Attending were Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, leaders of the Ministry, and leaders of units under the Ministry.
On behalf of the Party Committee, the Ministry's leaders, and the cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Minister Nguyen Chi Dung congratulated comrade Nguyen Duc Tam on being trusted and believed in by the Party and State; and being appointed by the Prime Minister to hold such a great responsibility.
The Minister said that in the last 2 terms, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has developed from local resources by 7 Deputy Ministers. This result demonstrates the continuous efforts of the individual comrades; also demonstrates the solidarity, consensus, and exemplary leadership of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, which is trusted and highly appreciated by the Party and State leaders.
Minister Nguyen Chi Dung said that the Ministry of Planning and Investment is a comprehensive advisory agency on the Party and State's socio-economic development strategies and plans. Therefore, the assigned issues and tasks are numerous, very difficult and unprecedented.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment is currently the permanent member of the Editorial Board of the Socio-Economic Subcommittee of the 14th National Party Congress with strategic issues being raised. After nearly 40 years of Doi Moi, the country has achieved many important achievements and results, but there are still many problems, difficulties and challenges ahead to complete the goals set by the 13th National Party Congress.
The country is also standing at the door of history to enter a new era - the era of the Vietnamese people's rise as General Secretary To Lam said.
Therefore, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, as a comprehensive and strategic advisory body, needs to research and advise on breakthrough policies to create new growth drivers for the country, free up resources, seize opportunities and resolve challenges. The Minister emphasized that this is a very difficult but also very glorious mission of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Regarding the new Deputy Minister Nguyen Duc Tam, the Minister said that this is an important event, marking a new process, a new milestone in his personal career. The Minister hopes that the new Deputy Minister will promote the tradition of solidarity and unity of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, be exemplary, take the lead, and excellently complete the assigned tasks.
In his acceptance speech, Deputy Minister Nguyen Duc Tam promised to unite with the Party Committee and the Ministry's leadership to work together with the Minister to successfully carry out the tasks assigned by the Party, National Assembly, Government and Prime Minister.
The Deputy Minister promises to always strive, do his best, constantly learn, practice, be dedicated, and quickly approach new tasks; vows to use all his abilities, intelligence, and enthusiasm, join hands with the Party Executive Committee, the Party Committee of the Ministry, and units in the Ministry, continue to promote the spirit of solidarity, responsibility, creativity, dare to think, dare to do, to lead, direct, and operate in the assigned fields, meeting the practical requirements of the work in the new situation and the trust of the Minister.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Duc Tam was born in 1981 and started working at the Ministry of Planning and Investment in 2003, at the Department of National Economic Synthesis. In 2009, he was appointed Head of the General Division, Department of National Economic Synthesis.
From November 2009 to February 2011, he was Head of Division Secretary, Ministry Office. From March 2011 to April 2019, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Department of Business Registration Management.
In April 2019, he was appointed Chief of the Ministry Office; from January 2021 to April 2023, he was appointed Director of the Department of Local and Territorial Economy. From April 2023 until his appointment as Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, he was Director of the Department of National Economic Synthesis.
Currently, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has 4 Deputy Ministers, including Deputy Ministers Tran Quoc Phuong, Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Do Thanh Trung and Nguyen Duc Tam.
