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. Pham Duc An - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of Da Nang City People's Committee - was approved by the National Assembly to be appointed as Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam for the term 2026-2031.
New Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Pham Duc An was born on February 1, 1970; hometown Kim Bang commune, Nghe An province. Political theory level: Advanced. Professional qualifications: Master of Business Administration; Bachelor of Economic Law, Bachelor of Finance-Banking.
Position:
- Member of the Party Central Committee: term XIV.
- Deputy Secretary of the Da Nang City Party Committee.
- Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of Da Nang City People's Committee (from September 2025).
- Members who are concurrent National Assembly deputies of the Economic and Finance Committee of the 15th National Assembly (from February 2025).
- National Assembly Deputy: XV term.
SUMMARY OF THE WORKING PROCESS
October 1994 - March 2004: Specialist, Deputy Head of Department (from July 2000), Deputy Head of Department in charge (from October 2001) Department of Legal Affairs - Regimes, Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam.
From March 2004 - September 2006: Secretary of the Party Cell, Head of the Legal Department, Vietnam Bank for Investment and Development.
From October 2006 - June 2009: Secretary of the Party Cell, Director of the Legal Department, Vietnam Bank for Investment and Development.
From July 2009 - May 2011: Member of the Party Committee of Hung Yen Provincial Bank (from September 2009); Secretary of the Party Committee, Director of Hung Yen Investment and Development Bank Branch; Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Aircraft Leasing Joint Stock Company (VALC) (June 2009 - June 2014).
From June 2011 - June 2014: Deputy General Director of Vietnam Bank for Investment and Development; General Director of Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture Bank (VRB).
From June 2014 - December 2018: Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (from August 2015) Chairman of the Trade Union of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (April 2018 - December 2018); Member of the Standing Committee of the Trade Union of Vietnam Bank (August 2018 - December 2020), Vice Chairman of the Member Council of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
From January 2019 - April 2020: Secretary of the Party Committee of the Office Department (from March 2019), Chief of Office of the State Bank of Vietnam.
From May 2020 - December 2024: Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the Member Council of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development; Member of the Executive Committee of the Party Committee of the Central Business Bloc (from October 2020); Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Central Business Bloc (from August 2022); Chairman of the Banking Association term VII (from December 2020); National Assembly Deputy of the XV term (from July 2021).
From December 2024 - February 2025: Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee for the term 2020-2025, Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee for the term 2021-2026; National Assembly Deputy of the XV term.
December 2024: Resolution No. 1341. NQ-UBTVQH15, the National Assembly Standing Committee decided to transfer your activities from the Hanoi City National Assembly Delegation to the Quang Ninh Provincial National Assembly Delegation.
From February 2025 - September 2025: Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee; National Assembly Deputy of the XV term, Member who is a concurrent National Assembly Deputy of the Economic and Finance Committee of the National Assembly.
September 17, 2025: At the 1st Congress of the Da Nang City Party Committee, term 2025-2030, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Da Nang City Party Committee for the term 2025-2030.
September 23, 2025: Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee for the term 2025-2030; Secretary of the Party Committee of the People's Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City for the term 2021-2026; Member who is a concurrent National Assembly deputy of the Economic and Finance Committee of the National Assembly, National Assembly Deputy of the XV term.
December 1, 2025: In charge of the Delegation of National Assembly Deputies of the 15th City of Da Nang until the end of the 15th National Assembly term, according to Resolution No. 1920. NQ-UBTVQH15.
January 22, 2026: At the 14th National Party Congress, elected as a member of the 14th Party Central Committee.
April 8, 2026: At the First Session, the 16th National Assembly approved the appointment to hold the position of Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam for the term 2026-2031.
