Mr. Vu Hai Quan holds the position of Minister of Science and Technology
Mr. Vu Hai Quan was approved by the National Assembly to be appointed Minister of Science and Technology for the term 2026-2031.
On April 8, continuing the First Session, with 481/481 National Assembly deputies participating in the vote in favor, the 16th National Assembly voted to approve the Resolution approving the Prime Minister's proposal on the appointment of Ministers and other members of the Government for the 2026-2031 term.
In which, Mr. Vu Hai Quan - Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Minister of Science and Technology for the term 2021-2026 - was approved by the National Assembly to be appointed Minister of Science and Technology for the term 2026-2031.
New Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan, born August 1, 1974; hometown Gia Phong commune, Ninh Binh province. Political theory level: Advanced. Professional qualifications: Associate Professor, Doctor of Information Technology; Master of Information Technology; University majoring in Information Technology.
Position:
- Member of the Party Central Committee: XIII, XIV terms.
- Minister of Science and Technology for the term 2026-2031.
- Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Standing Deputy Minister of Science and Technology (from September 2025).
- Members who are concurrent National Assembly deputies of the National Assembly's Culture and Social Affairs Committee (from February 2025).
- National Assembly Deputy: XV, XVI terms.
SUMMARY OF THE WORKING PROCESS
From October 1996 - October 2001: Lecturer at the Faculty of Information Technology, University of Science (KHTN), Vietnam National University (VNU) Ho Chi Minh City.
From November 2001 - December 2006: Doctoral Fellow, Trento University, Italy; Post-Doctoral Research, Leuven University, Kingdom of Belgium (from February 2005).
Year 2007: Director of ITEC International Training Center, Head of AILab Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (from September 2009), University of Science.
From December 2012 - October 2017: Vice Rector of the University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City.
From October 2017 - May 2020: Secretary of the Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term (from August 2020), Deputy Director of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, then Standing Deputy Director of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (from October 2018). Director of the Institute of International Training, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (concurrently from January 2018). Secretary of the Party Committee of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City Office (from May 2018). Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (from May 2020). Head of Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AILab), University of Science and Technology, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City.
July 2020: Vice Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Program "Research and development of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in Ho Chi Minh City in the period 2020-2030".
From August 2020 - January 2021: Standing Deputy Director of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City; Secretary of the Party Committee of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City. Head of Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AILab), University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City.
From January 2021 - September 2025: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee; Delegate to the 15th National Assembly (June 2021), Member of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education (to February 2025). Member of the City Party Committee Executive Committee (from June 2022); Secretary of the Party Committee of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City; Director of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City; Chairman of the Council of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (from April 2022). Provisional Rector of the University of Health Sciences, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (from July 2024 - May 2025). Head of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AILab), University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City.
February 2021: Member of the Steering Committee for building high-interaction creative urban areas in the East of Ho Chi Minh City.
February 2025: Member is a concurrent National Assembly deputy of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the 15th National Assembly.
September 3, 2025: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee; Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Standing Deputy Minister of Science and Technology (according to Decision No. 1887/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister).
January 22, 2026: At the 14th National Party Congress, elected as a member of the 14th Party Central Committee.
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 Minister of Science and Technology for the term 2026-2031.
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