On the afternoon of October 3, the People's Council of Can Tho City held a Wednesday session (special session) of the 10th term, 2021 - 2026 to review and decide on a number of important contents under its authority.

At the meeting, the City People's Council passed a resolution to dismiss Mr. Tran Van Lau from the position of Chairman of the Can Tho City People's Committee for the 2021-2026 term due to his new assignment; at the same time, elected Mr. Truong Canh Tuyen, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, to hold the position of Chairman of the Can Tho City People's Committee for the 2021-2026 term.

Speaking on receiving the assignment, Mr. Truong Canh Tuyen said: More than 7 months ago, on February 20, 2025, he gave a speech accepting the assignment of Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City (old), term 2021-2026, at a time of historical significance when the entire political system of Can Tho City and the whole country implemented the streamlining of the apparatus according to Resolution 18 of the Central Committee.
Today, for the second time in 2025, I continue to accept the position of Chairman of the new People's Committee of Can Tho City, on the basis of merging 3 localities (Can Tho, Soc Trang, Hau Giang). This is a special moment when the city has just finished the 1st Party Congress, term 2025-2030, with many expectations from the Party, State leaders and people's trust, striving to become a growth pole of the country by 2030, playing a role as a driving force, spreading and leading the entire Mekong Delta region," Mr. Tuyen emphasized.
With the assigned responsibility, he pledged to inherit and promote the valuable achievements and experiences of his predecessor's leaders; strive, be dedicated, and be dedicated, together with the City People's Committee to strictly comply with the leadership of the Central and the City Party Committee; operate the People's Council's resolutions correctly, proactively, flexibly, and creatively to successfully complete the tasks.
Mr. Truong Canh Tuyen was born in 1969, from Thanh Hoa; has a master's degree in economics and a senior degree in political theory. He was Chairman of the People's Committee of Chau Thanh District (Hau Giang), Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Hau Giang Province for the terms 2016-2021, 2021-2026.
In February 2025, he was transferred and appointed Deputy Secretary of the Can Tho City Party Committee, elected by the City People's Council to hold the position of Chairman of the Can Tho City People's Committee for the 2021-2026 term.
When merging Hau Giang province, Soc Trang province with Can Tho city to establish the new Can Tho city from July 1, Mr. Truong Canh Tuyen was appointed by the Politburo to hold the position of Deputy Secretary of the Can Tho City Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term.
On September 27, at the 1st Congress of the Can Tho City Party Committee, term 2025-2030, Mr. Tuyen continued to be appointed as Deputy Secretary of the Can Tho City Party Committee for the term 2025-2030.
From July 1 to October 3, 2025, the position of Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City will be held by Mr. Tran Van Lau (former Chairman of the People's Committee of Soc Trang Province). On the morning of October 3, at the 1st Vinh Long Provincial Party Congress, the Politburo appointed Mr. Tran Van Lau to hold the position of Secretary of the Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee for the 2025-2030 term.