The National Assembly approved the appointment of Mr. Tran Hong Minh as Minister of Construction.

On the afternoon of February 18, the National Assembly approved the Prime Minister's proposal on the appointment of Ministers for the 2021-2026 term. Of which, Mr. Tran Hong Minh was approved by the National Assembly to be appointed as Minister of Construction.

Resolution approving the Prime Minister's proposal on the appointment of Ministers for the 2021-2026 term with 456/457 delegates in favor.

The Ministry of Construction is a new ministry established after the organizational restructuring, merging the old Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Transport.

Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh.

Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh was born in 1967, in An My commune, My Duc district, Hanoi.

He studied and obtained an engineering degree and a master's degree in defense construction at the Military Technical Academy, and a doctorate in Foundation and Underground Construction at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. He has advanced political theory qualifications.

During more than 35 years of working, Mr. Tran Hong Minh grew up in the military environment, through many leadership and command positions.

During the period from May 2016 to December 2017, he was Major General, Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of Military Region 1. From January 2018 to September 2019, he was Commander of Military Region 1. He was promoted to Lieutenant General in December 2018.

He was Director of the General Department of Defense Industry from October 2019 to September 2021.

At the 13th National Party Congress, he was elected as a member of the Party Central Committee and was elected as a delegate to the 15th National Assembly.

From September 2021, he was assigned to hold the position of Secretary of Cao Bang Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Cao Bang province for the 2020-2025 term, then assigned and appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Information and Communications. Transportation.

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