Hanoi Party Committee Secretary re-elected

Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue was re-elected for the 17th tenure with 100 percent of the vote on Tuesday morning.

The results were announced at the 17th Hanoi Party Congress where 71 people were elected to the 17th-tenure municipal Party Committee for 2020-2025.

At the first meeting held on October 13, 16 people were elected to its Standing Board and secretary Vuong Dinh Hue was re-elected with 100 percent of the vote.

Born in 1957, Mr. Hue was appointed Secretary of the municipal Party Committee in the 2015-2020 tenure by the Political Bureau on February 7. He previously served as Deputy Prime Minister from April 2016 to February 2020.

The committee also elected four vice secretaries, including Vice Secretary of the 16th municipal Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh for the new tenure.