Trần Quốc Vượng (politician)

Trần Quốc Vượng (born 5 February 1953) is a Vietnamese politician. He was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat, Former Deputy Head of Central Steering Committee on Anti-corruption, Member of the National Assembly of Vietnam. He has worked in many units and agencies of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Socialist Republic of Vietnam, serving as Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Head of Central Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Party Personnel Committee, Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam.[1]

Trần Quốc Vượng
Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat
In office
2 March 2018 – 6 February 2021
Acting: 1 August 2017 – 2 March 2018
Preceded byĐinh Thế Huynh
Succeeded byVõ Văn Thưởng
Chairman of the Party's Central Inspection Commission
In office
January 31 2016 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byNgô Văn Dụ
Succeeded byTrần Cẩm Tú
Head of the Party's Central Office
In office
4 August 2011 – 4 February 2016
Preceded byNgô Văn Dụ
Succeeded byNguyễn Văn Nên
Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam
In office
25 July 2007 – 26 July 2011
Preceded byNguyễn Hòa Bình
Succeeded byHà Mạnh Trí
Personal details
Born (1953-02-05) 5 February 1953 (age 71)
Thái Bình, Vietnam
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam
ResidenceHà Nội
EducationHanoi Procuratorate University
Hanoi Law University
Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics
OccupationPolitician

Trần Quốc Vượng is a member of Communist Party of Vietnam, holding a Master of Laws and Advanced Political Theory.[2] He has been holding various senior positions since 2006, being a member of 10th, 11th, 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and a member of the National Assembly of Vietnam.

Background and education

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Trần Quốc Vượng was born on 5 February 1953 in An Ninh commune, Tiền Hải District, Thái Bình Province. He grew up and attended high school in his hometown. After that, he majored in Procuracy at the School of Procuracy - the predecessor of Hanoi Procuratorate University.[3][4] He then majored in Law at Hanoi Law University, receiving a Bachelor of Laws, pursuing postgraduate education and receiving a Master of Laws.[5]

Trần Quốc Vượng was admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam on 29 August 1979, and became an official member on 29 August 1980. He also attended courses at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, receiving an advanced degree in political theory.

Career

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Supreme People's Procuracy

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Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy Trần Quốc Vượng in Phnom Penh

Trần Quốc Vượng worked for many years under different agencies of the Communist Party of Vietnam and then of the Procuracy. In November 2006, the Central Committee decided to transfer Trần Quốc Vượng from the Central Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam to work at the Supreme People's Procuracy. Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam also appointed him to hold the position of Secretary of the Party Personnel Committee of the Supreme People's Procuracy. In the same month, President Nguyễn Minh Triết decided to appoint him as Standing Deputy Prosecutors General of the Supreme People's Procuracy.

In the first working session, on the morning of 25 July 2007, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly listened to the report summarizing the opinions of the National Assembly members on the expected personnel of the Vice President, The Prime Minister, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court, and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy, and decided to approve the appointment of Trần Quốc Vượng as Procurator General of the Supreme People's Procuracy, the eighth Procurator General of Vietnam.[6] He held this position from 2007 to 2011, concurrently held the position of Deputy Chairman of Vietnam Lawyers Association.[7]

Communist Party of Vietnam

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Central Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam

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Before 2006, Trần Quốc Vượng worked at the Central Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam. On 24 May 2006, he was elected a member of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, holding the position of Deputy Head of Central Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[8]

On 18 January 2011, at the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, he was elected a member of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[9] July 2011, Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam decided to transfer him from the Supreme People's Procuracy back to the Central Office of the Party, holding the position of Head of Central Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[10][11] On 11 May 2013, Trần Quốc Vượng was elected to Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[12]

Central Inspection Commission

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In the 12th term, Trần Quốc Vượng continued to work at the Party Central Committee. On 26 January 2016, Trần Quốc Vượng was elected a member of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[13] On 27 January 2016, he was elected to be a member of Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[14][15]

On 4 February 2016, Trần Quốc Vượng was assigned by the Politburo to become a member of Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[16] On 9 May 2018, he was approved to resign from the position Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam and member of the 12th Central Committee of Inspection.[17] He then held the position of Chairman of the Inspection Committee for the period 2016 – 2018.

Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat

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United States Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper met with Trần Quốc Vượng, during his visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov. 20, 2019.

On 1 August 2017, Trần Quốc Vượng was assigned to be a Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat while Đinh Thế Huynh went for medical treatment.[18][19] On 2 March 2018, the Politburo decided to dismiss Đinh Thế Huynh from holding the position of Permanent member of the Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam for long-term medical treatment.[20] On 5 March 2018, the Politburo issued a decision to appoint Trần Quốc Vượng a Permanent member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat, succeeding Đinh Thế Huynh.[21]

Trần Quốc Vượng was in charge of and presiding over the daily work of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, on behalf of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam when the General Secretary was absent, as well as in charge of public affairs of the Central Committee, directly went to localities to direct the activities of the local Party Committees. He was also in charge of foreign affairs on behalf of the Communist Party of Vietnam, including traveling to many countries and meet with foreign politicians visiting Vietnam.

After the XIII National Congress (2021), Trần resigned from his position as Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and retired under the regime.

National Assembly

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12th National Assembly

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Trần Quốc Vượng has been a Member of the National Assembly of Vietnam since 2007. In 2007, he was a Member of the 12th National Assembly of Vietnam, a member of to Lai Châu Delegation to the National Assembly.[22]

13th National Assembly

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In 2011, Trần Quốc Vượng was a member of the 13th National Assembly of Vietnam, a member of the Tiền Giang Delegation to the National Assembly.[23]

14th National Assembly

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Trần Quốc Vượng is a member of the 14th National Assembly of Vietnam, Yên Bái Delegation. He was elected as a member of the 14th National Assembly of Vietnam on 22 May 2016 in the second constituency of Yên Bái Province, which included the town of Nghĩa Lộ and 4 districts: Văn Chấn District, Trạm Tấu District, Mù Cang Chải District, Văn Yên District. He got 248,249 votes, 94.18% of the total valid votes.

On 22 and 23 May 2017, he had a meeting with voters in Trạm Tấu District and Nghĩa Lộ town to report on the results of the third session, the 14th National Assembly.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Đồng chí Trần Quốc Vượng". Communist Party of Vietnam. May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Thông tin đại biểu Quốc hội Việt Nam khóa XIV". National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  3. ^ "Lịch sử hình thành phát triển của Trường Đại học Kiểm sát Hà Nội". Hanoi Procuratorate University. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Trần Quốc Vượng (April 24, 2020). "Thư chúc mừng của Thường trực Ban Bí thư Trần Quốc Vượng gửi cán bộ, giảng viên, học viên và sinh viên Trường Đại học Kiểm sát Hà Nội". Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Mạnh Trường (November 10, 2019). "Trường đại học Luật Hà Nội đón nhận Huân chương Lao động hạng Nhất lần thứ 2". Nhân Dân. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Giang Oanh (July 25, 2007). "Thủ tướng Nguyễn Tấn Dũng tái đắc cử Thủ tướng Chính phủ nhiệm kỳ mới". Nguyễn Tấn Dũng. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tiểu sử Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị khóa XII Trần Quốc Vượng". VietnamPlus. 2016-02-05. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  8. ^ "Danh sách Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng khóa X". Tiền Phong. 2006-04-24. Archived from the original on 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  9. ^ "Công bố 200 ủy viên trung ương khóa XI". VnExpress. 2011-01-18. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  10. ^ Decision No 138 – QĐNS/TW and Decision No 139 – QĐNS/TW
  11. ^ "Ông Trần Quốc Vượng giữ chức Chánh VPTW Đảng". Dân Trí. Vietnam News Agency. 2011-08-04. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  12. ^ Minh Tâm (11 May 2013). "Bầu bổ sung 2 đồng chí vào Bộ Chính trị, 1 đồng chí vào Ban Bí thư". Lao động. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "LƯU TRỮ: BAN CHẤP HÀNH TRUNG ƯƠNG". Tư liệu văn kiện Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  14. ^ Nguyên Vũ (January 28, 2016). "Công bố danh sách Bộ Chính trị khóa 12: Nhiều gương mặt mới". VNeconomy. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "Chân dung ông Trần Quốc Vượng - Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị khóa XII". Infonet. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  16. ^ Hoàng Thùy (February 5, 2016). "Bộ Chính trị phân công nhiệm vụ 19 thành viên". VnExpress. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Khai trừ Đảng đối với ông Đinh La Thăng". Tiền phong. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  18. ^ "Ông Trần Quốc Vượng tham gia Thường trực Ban Bí thư". Tuổi Trẻ. August 1, 2017. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  19. ^ T.Dũng (2017-08-01). "Ông Đinh Thế Huynh điều trị bệnh, ông Trần Quốc Vượng tham gia Thường trực Ban Bí thư". Người Lao Động. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  20. ^ "Đồng chí Trần Quốc Vượng giữ chức Thường trực Ban Bí thư". Báo Chính phủ. March 6, 2018. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  21. ^ "Ông Trần Quốc Vượng giữ chức Thường trực Ban Bí thư". VnExpress. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  22. ^ "Thông tin đại biểu Quốc hội Việt Nam khóa XII". National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  23. ^ "Thông tin đại biểu Quốc hội Việt Nam khóa XIII". National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  24. ^ Đinh Hữu Dư (2017-06-23). "Chủ nhiệm Ủy ban Kiểm tra Trung ương Trần Quốc Vượng tiếp xúc cử tri tại Yên Bái". Báo điện tử Đảng cộng sản Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
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