On April 8, continuing the program of the First Session, the 16th National Assembly, the Prime Minister submitted to the National Assembly the structure of the number of Government members and the draft Resolution on the structure of the number of Government members.
The Prime Minister submits the list for the National Assembly to approve the appointment of Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers and other members of the Government.
With 484/485 National Assembly deputies (NA deputies) participating in the vote in favor (100%), the 16th National Assembly voted to approve the Resolutions on approving the appointment of 6 Deputy Prime Ministers.
In which, Ms. Pham Thi Thanh Tra - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government for the term 2021-2026 was approved by the 16th National Assembly to be appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of the Government for the term 2026-2031.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra was born on January 21, 1964; native of Van An commune, Nghe An province.
Position:
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee: XIV term.
- Member of the Party Central Committee: XII, XIII, XIV terms.
- Member of the Standing Committee of the Government Party Committee, Head of the Organization Committee of the Government Party Committee.
- Deputy Prime Minister (from October 2025); Deputy Prime Minister for the term 2026-2031.
15th, 16th terms.
- Political theory level: Advanced.
- Professional qualifications: Master of Education Management, University majoring in Literature.
SUMMARY OF THE WORKING PROCESS
From September 1985 - August 1987: Teacher of Tran Yen District Practice Center, Yen Bai province.
From September 1987 - October 1997: Professional directing officer of the Department of Education and Training (GDĐT) of Tran Yen district, Yen Bai province.
From November 1997 - November 1999: Deputy Head of the Department of Education and Training of Tran Yen district, Yen Bai province.
From December 1999 - November 2000: Member of the Executive Committee of the District Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Tran Yen District People's Committee, Yen Bai province.
From December 2000 - January 2002: Member of the Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee, Member of the Central Youth Union Executive Committee, Deputy Secretary of Yen Bai Provincial Youth Union.
From February 2002 - January 2006: Member of the Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee, Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee (from October 2005), Member of the Central Youth Union Standing Committee, Secretary of Yen Bai Provincial Youth Union.
From February 2006 - March 2008: Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Propaganda and Training Committee of Yen Bai Provincial Party Committee.
From April 2008 - April 2011: Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee.
From April 2011 - May 2014: Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Yen Bai City Party Committee, Yen Bai province.
From May 2014 - April 2015: Deputy Secretary of Yen Bai Provincial Party Committee.
From April 2015 - September 2016: Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee; Member of the 12th Party Central Committee (January 2016).
From October 2016 - January 2017: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Secretary of the Military Party Committee of Yen Bai province.
From February 2017 - September 2020: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Secretary of the Military Party Committee of Yen Bai province.
From October 2020 - April 2021: Member of the Party Central Committee of the XII term, XIII term (January 2021), Deputy Head of the Central Organization Committee, Member of the Party Personnel Committee, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.
From April 2021 - March 2025: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee, Member of the Government Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, Minister of Home Affairs for the 2016-2021, 2021-2026 terms, Deputy Head of the Central Organization Committee; NA Deputy of the 15th term.
From March 2025 - October 2025: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Government Party Committee, Head of the Organization Committee of the Government Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Minister of Home Affairs, Deputy Head of the Central Organization Committee; National Assembly Deputy of the 15th term; Member of the National Election Council (from June 2025).
From October 2025 - January 2026: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Government Party Committee, Head of the Organization Committee of the Government Party Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; National Assembly Deputy of the 15th term.
January 2026: Secretary of the 14th Party Central Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Government Party Committee, Head of the Organization Committee of the Government Party Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; National Assembly Deputy of the 15th term.
March 2026: National Assembly Deputy 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 Deputy Prime Minister for the term 2026-2031.
