Biography of NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man

The 15th National Assembly on May 20 elected Tran Thanh Man, Politburo member and Permanent Vice Chairman of the 15th NA, as Chairman of the NA of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The following is the biography of Tran Thanh Man:

- Date of birth: August 12, 1962

- Ethnicity: Kinh

- Native place: Thanh Xuan commune, Chau Thanh A district, Hau Giang province

- Family background: middle peasant

- Occupation when recruited: Student

- Date of Party admission: August 25, 1982

- Date of official admission to the Party: August 25, 1983

- Education: General education: 12-year education system graduation.

Highest Academic title, degree: PhD in Economics.

Political Theory: Bachelor's degree in Politics.

- Commendation:

First, Second, Third-class Labour Orders (2005, 2010, 2017)

Third-class Fatherland Protection Order (2011)

Three certificates of merit from Prime Minister

National Emulation Fighter (2000, 2009).

- Discipline: None

Position:

- Alternate member of the 10th Party Central Committee;

- Member of the Party Central Committee in 11th, 12th and 13th tenures;

- Secretary of the 12th Party Central Committee;

- Politburo member of the 13th Party Central Committee;

- Deputy to the National Assembly in the 13th, 14th and 15th tenures.

SUMMARY OF CAREER

- July 1979 - September 1980: Officer of the School Board of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of Chau Thanh district, Hau Giang province.

- October 1980 - December 1982: head of the HCYU Office of Chau Thanh district, member of the executive board, then member of the standing board of the HCYU of Chau Thanh district, Hau Giang province.

- January 1983 - December 1987: Standing Vice Secretary of the HCYU, member of the Party Committee, Secretary of the HCYU, member of the People's Council of Chau Thanh district, Hau Giang province.

- January 1988 - June 1994: member of the standing board of the HCYU, Vice Secretary of the HCYU of Hau Giang province, and Vice Secretary of the HCYU of Can Tho province, member of the 14th provincial People’s Council. He pursued a bachelor's degree in political science at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics under official course.

- July 1994 - November 1999: member of the People's Committee, member of the Party Affairs Committee of the People's Committee, Chief of the People's Committee Office, Secretary of the Party Committee of the People's Committee Office of Can Tho province.

- December 1999 - December 2003: member of the Party Committee, member of the Party Affairs Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho province.

- January 2004 - March 2008: member of the standing board, Secretary of the Party Committee of Binh Thuy district, deputy to the People's Council of Can Tho city for the 2004-2009 term. At the 10th National Party Congress, he was elected as an alternate member of the Party Central Committee.

- March 2008 - December 2010: alternate member of the 10th Party Central Committee, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho city.

- January 2011 - September 2015: At the 11th National Party Congress, he was elected as a member of the Party Central Committee. Secretary of the Party Committee, head of the delegation of NA deputies (13th tenure) of Can Tho city.

- October 2015 - March 2016: member of the 11th Party Central Committee, member of the Party Delegation, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, head of the delegation of NA deputies (13th tenure) of Can Tho city. At the 12th National Party Congress, he was elected as a member of the Party Central Committee.

- April 2016 - June 2017: member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Vice Secretary of the Party Delegation, Secretary of the Party Committee, Vice President - Secretary General of the VFF Central Committee for the 2014-2019 tenure, member of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption. Deputy to the 14th NA of Can Tho city.

- July 2017 - May 2018: member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Delegation, President of the VFF Central Committee, deputy to the 14th NA. At the seventh plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee, he was elected to the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat.

- June 2018 - September 2019: Secretary of the 12th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Delegation, President of the VFF Central Committee for the 2014-2019 tenure, deputy to the 14th NA.

- September 2019 - April 2021: Secretary of the 12th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Delegation, President of the VFF Central Committee for the 2019-2024 tenure, deputy to the 14th NA. At the 13th National Party Congress, he was re-elected to the Party Central Committee and elected to the 13th Politburo. At the 11th session of the 14th NA, he was elected as the NA Vice Chairman.

- May 2021 - April 2024: Politburo member, Vice Secretary of the NA Party Delegation, Standing Vice Chairman of the 14th, 15th NA, Vice Chairman of the National Election Council, Chairman of the Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians Organisation, Chairman of the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Parliamentarians' Group.

- May 2024 - May 19, 2024: Politburo member, Vice Secretary of the NA Party Delegation, Standing Vice Chairman of the 15th NA. He was assigned by the Politburo and the NA Standing Committee to direct the activities of the NA Standing Committee and NA until the election of the Chairman of the 15th NA in accordance with regulations.

- May 20, 2024: At the 7th session of the 15th NA, he was elected as the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.