On the morning of October 22, the Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee held a conference to announce and hand over decisions on personnel work.
At the conference, the Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee announced the decision to transfer, assign and appoint Mr. Pham Thanh Kien - Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, to hold the position of Head of the Organizing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.
Mr. Pham Thanh Kien was assigned to take on this position to replace Ms. Van Thi Bach Tuyet, who was appointed by the Politburo to hold the position of Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee in mid-September 2025.
Mr. Pham Thanh Kien was born in 1971, from Bac Lieu (now in Ca Mau province).
He has a Master's degree in Party Building and State Government, Bachelor's degree in Administration, Bachelor's degree in Law (Economic Law), Bachelor's degree in Politics (Photography) and a Senior degree in Political Theory.
Before being transferred, Mr. Kien had held many important positions in the Ho Chi Minh City government and Party Committee, such as: Chairman of District 1 People's Committee; Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade; Secretary of District Party Committee 3; Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Council and Permanent Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Council.