HCMC – State President To Lam was elected as General Secretary of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam at an extraordinary session in Hanoi today, August 3.
Lai Xuan Mon, permanent deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Publicity and Education, announced that President To Lam won a 100% vote to serve as Party chief in the 2021–2026 period.
He succeeds the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who passed away on July 19 at the age of 80.
The National Assembly on May 22 elected General To Lam as State President for the 2021-2026 tenure. He was relieved of his duties as Minister of Public Security on the same day.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam was born in 1957 in Hung Yen Province. He has been serving as a member of the Politburo of the 12th and 13th tenures, a member of the Party Central Committee of the 11th, 12th, and 13th tenures, and a deputy of the National Assembly in the 14th and 15th terms.
Speaking at a press conference held after his election to the post of Party General Secretary, he said this was a great honor and a huge responsibility for him before the Party, the State and the people.
