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National Assembly gives defense minister highest confidence vote

By Viet Tuan   October 25, 2023 | 12:26 am PT
National Assembly gives defense minister highest confidence vote
Vietnam's Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang. Photo by Pham Thang
Results of votes of confidence for 44 officials, cast by the National Assembly in Hanoi on Wednesday morning, were announced in the afternoon.

Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang received the most "high confidence" votes - 448, followed by chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue with 437 such votes.

The one with the highest number of "low confidence" votes is Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son with 72 votes.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh got 373 votes of "high confidence", 90 votes of "confidence" and 17 votes of "low confidence", totaling to 480 votes.

The 2023 National Assembly's confidence vote results:

Name Title High confidence Confidence Low confidence
Presidency
1 Vo Thi Anh Xuan Vice President 410 65 6
National Assembly (NA)
2 Vuong Dinh Hue NA Chairman 437 32 11
3 Tran Thanh Man NA Standing Vice Chairman 414 63 4
4 Nguyen Khac Dinh NA Vice Chairman 392 85 3
5 Nguyen Duc Hai NA Vice Chairman 391 87 2
6 Tran Quang Phuong NA Vice Chairman 426 49 3
7 Nguyen Thuy Anh Head of NA's Social Committee 373 93 14
8 Duong Thanh Binh Head of the People's Aspirations Committee 312 154 15
9 Bui Van Cuong NA General Secretary, head of NA Office 396 80 5
10 Vu Hai Ha Head of NA Foreign Affairs Committee 367 106 8
11 Y Thanh Ha Nie Kdam Head of the Ethnic Council 352 116 12
12 Le Quang Huy Head of the Science, Technology and Environment Committee 375 101 4
13 Le Thi Nga Head of the NA Judicial Committee 354 83 5
14 Vu Hong Thanh Head of the NA Economic Committee 365 73 4
15 Nguyen Thi Thanh Head of the Delegation Affairs Committee 381 55 5
16 Le Tan Toi Head of the National Defense and Security Committee 361 77 2
17 Hoang Thanh Tung Head of the Law Committee 365 73 3
18 Nguyen Dac Vinh Head of the Culture and Education Committee 346 84 12
Government
19 Pham Minh Chinh Prime Minister 373 90 17
20 Le Minh Khai Deputy Prime Minister 384 90 6
21 Nguyen Hong Dien Minister of Industry and Trade 229 189 61
22 Dao Ngoc Dung Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs 279 164 35
23 Nguyen Chi Dung Minister of Planning and Investment 312 142 26
24 Huynh Thanh Dat Minister of Science and Technology 187 222 71
25 Col Gen Phan Van Giang Minister of National Defense 448 29 4
26 Nguyen Thi Hong Governor of State Bank of Vietnam 308 143 30
27 Nguyen Manh Hung Minister of Information and Communication 262 167 52
28 Nguyen Van Hung Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism 219 200 62
29 Le Minh Hoan Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development 316 148 17
30 Dao Hong Lan Minister of Health 239 186 54
31 Col Gen To Lam Minister of Public Security 329 109 43
32 Hau A Lenh Minister, Chairman of Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs 260 185 36
33 Le Thanh Long Minister of Justice 371 102 7
34 Nguyen Thanh Nghi Minister of Construction 306 152 19
35 Doan Hong Phong Inspector General of Government Inspectorate 263 195 22
36 Ho Duc Phoc Minister of Finance 334 119 24
37 Nguyen Kim Son Minister of Education and Training 241 166 72
38 Bui Thanh Son Minister of Foreign Affairs 370 102 8
39 Tran Van Son Minister, Chairman of Government Office 328 137 14
40 Nguyen Van Thang Minister of Transport 237 197 45
41 Pham Thi Thanh Tra Minister of Home Affairs 353 110 17
Justice
42 Nguyen Hoa Binh Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court 311 142 28
43 Le Minh Tri Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy 337 130 11
Auditing
44 Ngo Van Tuan Auditor General of the State Audit Office 292 173 14

The NA on Tuesday approved the list of 44 people subjected to votes of confidence during the ongoing sixth session, including the president, the vice president, the chairperson and vice chairpersons of the NA, members of the NA Standing Committee, the NA Secretary General, the chairperson of the NA’s Council for Ethnic Affairs, the chairpersons of the NA committees, the prime minister, the deputy prime ministers, ministers, other members of the government, the chief justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the prosecutor general of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, and the auditor general of the State Audit Office.

However, those who are waiting for retirement and those who were elected the same year the votes of confidence are cast would not be subjected to the votes. They include President Vo Van Thuong, Deputy Prime Ministers Tran Hong Ha and Tran Luu Quang, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Dang Quoc Khanh and chairman of the Committee for Financial and Budgetary Affairs Le Quang Manh.

If someone gets from over half to two-thirds of the votes being "low confidence", they may have to resign. If someone gets at least two-thirds of their votes being "low confidence", they would be proposed for dismissal.

The NA had cast votes of confidence three times in June 2013, November 2014 and October 2018 through secret ballots. No one had over half of their votes being "low confidence."

 
 
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