General Phan Van Giang holds the position of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense

On April 8, continuing the program of the First Session, the 16th National Assembly, the Prime Minister submitted to the National Assembly the structure of the number of Government members and the draft Resolution on the structure of the number of Government members.

Next, the Prime Minister submits the list for the National Assembly to approve the appointment of Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers and other members of the Government.

With 484/485 National Assembly deputies (NA deputies) participating in the vote in favor (100%), the 16th National Assembly voted to approve the Resolutions on approving the appointment of 6 Deputy Prime Ministers.

In which, General Phan Van Giang - Member of the Politburo, Minister of National Defense for the term 2021-2026 was approved by the National Assembly to be appointed as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense for the term 2026-2031.

General Phan Van Giang was born on October 14, 1960; native of Hong Quang ward, Ninh Binh province.

Position:

- Member of the Politburo: XIII, XIV terms.

- Member of the Party Central Committee: XII, XIII, XIV terms.

- Member of the Standing Committee of the Government Party Committee.

- Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission.

- Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense for the term 2026-2031.

- General (from July 2021), Minister of National Defense (from April 2021).

- Member of the National Defense and Security Council.

- Member of the National Election Council.

15th, 16th terms.

- Political theory level: Advanced.

- Professional qualifications: Doctor of Military Science.

SUMMARY OF THE WORKING PROCESS

From August 1978 - November 1979: Soldier of Battalion 4, Regiment 677, Division 346 (Fighting in Cao Bang).

From December 1979 - April 1980: Soldier reviewing culture at Military Region 1 Cultural School.

From May 1980 - August 1983: Student of Tank Technical Command Officer School.

From September 1983 - September 1984: Lieutenant, Platoon Leader of Company 3, Battalion 1037, Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From October 1984 - April 1986: Party Committee member, Senior Lieutenant, Deputy Company Commander of Engineering, Company 1, Battalion 1037, Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From May 1986 - March 1989: Deputy Secretary of the Party Cell, Captain, Company Commander of Company 1, Battalion 1037, Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From April 1989 - August 1990: Battalion Party Committee Member, Captain, Deputy Battalion Commander - Chief of Staff, Battalion 1037, Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From September 1990 - September 1993: Major, Academy Member of the Army Academy.

From October 1993 - March 1994: Major, Armored Assistant, Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From April 1994 - March 1996: Major, Operations Assistant, Staff Department, Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From April 1996 - August 1997: Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Chief of Staff, Regiment 141, Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From September 1997 - September 1998: Member of the Regiment Party Committee, Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Regiment Commander - Chief of Staff, Regiment 209, Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From October 1998 - June 1999: Lieutenant Colonel, Academy of General Studies at the Academy of Logistics.

From July 1999 - November 1999: Member of the Regiment Party Committee, Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Regiment Commander - Chief of Staff, Regiment 209, Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From December 1999 - July 2001: Deputy Secretary of the Regiment Party Committee, Lieutenant Colonel, Regiment Commander of Regiment 209, Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From August 2001: Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Chief of Staff of Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From September 2001 - July 2002: Senior Colonel, Command and Staff Academy of the Joint Forces at the Army Academy.

From 8. 2002 - 5. 2003: Senior Colonel, Deputy Chief of Staff of Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From June 2003 - October 2003: Member of the Division Party Committee, Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Division Commander - Chief of Staff, Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From November 2003 - August 2006: Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Division, Colonel, Commander of Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From September 2006 - August 2007: Colonel, Student of the National Defense Academy.

From September 2007 - July 2008: Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Division, Colonel, Division Commander, Division 312, Army Corps 1.

From August 2008 - January 2009: Member of the Party Committee of the Army Corps, Colonel, Deputy Commander of Military Affairs of Army Corps 1.

From February 2009 - May 2010: Party Committee member of the Army Corps, Colonel, Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff of Army Corps 1.

From June 2010 - September 2011: Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Army Corps, Major General, Commander of Army Corps 1.

From October 2011 - February 2014: Secretary of the Party Committee of the General Staff - Ministry of National Defense Agency; Lieutenant General, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

From March 2014 - March 2016: Member of the Central Military Commission, Lieutenant General, Commander of Military Region 1; Student of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (February 2014 - June 2014); Member of the 12th Party Central Committee (from January 2016).

April 2016: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, Lieutenant General, Deputy Minister of National Defense.

From May 2016 - January 2021: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, Senior Lieutenant General, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Minister of National Defense.

From January 2021 - March 2021: Member of the Politburo of the XIII term, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, Senior Lieutenant General, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Minister of National Defense.

From April 2021 - July 2021: Member of the Politburo of the XIII term, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Senior Lieutenant General, Minister of National Defense, Member of the National Election Council.

July 2021: Member of the Politburo of the XIII term, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, General, Minister of National Defense; Member of the National Defense and Security Council; National Assembly Deputy of the XV term.

January 24, 2025: The Politburo appoints members to participate in the Executive Committee, Standing Committee of the Government Party Committee for the term 2020-2025.

June 2025: Member of the National Election Council.

January 22, 2026: At the 14th National Party Congress, elected as a member of the 14th Party Central Committee.

January 23, 2026: At the first Conference of the 14th Party Central Committee, elected to the Politburo.

From March 2026: National Assembly Deputies of the 16th term.

April 8, 2026: At the First Session, the 16th National Assembly approved the appointment of comrade to hold the position of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense for the term 2026-2031.

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