mr. Nguyen Van Gau, Member of the Central Committee of the Party and Deputy Minister of National Defense, and Mr. Le Duc Thai, Member of the Central Committee of the Party and Deputy Minister of National Defense, from Lieutenant General to General.

Presenting the appointment decisions and speaking at the ceremony, President Luong Cuong urged the newly appointed and promoted officers to continue upholding the glorious traditions of the heroic Vietnam People's Army and the qualities of Uncle Ho's soldiers; to continue maintaining revolutionary ethics, being absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland, and the people; to unite and maintain close ties with officers, soldiers, and the people; and to continue studying, cultivating, and training themselves to always be worthy of being talented and exemplary leaders and commanders, striving to overcome difficulties and challenges, and excellently fulfilling all tasks entrusted by the Party, the State, and the people.

Speaking on behalf of the newly appointed and promoted comrades, General Nguyen Trong Nghia expressed his profound gratitude to the Party and the State, and directly to the Central Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the Central Military Commission, for their constant attention, leadership, guidance, training, and guidance; and to the central committees, ministries, and agencies, comrades, colleagues, and the people for their continuous support, cooperation, and for creating all the conditions to successfully fulfill the tasks entrusted to them by the Party, the State, the Army, and the people.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia was born in 1962 in Tien Giang province, now Dong Thap province. He is a member of the Politburo of the 13th Party Congress and holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences and Humanities.

Starting as a soldier, Mr. Nghia had a long career with the military and held many positions within the force.

From October 1988 to August 1995, he held the position of Political Officer of the 23rd Signal Regiment (Military Region 7) and was successively promoted to Captain and then Major.

Later, he served as the Deputy Political Commander of the 23rd Signal Regiment (Military Region 7), and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.

After being promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and then Colonel, he successively held the positions of Deputy Head and Head of the Propaganda Department of the Political Bureau, Military Region 7; Deputy Political Commissar and then Political Commissar of the 5th Division, Military Region 7; and Deputy Head of the Political Department of Military Region 7.

For two years, from August 2010 to August 2012, he served as Major General and Political Commissar of the 4th Army Corps. He was then promoted to Lieutenant General and then General, holding the position of Deputy Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army.

From February 2021, he served as Head of the Central Propaganda Department, and later as Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department after the merger.

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