The National Assembly held a plenary session on July 23 to select the new National Assembly Chairman, four deputies and 12 members of the NA Standing Committee.
Nguyen Sinh Hung has been elected as Chairman of the 13th National Assembly with 457 votes, accounting for 91.4 percent, at the on-going first session of the 13th National Assembly.
At the July 23 session, Tong Thi Phong, Huynh Ngoc Son and Uong Chu Luu were re-elected as Vice Chairpersons with the voting rates being 95.8 percent, 97.6 percent and 98.4 percent, respectively. The other deputy is current Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan with 483 votes, representing 96.6 percent.
Mrs. Tong Thi Phong elected National Assembly Vice Chairmen
The National Assembly Standing Committee comprises 17 members, including one Chairman, four Vice Chairpersons and 12 members.
The following is the list of members of the 13th National Assembly Standing Committee:
- National Assembly Chairman: Nguyen Sinh Hung
- National Assembly Vice Chairmen: Uong Chu Luu, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Tong Thi Phong, and Huynh Ngoc Son
- National Assembly Standing Committee members:
Ksor Phuoc – Chairman of the National Assembly Council of Ethnic Affairs
Phan Trung Ly – Chairman of the National Assembly Law Committee
Nguyen Van Hien – Chairman of the National Assembly Justice Committee
Nguyen Van Giau – Chairman of the National Assembly Economic Committee
Phung Quoc Hien – Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Finance and Budget
Nguyen Kim Khoa – Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for National Defence and Security
Dao Trong Thi – Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children
Truong Thi Mai – Chairwoman of the National Assembly Committee for Social Affairs
Phan Xuan Dung – Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Science, Technology and Environment
Tran Van Hang – Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for External Relations
Nguyen Hanh Phuc – Chairman of the National Assembly Office
Nguyen Thi Nuong – Chairwoman of the National Assembly Committee for Deputies’ Affairs
In his inauguration speech, newly-elected National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung thanked the NA deputies for electing 17 members to the National Assembly Standing Committee, which, he said, is the great honour and a noble and heavy responsibility assigned by the Party, State and people.
He affirmed that the 13th National Assembly Standing Committee will use its previous terms’ experiences and join all National Assembly deputies in renovation, making the best use of knowledge and raising its responsibility to fully perform mission and authority stipulated in the Constitution and the law, contributing to building the National Assembly to make it deserve to be the highest representative agency of the people and the highest State authority of Vietnam.
After taking up office, National Assembly Chairman Hung read a statement nominating Truong Tan Sang, Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and the 13th National Assembly deputy, as State President.
PV
(Theo website Tòng Thị Phóng)
