Task assignment of the Minister and Deputy Ministers of Industry and Trade

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Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung has just signed Decision No. 2268/QD-BCT on assigning work of the Minister and Deputy Ministers.

According to the assignment decision, Minister Le Manh Hung will lead and comprehensively manage all aspects of the work of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Minister directs strategic work, planning and major balancing in industry development; personnel organization work, asset and income control; emulation, commendation and discipline; legal work; international economic integration.

Minister Le Manh Hung is in charge of the energy sector; planning and land resource use in the sector; and is also the Head of the Government's negotiating delegation on economy and international trade.

The Minister directly directs the Department of Organization and Personnel, the Department of Legal Affairs; directs the implementation of state management of the oil and gas and electricity sectors.

The Minister is also the Head of Steering Committees, Chairman of Councils according to regulations and performs other tasks assigned by the Government and the Prime Minister.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan in charge of e-commerce and market management

Deputy Minister Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan is assigned to direct work in the fields of competition management, consumer rights protection; trade remedy; trade promotion; export and import; handling issues related to trade balance and trade services; e-commerce; market management and domestic market development; and work related to Vietnamese trade abroad.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan assisted the Minister in directing the work of international economic integration; in charge of bilateral, multilateral relations and foreign market development; directing the implementation of cooperation agreements on economy, trade, and industry with countries.

Deputy Minister in charge of the WTO Department at the Permanent Mission of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the United Nations, World Trade Organization and other international organizations in Geneva; Permanent Economic Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN; Vietnamese Trade Offices abroad.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan is in charge of press information work, concurrently spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Trade; and also directs work in the field of women's progress.

The units directly directed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan include: the Department of Overseas Market Development and Multilateral Trade, the National Competition Commission, the Trade Remedies Authority, the E-commerce Authority, the Import-Export Authority, the Trade Promotion Authority, the Domestic Market Management and Development Authority, and the Office of the Inter-sectoral Steering Committee for International Economic Integration.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan also handled the daily work of Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang when Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang went on business trips abroad or on leave.

Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang in charge of planning, investment, and finance.

According to the decision, Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang directs work in the fields of planning, investment, finance, business management, office work, training and human resource development.

Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang gave general directions on inspection work; citizen reception work, complaint and denunciation resolution; monitoring and handling work after inspection and examination and other tasks of the Ministry Office; helping the Minister direct administrative reform, corruption prevention and control, and negativity.

The Deputy Minister assists the Minister in general work on legal affairs, personnel organization work; directly directs and handles general tasks of the Legal Department, Personnel Organization Department, except for regular work of the Legal Department, Personnel Organization Department according to the professional field assigned to other Deputy Ministers in charge. Cases exceeding the handling authority are reported to the Minister.

Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang is in charge of mass organization work; health protection - health, population and family planning work.

The units directly assigned to direct include the Ministry Office, the Department of Planning and Finance, the Center for Health - Labor Environment of Industry and Trade, the Center for Industrial and Trade Information, Cong Thuong Newspaper, Cong Thuong Magazine, Cong Thuong Publishing House and schools directly under the Ministry.

Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang, on behalf of the Ministry, directed the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Ho Chi Minh City, Tay Ninh, Dong Nai, Vinh Long, Dong Thap, Can Tho, An Giang, Ca Mau.

She also directed the implementation of state management of enterprises represented by the Ministry of Industry and Trade as owners and enterprises represented by the Ministry of Industry and Trade as state capital in enterprises, except for the National Electricity System and Market Operation One Member Limited Liability Company.

Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang handles Deputy Minister Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan's daily work when Deputy Minister Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan goes on business trips abroad or on leave.

Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai in charge of industry and electricity.

Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai was assigned to direct work in the fields of industry; all-people national defense and industry serving national defense; geology, minerals; electricity and electricity regulation.

Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai participates with the Minister in directing the implementation of state management of the electricity sector; directly directing and handling general tasks in the electricity sector and reporting to the Minister cases beyond their handling authority.

The units directly directed by the Deputy Minister include the Department of Industry, the Department of Electricity, the Department of Geology and Minerals, the Office of the State Steering Committee for important national programs, projects, key energy sectors, the Office of the National Mineral Reserves Assessment Council and the Institute of Energy.

Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai, on behalf of the Ministry, directed the Industry and Trade sector in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Thai Nguyen, Lang Son, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Son La, Dien Bien and Lai Chau.

He is also assigned to direct the implementation of state management of Power System and National Electricity Market Operation One Member Limited Liability Company.

Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai handles Deputy Minister Nguyen Viet Son's daily work when Deputy Minister Nguyen Viet Son goes on business trips abroad or on leave.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Viet Son in charge of energy, except for electricity.

According to the decision, Deputy Minister Nguyen Viet Son directed work in the energy sector, except for electricity, including energy saving, international cooperation on energy; oil and gas and coal; energy types.

The Deputy Minister, on behalf of the Ministry, directed the implementation of state management for the field of coal industry; science and technology and digital transformation; the field of industrial environment; flood and storm prevention and control; fire and explosion prevention and safety; chemical industry.

He participates with the Minister in directing the implementation of state management of the oil and gas sector; directly directing and handling general tasks in the oil and gas sector, energy transition and reporting to the Minister cases beyond his handling authority.

Units directly directed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Viet Son include the Department of Energy - Oil and Gas, the Department of Chemicals, the Department of Science and Technology and Digital Transformation, the Department of Safety and Industrial Environment Techniques, and Institutes under the Ministry, except for the Energy Institute.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Viet Son, on behalf of the Ministry, directed the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak, Gia Lai and Lam Dong.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Viet Son also handles Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai's daily work when Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai goes on business trips abroad or on leave.

Decision No. 2268/QD-BCT takes effect from September 15, 2026, and at the same time replaces Decision No. 177/QD-BCT dated January 26, 2026 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on assigning tasks in the Ministry's leadership.

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