New Head of Government Office approved

Minister-Chairman of the Office of Government Nguyen Van Nen

The newly appointed official enjoying 85,94% of votes at in the National Assembly (NA) took over the post when previous incumbent Vu Duc Dam  left to take over a Deputy Prime Minister role.

Nen was born on July 14, 1957 and got a bachelor of law degree. He was Secretary of the Go Dau District Party Committee, Secretary of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee and Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Central Highlands before serving as Deputy Head ofthe Party Central Committee's Commission for Communication and Education.

On behalf of lawmakers, NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung expressed his hope that Minister Nen would spare no efforts to fulfill his newly entrusted tasks.

Biography of Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Nguyen Van Nen

Date of birth: July 14, 1957

Native place: Tay Ninh

Education: Bachelor of Law

Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (11th tenure)

April 1975 – September 1985: Criminal police officer, Team leader of the Go Dau district’sCriminal Police

October 1985 – December 1987: Member of the Go Dau district’s Party Committee, Deputy Head of the Go Dau district’s Police Force

January 1988 – February 1989: Temporary Head of the Go Dau district’s Police Force

March 1989 – December 1991: Head of Police Force and member of Party Committee of Go Dau district

January 1992 – April 1996: Deputy Permanent Secretary of Party Committee and Chairman of People’s Council of Go Dau district

April 1996 – August 1999: Member of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Party Committee and Chairman of People’s Council of Go Dau district

August 1999 – January 2001: Member of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee, Head of Tay Ninh Province’s Organization Board

February 2001 – May 2004: Member of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee’s Organization Board

June 2004 – January 2005: Member of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee’s Organization Board, cum Chairman of the Tay Ninh Provincial People’s Council and Head of Health Care Board

February 2005 – March 2006: Permanent Member of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Tay Ninh Provincial People’s Council and Head of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee’s Organization Board

March 2006 – August 2010: Deputy Secretary of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Tay Ninh Provincial People’s Committee

September 2010 – July 2011: Secretary of the Tay Ninh Provincial Party Committee

July 2011 – February 2013: Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Central Highlands

March 2013 up to now: Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Communication and Education

November 14, 2013: approved as Minister-Chairman of the Office of the Government at the sixth session of the 13th tenure NA.

                                                                                                                                    By Vien Nhu