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, Mr. Nguyen Van Thang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Finance for the 2021-2026 term was approved by the National Assembly to be appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for the 2026-2031 term.
New Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang was born on September 12, 1973; native of Tu Liem ward, Hanoi City. Political theory level: Advanced. Professional qualifications: Doctor of Economics; Master of Monetary Circulation; University of Economics majoring in Finance - Credit.
Position:
- Member of the Party Central Committee: XII term (supplied), XIII, XIV.
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Government Party Committee (from January 2025).
- Deputy Prime Minister for the term 2026-2031.
- Secretary of the Party Committee, Minister of Finance for the 2021-2026 term.
- Member who is a concurrent NA Deputy of the Economic and Finance Committee of the National Assembly: XV term (from February 2025).
XIV, XV, XVI terms
SUMMARY OF THE WORKING PROCESS
From December 1996 - December 2000: Official of Foreign Affairs Business Department, Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) - Ba Dinh Branch.
From January 2001 - May 2003: Secretary General Director of VietinBank.
From June 2003 - February 2006: Secretary General Director, concurrently Deputy Chief of Office of VietinBank.
From March 2006 - August 2008: Deputy Head of Corporate Customer Department, VietinBank.
From September 2008 - December 2009: Secretary of the Party Cell, Head of the Large Enterprise Customer Department, VietinBank.
From January 2010 - July 2010: Director of VietinBank - Hanoi Branch.
From July 2010 - August 2010: Secretary of the Party Committee, Director of VietinBank - Hanoi Branch.
From August 2010 - May 2011: Member of the Executive Committee of VietinBank Party Committee - Secretary of the Party Committee, Director of Hanoi City branch.
From June 2011 - November 2011: Member of the Party Committee - Member of the Board of Directors, Acting General Director of VietinBank.
From December 2011 - May 2013: Member of the Party Committee Executive Committee - Member of the Board of Directors, General Director of VietinBank.
From May 2013 - April 2014: Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee - Member of the Board of Directors of VietinBank.
From April 2014 - May 2014: Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee - Chairman of VietinBank's Board of Directors.
From May 2014 - September 2014: Secretary of the Party Committee - Chairman of the Board of Directors of VietinBank.
From September 2014 - January 2016: Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Central Business Bloc, Secretary of the Party Committee - Chairman of the Board of Directors of VietinBank.
From January 2016 - July 2018: Alternate member of the 12th Party Central Committee, National Assembly Deputy of the 14th term (from July 2016), Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Central Business Bloc, Secretary of the Party Committee - Chairman of the Board of Directors of VietinBank.
From July 2018 - June 2019: Alternate Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, National Assembly Deputy of the 14th term, Member of the Standing Committee of Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee, Member of the Party Committee of the People's Committee, Vice Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee for the 2016-2021 term.
From July 2019 - October 2020: Alternate Member of the 12th Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the 14th Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee for the 2016-2021 term, Head of the Delegation of National Assembly Deputies of Quang Ninh province, 14th term.
From October 2020 - October 2022: Member of the Party Central Committee of the XII term (supplied), XIII term (January 2021), Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Military Party Committee; Head of the Dien Bien Provincial National Assembly Delegation of the XIV term (from December 2020), XV term (to August 2024); Member of the Economic Committee of the XV National Assembly.
From October 2022 - November 2024: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee, Minister of Transport; NA Deputy of the 15th term.
From November 28, 2024 - February 2025: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee, Minister of Finance; Delegate of the 15th National Assembly.
January 2025: The Politburo appoints him to participate in the Executive Committee of the Government Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term.
February 2025: Member of the 13th Party Central Committee; Secretary of the Party Committee, Minister of Finance; National Assembly Deputy of the 15th term.
March 2025: The Prime Minister signed Decision No. 572/QD-TTg appointing a comrade to concurrently hold the position of Chairman of the Social Insurance Management Council.
August 21, 2025: At the 1st Congress of Delegates, term 2025-2030 of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Finance, he was appointed to hold the position of Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Finance 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 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.
