On January 23, 2026, in Hanoi, the 14th Central Executive Committee of the Party held the first Conference to elect the Politburo, General Secretary, Secretariat, Central Inspection Committee, and Chairman of the Central Inspection Committee.
The 14th Central Executive Committee of the Party elected Comrade Tran Duc Thang as a member of the Politburo of the 14th Central Executive Committee.
Comrade Tran Duc Thang, born August 11, 1973; date of joining the Party: July 3, 2002; hometown: Phu Tho province
Position:
Member of the Politburo: XIV term - Member of the Party Central Committee: XIII, XIV terms - Member of the Executive Committee of the Government Party Committee (from July 2025) - Secretary of the Party Committee, Minister of Agriculture and Environment
Political theory level: Advanced
Professional qualifications: Doctor of Economics, Master of Economics, Bachelor of Finance and Banking
SUMMARY OF THE WORKING PROCESS
From January 1995 - March 2004: Inspector, General Department, Department of Administrative and Professional Inspection, Department of Construction Inspection under the Ministry of Finance Inspectorate.
From April 2004 - September 2009: Deputy Head of Department, Head of Office of the Ministry, Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.
From October 2009 - September 2011: Deputy Director of the Public Asset Management Department, Ministry of Finance.
From October 2011 - March 2013: Deputy Chief of Office of the Ministry of Finance, Secretary of the Minister of Finance.
From April 2013 - October 2018: Member of the Party Committee Executive Committee, Secretary of the Party Cell, Director of the Public Asset Management Department, Ministry of Finance.
From October 2018 - June 2020: Member of the 12th Central Inspection Committee.
From June 2020 - January 2021: Deputy Chairman of the 12th Central Inspection Committee; concurrently Director of the Central Department I, Central Inspection Committee Agency (from October 1, 2020).
January 30, 2021: At the 13th National Party Congress, elected as a member of the 13th Central Committee of the Party, term 2021-2026.
From January 2021 - October 2022: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee, Deputy Chairman of the 13th Central Inspection Committee (from February 2021).
From October 2022 - June 2025: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee; Secretary of the Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee, term 2020-2025.
From July 1, 2025 - July 2025: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate (according to Decision No. 1179/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister).
From July 2025: Member of the 13th Central Committee of the Party; Member of the Executive Committee of the Government Party Committee for the term 2020-2025; Secretary of the Party Committee for the term 2020-2025, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment.
August 14, 2025: At the 1st Party Congress of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, term 2025-2030, appointed to hold the position of Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, term 2025-2030.
October 25, 2025: At the 10th Session, the 15th National Assembly passed a Resolution appointing him as Minister of Agriculture and Environment for the term 2021-2026.
November 26, 2025: Member of the Central Steering Committee for National Target Programs for the period 2021-2025.
January 23, 2026: The first meeting of the 14th Central Executive Committee of the Party elected you as a member of the Politburo of the 14th Central Executive Committee.
