Nguyễn Hòa Bình

Nguyễn Hòa Bình
Bình in 2023
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam
Assumed office
28 August 2024
Prime MinisterPhạm Minh Chính
Preceded byPhạm Bình Minh
Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam
Assumed office
26 August 2024
Prime MinisterPhạm Minh Chính
Member of the Politburo
Assumed office
31 January 2021
General SecretaryNguyễn Phú Trọng
Tô Lâm
Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court
In office
8 April 2016 – 26 August 2024
President
Deputy
Preceded byTrương Hòa Bình
Succeeded byLê Minh Trí
Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuracy
In office
26 July 2011 – 8 April 2016
PresidentTrương Tấn Sang
Deputy
Preceded byTrần Quốc Vượng
Succeeded byLê Minh Trí
Personal details
Born (1958-05-24) 24 May 1958 (age 66)
Nghĩa Hành, Quảng Ngãi, South Vietnam
(now Vietnam)
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam (1981–present)
SpousePhùng Nhật Hà
Alma materVietnam People's Security Academy [vi]
Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics [vi]
Academy of the MVD
Military service
Branch/serviceVietnam People's Public Security
Rank Major general

Nguyễn Hòa Bình (born 24 May 1958) is a Vietnamese politician and former police officer. He has been serving as the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam of the Phạm Minh Chính's cabinet since August 2024. Previously, he held the rank of Major General in the People's Public Security Forces and served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court from 2016 to 2014. He is currently also a member of the National Assembly delegation from Bắc Giang (2021–2026).[1]

In the Communist Party of Vietnam, Bình serves as a member of the 13th Politburo, the Central Secretariat and the Central Steering Committee on Anti-corruption.

Early life and education

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Nguyễn Hòa Bình was born on 24 May 1958, in Hành Đức commune, Nghĩa Hành district, Quảng Ngãi Province. His father was Nguyễn Lựu, a soldier and his brother was Nguyễn Kim Vang, who was awarded the Hero of the People's Armed Forces title.[2]

From 1975 to 1980, he studied at Vietnam People's Security Academy. In 1988, he went to Moscow to complete a postgraduate law study. In 1991, Bình successfully defended his Doctor of Law thesis titled "Организация предупреждения хищений социалистического имущества на водном транспорте"[3]

Career

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In 1980, Bình worked as a police officer in Quảng Nam - Đà Nẵng province. He joined the CPV on 14 October 1981.[4] After returning from a 4-year study in the Soviet Union, on 1992, he worked as a member of the Ministry of Public Security up to 2008. In April 2007, he became a Major General.[4]

In April 2008, Bình was moved to Quảng Ngãi and become the deputy secretary of the province's party committee. On 5 June 2010, Bình was elected as Quảng Ngãi's party secretary and was reelected on September during the province's party congress.[5][6]

In 2011, Bình was elected to the 13th National Assembly. On 26 July 2011, Bình was elected by the National Assembly to be the Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuracy. In 2016, Bình was reelected to the 14th National Assembly and became the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court. In 2021, Bình was reelected again for the National Assembly and remained as Chief Justice. On 26 August 2024, he was dismissed from Chief Justice by President Tô Lâm and was elected by the 15th National Assembly as a Deputy Prime Minister for Phạm Minh Chính's cabinet. Two days later, Bình became the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister.[7]

History of military rank conferment

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Year of ordination 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007
Rank
Rank name Senior lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant colonel Colonel Senior colonel Major General

References

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  1. ^ "Nguyễn Hòa Bình". Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  2. ^ Văn Chiển (17 May 2022). "Đại tướng Phan Văn Giang dự lễ tiếp nhận hiện vật tại Bảo tàng Lịch sử Quân sự" (in Vietnamese). People's Army Newspaper. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  3. ^ Нгуен Хоа Бинь (Nguyễn Hòa Bình) (1991). "Организация предупреждения хищений социалистического имущества на водном транспорте" (in Russian).
  4. ^ a b PV/VOV.VN (2016-04-08). "Tiểu sử tân Chánh án Tòa án NDTC Nguyễn Hòa Bình" (in Vietnamese). VOV. Archived from the original on 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  5. ^ TTXVN (2010-04-16). "Nhân sự mới" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. Archived from the original on 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  6. ^ Hồng Long (2010-09-30). "Ông Nguyễn Hòa Bình giữ chức Bí thư" (in Vietnamese). Dân Trí. Archived from the original on 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  7. ^ Sơn Hà (26 August 2024). "Quốc hội phê chuẩn bổ nhiệm 3 Phó thủ tướng". VnExpress. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
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