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. Nguyen Dinh Khang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions (Ministry of Ethnic Minorities Affairs) for the 2021-2026 term was approved by the National Assembly to be appointed Minister of Ethnic Minorities Affairs for the 2026-2031 term.
New Minister of DTTG Nguyen Dinh Khang was born on May 23, 1967; native of Thuan Thanh ward, Bac Ninh province. Political theory level: Advanced. Professional qualification: Master of Economic Management
Position:
- Member of the Party Central Committee: XII, XIII, XIV terms.
- Minister of DTTG (from April 2026).
- Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Standing Deputy Minister of DTTG (from March 2026).
- Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front (MTTQ), central mass organizations (2. 2025 - 2/2026).
- Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (July 2025 - February 2026).
- Secretary of the Party Committee, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (July 2019 - February 2026).
- Vice Chairman of the Central Emulation and Commendation Council (from September 2019).
- Member who is a concurrent NA Deputy of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the 15th National Assembly (from February 2025).
- NA Deputy: XV term.
SUMMARY OF THE WORKING PROCESS
From January 1989 - July 2003: Accountant, Deputy Head of Accounting Department then Head of Accounting Department, Chief Accountant of Ha Bac Fertilizer and Chemical Company.
From July 2003 - December 2010: Head of the Board - Standing Member of the Supervisory Board of Vietnam Chemicals Corporation; General Director of Vietnam Chemicals Finance Joint Stock Company; Member of the Board of Directors of Bao Minh Joint Stock Corporation; Chairman of Materials and Chemical Import-Export One Member Limited Liability Company; Member of the Board of Directors of the Parent Company - Vietnam Chemical Group; Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Group.
From January 2011 - February 2014: Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, General Director of Vietnam National Chemical Group.
From March 2014 - December 2015: Deputy Secretary of Ha Giang Provincial Party Committee for the term 2010-2015, term 2015-2020.
From January 2016 - March 2016: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Ha Giang Provincial Party Committee for the 2015-2020 term.
From April 2016 - July 2019: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Ha Nam Provincial Party Committee for the 2015-2020 term; Secretary of the Military Party Committee of Ha Nam province, Member of the Party Committee of Military Region 3.
From July 2019 - August 2019: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Delegation, Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour for the term 2018-2023.
From September 2019 - January 2021: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Delegation, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour; Member of the Presidium of the 9th Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Vice Chairman of the Central Emulation and Commendation Council.
From February 2021 - February 2026: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee; Secretary of the Party Delegation (to February 2025), President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour; Member of the Presidium of the 9th Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Vice Chairman of the Central Emulation and Commendation Council; National Assembly Deputy of the 15th term, Member of the National Assembly's Social Committee (to February 2025); Vice President of the World Federation of Trade Unions (from May 2022).
From February 2025 - February 2026: Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, central mass organizations; Secretary of the Party Committee of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor for the term 2020-2025; Member who is a concurrent National Assembly Deputy of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the 15th National Assembly.
From July 10, 2025 - February 2, 2026: Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front for the term 2024-2029.
August 19, 2025: At the 1st Congress of the Party Committee of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, term 2025-2030, he was appointed to hold the position of Secretary of the Party Committee of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, term 2025-2030.
January 22, 2026: At the 14th National Party Congress, elected as a member of the 14th Party Central Committee.
March 2026: Member of the 14th Party Central Committee; Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Standing Deputy Minister of DTTG.
April 8, 2026: At the First Session, the 16th National Assembly approved the appointment of comrade to hold the position of Minister of DTTG for the 2026-2031 term.
