The Prime Minister assigned the authority of Minister of Agriculture and Environment to Mr. Tran Duc Thang.

(GLO)- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Decision No. 1559/QD-TTg to transfer Mr. Tran Duc Thang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate to work at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, assigning the authority of the Minister of Agriculture and Environment.

The Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Tran Duc Thang as Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment . (Image source: Government Newspaper)

This decision takes effect from July 17, 2025.

Mr. Tran Duc Thang was born in 1973 in Vinh Phuc province (now Phu Tho province). He previously served as Deputy Director and then Director of the Department of Public Assets Management, Ministry of Finance.

From 2018 to 2022, Mr. Tran Duc Thang worked at the Central Inspection Committee, holding positions as a member of the Central Inspection Committee and then as Deputy Chairman of the Committee.

In October 2022, he was transferred and appointed by the Politburo to the position of Secretary of the Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term.

Subsequently, he was transferred, assigned, and appointed to the position of Permanent Deputy Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate from July 1, 2025.

Previously, the President signed Decision No. 1355/QD-CTN dated July 17, temporarily suspending Mr. Do Duc Duy from his position as Minister of Agriculture and Environment for the 2021-2026 term, effective from July 17, 2025, until the 15th National Assembly dismisses him from the position of Minister of Agriculture and Environment for the 2021-2026 term as stipulated.

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