On December 11, Mr. Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade signed Decision No. 3263/QD-BCT on disciplining Mr. Lu Minh Thu - Director of the Market Management Department (QLTT) of Thanh Hoa province with a warning.
Previously, in July 2024, the Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a Decision to inspect the Director of the Market Management Department of Thanh Hoa province regarding the temporary suspension of the performance of functions and tasks of market inspection and control against smuggling and trade fraud of Market Management Team No. 9.
The Inspectorate of the Ministry of Industry and Trade worked with the leaders of the Thanh Hoa Market Management Department; worked with the civil servants of Market Management Team No. 9; clarified the request for direction from the General Department of Market Management on the temporary suspension of the functions and tasks of Market Management Team No. 9; the legal basis for issuing the temporary suspension document, and advising the leaders of the Market Management Department to issue a document temporarily suspending the operations of Market Management Team No. 9.
In addition, regarding the activities of the Market Management Department of Thanh Hoa province, the General Department of Market Management has received a complaint about the wrongdoings, factions, and factions that exist in the Market Management Department of Thanh Hoa province, including unfair, unjust, undemocratic transfers, appointments, and rotations of positions, which go against the resolutions and decisions of the Party Committee of the Market Management Department of Thanh Hoa province.
The General Department of Market Management has also sent a document to the Thanh Hoa Provincial Market Management Department regarding the shortcomings that need to be corrected related to the contents of the above complaint.
On June 28, 2024, the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade also held a meeting to review and handle the responsibility of Mr. Lu Minh Thu - Director of the Department of Market Management of Thanh Hoa province.
On September 5, 2024, Mr. Tran Huu Linh - Director General of the General Department of Market Management - Ministry of Industry and Trade signed Decision No. 2053/QD-TCQLTT to temporarily suspend the use of Market Inspection Card No. T27-QLTT099 issued to Mr. Lu Minh Thu - Director of the Department of Market Management of Thanh Hoa province. The suspension period is from the date of signing the decision until a decision is made by the competent authority.
Currently, the General Department of Market Management is considering completing the procedures to decide to withdraw the Market Inspection Card No. T27-QLTT099 issued to Mr. Lu Minh Thu instead of temporarily suspending it according to the provisions of Circular 33/2018/TT-BCT dated October 8, 2018 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade regulating market inspection cards.
Mr. Lu Minh Thu, born in 1967, from Ha Trung district, Thanh Hoa province. Mr. Thu has a Master's degree in Business Administration and a Senior Degree in Political Theory. Mr. Lu Minh Thu is currently a delegate of the Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Council for the 2021-2026 term.
Before being appointed as Director of the Department of Market Management of Thanh Hoa province, Mr. Lu Minh Thu was Secretary of the Vinh Loc district Party Committee.
Mr. Lu Minh Thu used to work at the Department of Industry and Trade of Thanh Hoa province, holding the position of Deputy Director of this department.
In December 2020, Mr. Lu Minh Thu was mobilized and appointed by the Standing Committee of Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee to join the Executive Committee, Standing Committee, and hold the position of Secretary of Vinh Loc District Party Committee for the 2020 - 2025 term.
In August 2023, Mr. Lu Minh Thu was appointed to the position of Director of the Department of Market Management of Thanh Hoa province.
