Vietnam unveils 19-member Politburo for new Party term

The lineup was announced on Friday afternoon at the closing session of the five-day 14th National Party Congress.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said the results were decided at the first plenary meeting of the 14th Party Central Committee, held earlier the same day.

All 19 members were elected with a very high level of confidence, he said.

Ten members of the 13th-term Politburo who were re-elected to the 14th-term Politburo. Graphic by VnExpress/Khanh Hoang

Ten members of the previous 13th-term Politburo were re-elected.

They are Party General Secretary To Lam, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, Standing Secretariat member Tran Cam Tu, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Head of the Party Central Committee's Organization Commission Le Minh Hung, General and Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang, General and Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang, Hanoi Party Secretary Nguyen Duy Ngoc, General and Director of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army Nguyen Trong Nghia, and Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Do Van Chien.

Nine officials who join Vietnam's Communist Party's Politburo for the first time as elected at the 14th National Party Congress. Graphic by VnExpress/Hoang Khanh

Nine members of the 14th Party Central Committee have joined the Politburo for the first time.

They are Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Tran Luu Quang, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, Standing Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Internal Affairs Commission Le Minh Tri, Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilization Trinh Van Quyet, Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Policy and Strategy Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission Tran Sy Thanh, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang, Standing Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Doan Minh Huan, and Head of the Party Central Office Pham Gia Tuc.

Under the Party Charter, the Politburo is elected by the Party Central Committee. It leads and supervises the implementation of resolutions adopted by the National Party Congress and the Central Committee, decides on major policy, organizational and personnel matters, convenes Central Committee meetings, and reports its work to the Central Committee.