Viet Nam Human Rights
Earlier, on March 31st, National Assembly Chairperson Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan chaired the session to end the post and office term of State President Truong Tan Sang, and nominate the single candidate, General Tran Dai Quang, to the position.
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| President Tran Dai Quang swearing in. Photo: nld.com.vn |
The result of the election on April 2nd reads, out of 483 deputies present at the session, 452 voted for General Tran Dai Quang to be the State President (accounting for 91.5%). The resolution on the election was then ratified by the National Assembly. Accordingly, General Tran Dai Quang has officially become the State President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
At the swearing-in ceremony, before the sacred flag of the nation, the National Assembly, and the whole people and voters nationwide, newly-elected State President Tran Dai Quang vowed to be absolutely loyal to the Fatherland, the People and the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
State President Tran Dai Quang, born in 1956 in the northern province of Ninh Binh, holds the Professor title and PhD degree. During his course of office, he experienced different key positions in the Ministry of Public Security, such as the Head of the Staff Security Department under the General Department of Security, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Security (promoted to the rank of Major General), Deputy Minister of Public Security (Lieutenant General), and Minister of Public Security (Senior Lieutenant General and then General).
State President Tran Dai Quang has also been a member of the 10th, 11th, and 12th Central Party Committees and a member of the 11th and 12th Politburo.
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