Mr. Nguyen Duy Ngoc appointed as Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee
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Wednesday, Nov/05/2025 - 15:06
(L&D) - The Politburo has announced the decision to transfer and assign Mr. Nguyen Duy Ngoc – Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission – to serve as Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee for the 2025–2030 tenure.
On the morning of November 4, the Hanoi Party Committee held a conference to announce the Politburo’s decision on personnel work.
Attending the conference were General Secretary To Lam; Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu; Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Le Minh Hung; Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac; Secretary of the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front and central mass organisations Bui Thi Minh Hoai; along with representatives of leaders of departments, sectors, communes, and wards of Hanoi.
At the conference, Standing Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Hoang Dang Quang announced the Politburo’s decision on personnel work.
According to the Politburo’s decision, Mr. Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, is relieved from his membership in the Secretariat of the 13th tenure, and is transferred, assigned, and appointed to join the Executive Committee and Standing Committee of the Hanoi Party Committee, and to serve as Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee for the 2025–2030 tenure.
General Secretary To Lam presents the Politburo’s decision on the transfer and assignment of Mr. Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, to serve as Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee. (Photo: VNA)
New Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Duy Ngoc, born in 1964 in Hung Yen Province, holds a Master’s degree in Law and an advanced degree in political theory.
Mr. Nguyen Duy Ngoc is currently a Member of the 13th Politburo, Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee, Member of the 13th Party Central Committee, and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission.
Throughout his career, he has held various positions within the Hanoi Police Department, including Head of Thanh Tri District Police, Head of the Road and Railway Traffic Police Division (PC27), Chief of Office of the Investigation Police Agency (PC44), and Deputy Director of the Hanoi Police Department cum Head of the Investigation Police Agency.
In November 2016, he was appointed Deputy Director General of the General Department of Police.
In August 2018, he served as Director of the Department of Anti-Corruption, Economic and Smuggling Crime Investigation.
At the end of 2019, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Public Security cum Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee.
In June 2024, the Politburo transferred and assigned Mr. Nguyen Duy Ngoc to serve as Chief of Office of the Party Central Committee. Two months later, he was additionally elected by the Party Central Committee to join the Secretariat.
In January 2025, at its 9th plenum (13th tenure), the Party Central Committee elected Mr. Nguyen Duy Ngoc as Member of the 13th Politburo and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission.
In November 2025, the Politburo transferred, assigned, and appointed Mr. Nguyen Duy Ngoc as Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, replacing Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hoai, who was transferred and appointed by the Politburo to join the Executive Committee and Standing Committee, and to serve as Secretary of the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front and Central Mass Organisations for the 2025–2030 tenure.
Previously, Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hoai – Member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee – had been transferred and appointed by the Politburo to join the 13th Secretariat, and to serve as Secretary of the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front and Central Mass Organisations.
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