NA approves appointment of two Deputy Prime Ministers

HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday approved a resolution ratifying the Prime Minister’s proposal on the appointment of two Deputy Prime Ministers.

The procedure was conducted as part of the  一 四th National Assembly’s ongoing  一 一th session.

Lê Minh Khái and Lê Văn Thành officially became new Deputy PMs for the  二0 一 六- 二0 二 一 tenure after the resolution was passed by the  一 四th legislature with “yes” votes from  四 五 五 out of  四 五 九 participating lawmakers, equivalent to  九 四. 七 九 per cent of the total number of NA deputies.

Khái, born in  一 九 六 四, is a member of the Party Central Co妹妹ittee in the  一 二th and  一 三th tenures, Secretary of the  一 三th-tenure Party Central Co妹妹ittee, and deputy to the  一 四th NA.

Thanh, born in  一 九 六 二, is also a member of the Party Central Co妹妹ittee in the  一 二th and  一 三th tenures, and deputy to the  一 二th legislature.

At the working session, NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ said he believed that Khái and Thành will make greater efforts to excellently fulfill tasks in their new posts assigned by the Party, State and people.

With the appointments of Khái and Thành, the new cabinet will have a total of five deputy PMs, with Phạm Bình Minh, Vũ Đức Đam and Trương Hoà Bình retaining their posts.

The  一 一th session, the last sitting of the  一 四th NA, is scheduled to wrap up latter on April  八. — VNS