Party chief presents retirement decisions to former Politburo members

ABO/NDO - General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on November 27 presented retirement decisions to six Politburo members of the 12th Party Central Committee, who were not re-elected to the 13th tenure.

They included former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, former National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong, former Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan, former Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich, former Hanoi Party Secretary Hoang Trung Hai and former head of the Central Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and delegates at the event (Photo: VNA).

At the ceremony, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong praised the retired officials for their vast contributions during their tenure and expressed his wishes that they will continue contributing their opinions on national development.

For her part, former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan pledged to maintain the qualities of a Party member when retiring, so as not to affect the Party’s reputation.

She expressed her confidence that under the Party’s leadership and the people’s joint efforts, Vietnam will continue to grow strongly.

(Source: NDO)