On April 8, continuing the First Session, with 481/481 National Assembly deputies participating in the vote in favor, the 16th National Assembly voted to approve the Resolution approving the Prime Minister's proposal on the appointment of Ministers and other members of the Government for the 2026-2031 term.
In which, Mr. Hoang Thanh Tung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Law and Justice Committee of the 15th National Assembly was approved by the National Assembly to be appointed Minister of Justice for the 2026-2031 term.
New Minister of Justice Hoang Thanh Tung, born December 25, 1966; native of Giai Lac commune, Nghe An province. Political theory qualifications: Advanced. Professional qualifications: Master of Law; University majoring in Law.
Position:
- Member of the Party Central Committee: XIII, XIV terms
- Minister of Justice for the 2026-2031 term
- Member of the 15th National Assembly Standing Committee
- Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the Law and Justice Committee of the 15th National Assembly
- National Assembly Deputies: XIII, XIV, XV, XVI terms
SUMMARY OF THE WORKING PROCESS
From December 1990 - November 2003: Specialist of the Department of Administrative Criminal Law, Ministry of Justice; Secretary of the Deputy Minister of Justice (from June 1998), then Secretary of the Minister of Justice (from August 2002).
From February 2003 - August 2007: Chief Specialist, Deputy Director of the Department of Legal Document Inspection, Ministry of Justice cum Secretary of the Minister of Justice.
From September 2007 - June 2011: Deputy Director, then Deputy Director of the Department of Justice, National Assembly Office (from January 2011) concurrently Secretary of the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly.
From July 2011 - June 2016: Standing Member of the Law Committee of the 13th National Assembly; Member of the Executive Committee of the Party Committee of the Office of the National Assembly for the 2015-2020 term (from August 2015); Secretary of the Party Cell of the Legal Department (from September 2013); National Assembly Deputy of the 13th National Assembly.
From July 2016 - November 2019: Deputy Chairman of the Law Committee of the 14th National Assembly (to November 2019); Deputy Secretary General of the National Assembly (from October 2016); Senior Specialist; Member of the Executive Committee of the Party Committee of the Office of the National Assembly for the 2015-2020 term (to August 2020); Secretary of the Party Cell of the Department of Law (to September 2017); Chairman of the Vietnam - Bulgaria Friendship Parliamentary Group; Member of the 14th National Assembly.
From November 2019 - July 2021: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee (January 2021); Member of the National Assembly Party Delegation; Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the Law Committee of the 14th National Assembly (from November 2019); Chairman of the Vietnam-Bulgaria Friendship Parliamentary Group; Deputy Head of the Sub-Committee on Legal Documents and Information, Propaganda of the National Election Council (September 2020).
June 2021: Successfully elected as National Assembly Deputy of the XV term.
July 2021: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee; Member of the National Assembly Party Delegation (until February 2025), Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Law Committee (until February 2025); Chairman of the Vietnam-Australia Friendship Parliamentary Group (from March 2022).
February 18, 2025: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee; Member of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term; Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Law and Justice Committee.
June 28, 2025: At the 1st Congress of the Party Committee of the Law and Justice Committee of the National Assembly, term 2025-2030, he was appointed to hold the position of Secretary of the Party Committee of the Law and Justice Committee for the term 2025-2030.
January 22, 2026: At the 14th National Party Congress, elected as a member of the 14th Party Central Committee.
March 2026: National Assembly Deputies 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 Minister of Justice for the 2026-2031 term.
