Mr. Tran Thanh Man re-elected as National Assembly Chairman

On April 6, at the First Session, the 16th National Assembly conducted personnel work under its authority.

With 491/491 National Assembly deputies (NA deputies) participating in the vote in favor, the 16th National Assembly passed a Resolution to elect Comrade Tran Thanh Man, Member of the Politburo, to hold the position of Chairman of the 16th National Assembly for the 2026-2031 term.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man was born on August 12, 1962; hometown: Can Tho City. Political theory level: Bachelor. Professional level: Doctor of Economics.

Position:

- Member of the Politburo: XIII, XIV terms.

- Secretary of the Party Central Committee: XII term.

- Member of the Party Central Committee: X term (supplied), XI, XII, XIII, XIV.

- Secretary of the National Assembly Party Committee (from January 2025)

- Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (from May 2024)

- Chairman of the National Election Council (from June 2025)

- Member of the National Defense and Security Council (from May 22, 2024)

- National Assembly Deputies: XIII, XIV, XV, XVI terms

SUMMARY OF THE WORKING PROCESS

July 1979 - September 1980: Official of the School Board of Chau Thanh District Youth Union, Hau Giang province.

October 1980 - December 1982: Chief of Office of Chau Thanh District Youth Union, Member of the Executive Committee, then Member of the Standing Committee of Chau Thanh District Youth Union, Hau Giang province.

January 1983 - December 1987: Standing Deputy Secretary of the District Youth Union, District Party Committee Member, Secretary of Chau Thanh District Youth Union; Delegate of Chau Thanh District People's Council, Hau Giang province.

January 1988 - June 1994: Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Youth Union, Deputy Secretary of Hau Giang Provincial Youth Union, then Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, Secretary of Can Tho Provincial Youth Union, delegate of the 4th Provincial People's Council; studied Bachelor of Politics at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, regular system.

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

December 1999 - December 2003: Provincial Party Committee Member, Member of the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee, Vice Chairman of Can Tho Provincial People's Committee.

January 2004 - March 2008: Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee of the X term (from April 2006), Member of the Standing Committee, Secretary of Binh Thuy District Party Committee, delegate of Can Tho City People's Council for the 2004-2009 term.

March 2008 - December 2010: Alternate member of the Party Central Committee of the X term, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City.

January 2011 - September 2015: Member of the 11th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Head of the 13th National Assembly Delegation of Can Tho City.

October 2015 - March 2016: Member of the 11th and 12th Central Committees of the Party (from January 2016); Member of the Party Delegation, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), Head of the 13th National Assembly Delegation of Can Tho City.

April 2016 - June 2017: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Party Delegation, Secretary of the Party Committee of the agency, Vice Chairman - Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front for the term 2014-2019; Member of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption. National Assembly Deputy of the 14th term, Can Tho City unit.

July 2017 - May 2018: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Delegation, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. National Assembly Deputy of the 14th term. At the 7th Central Conference (12th term), he was elected by the Central Committee to the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee.

June 2018 - September 2019: Secretary of the 12th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Delegation, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front for the term 2014-2019. National Assembly Deputy of the 14th term.

September 2019 - April 2021: Secretary of the 12th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Delegation, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front for the term 2019-2024, National Assembly Deputy of the 14th term. At the 13th National Party Congress, he was re-elected to the Central Executive Committee and elected by the Central Executive Committee to the 13th Politburo. At the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly, he was elected to hold the position of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly.

May 2021 - May 2024: Member of the Politburo of the XIII term, Deputy Secretary of the Party Delegation of the National Assembly, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of the XIV, XV terms; Vice Chairman of the National Election Council (April 2021 - July 2021). Chairman of the Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Organization of the XV term and Chairman of the Vietnam - Laos Parliamentary Group (from November 2021).

May 2, 2024: The National Assembly Standing Committee assigns the operation of the National Assembly Standing Committee and the National Assembly until the title of Chairman of the 15th National Assembly is consolidated according to regulations.

May 20, 2024: At the 7th Session, 15th National Assembly, comrade was elected as Chairman of the National Assembly for the 2021-2026 term.

May 22, 2024: The 7th session of the 15th National Assembly voted to approve the Resolution approving the President's proposal for a member of the National Defense and Security Council for National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

January 24, 2025: Decision No. 1893-QDNS/TW of the Politburo appointing him to hold the position of Secretary of the National Assembly Party Committee for the term 2020-2025.

June 2025: Chairman of the National Election Council.

January 22, 2026: At the 14th National Party Congress, elected as a member of the 14th Party Central Committee for the 2026-2031 term.

January 23, 2026: The first meeting of the 14th Party Central Committee elected you as a member of the Politburo of the 14th Party Central Committee.

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

April 6, 2026: At the first session, the 16th National Assembly, comrade was elected as Chairman of the 16th National Assembly, term 2026-2031.

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