NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (second, left) and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (second, right) present flowers to congratulate Chu Ngoc Anh (first, left) and Le Minh Hung (first, right) on their new roles on November 11 (Photo: VNA)- The
National Assembly (NA) on the afternoon of November 11 relieved Chu Ngoc Anh
and Le Minh Hung from their respective positions of Minister of Science and
Technology and Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, during the ongoing 10th
session in Hanoi.
Legislators voted on the matter by
secret ballot. As many as 458 lawmakers were present and voted in favour, accounting
for 95.02 percent of all NA deputies.
Earlier, in the morning, Prime Minister Nguyen
Xuan Phuc proposed the move to the legislature.
Chu Ngoc Anh is now Vice Secretary of the Hanoi
Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee. Meanwhile, Le
Minh Hung was recently appointed Chief of the Party Central Committee’s Office
by the Politburo.
Speaking after the vote, NA Chairwoman Nguyen
Thi Kim Ngan expressed her appreciation of Anh and Hung’s performance in their
previous roles.
She also expressed her belief they will continue
to work hard in fulfilling their new duties.
In the afternoon, PM Phuc proposed candidates
for the two vacant positions and also for the post of the Minister of Health./.
VNA