SUMMARY OF THE BIOGRAPHY OF COMRADE TRAN DUC THANG

Full name: TRAN DUC THANG

Date of birth: August 11, 1973

Place of origin: Phuc Yen Ward, Phu Tho Province

Date of joining the party: July 3, 2003

Level of training received:

• Professional qualifications: Doctor of Economics
• Academic degree: Doctor of Economics
• Political Theory: Advanced
• Foreign language: English (C)

Positions and titles within the agency, organization, or workplace:
Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment

Position in the Party:
Party Committee Secretary.

SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE

January 1995 - March 2004:
Inspectors, General Affairs Department, Administrative and Public Service Inspection Department, and Basic Construction Inspection Department under the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Finance

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April 2004 - September 2009:
Deputy Head of Department, Head of Department, Office of the Ministry, Secretary assisting the Leaders of the Ministry of Finance.

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October 2009 - September 2011:
Deputy Director of the Department of Public Assets Management, Ministry of Finance

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October 2011 - March 2013:
Deputy Chief of the Office of the Ministry of Finance, Secretary to the Minister of Finance.

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April 2013 - October 2018:
Member of the Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Branch, Director of the Department of Public Assets Management, Ministry of Finance

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October 2018 - June 2020:
Member of the Central Inspection Committee of the 12th Party Congress

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June 2020 - January 2021:
Deputy Head of the Central Inspection Commission of the 12th term; concurrently Director of Department I, Central Inspection Commission (from October 1, 2020).

At the 13th National Congress of the Party, he was elected to the Central Committee of the Party.

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January 2021 - October 2022:
Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Deputy Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission of the 13th Party Congress.

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October 2022 - June 2025:
Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee, term 2020-2025.

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July 1, 2025 – July 16, 2025:
Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Deputy Chief Inspector of the Government Inspectorate.

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July 17, 2025 – present:
Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Member of the Executive Committee of the Party Committee of the Government; Secretary of the Party Committee, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment.

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October 25, 2025

At the Tenth Session of the 15th National Assembly, the National Assembly voted to approve the Resolution on ratifying the Prime Minister's proposal to appoint Mr. Tran Duc Thang as Minister of Agriculture and Environment for the 2021-2026 term.

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