Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang holds the position of Deputy Minister of National Defense.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed decisions to appoint personnel to the Ministry of National Defense .

Specifically, the Prime Minister appointed Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang, member of the Party Central Committee and Commander of Military Region 7, to hold the position of Deputy Minister of National Defense.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang was born in 1970; hometown Thu Dau Mot town, Binh Duong province; professional qualification: Bachelor of Military .

Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang. Photo: Ministry of National Defense

He has many years of experience working in units of Military Region 7. In October 2018, he held the position of Commander of the Ho Chi Minh City Command. In 2020, he held the position of Deputy Commander and then Commander of Military Region 7.

In January 2021, at the 13th National Congress of the Party, Mr. Nguyen Truong Thang was elected as a member of the 13th Party Central Committee for the 2021-2026 term.

The current Minister of Defense is Senior General Phan Van Giang. Deputy Ministers include: Senior General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien; Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh; Senior Lieutenant General Vu Hai San; Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam; Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong; Lieutenant General Nguyen Hong Thai and Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang.

In addition, the Prime Minister appointed Major General Le Xuan The, Deputy Commander of Military Region 7, to hold the position of Commander of Military Region 7.

The Prime Minister appointed Major General Vu Hong Son, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Air Defense - Air Force, to hold the position of Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force.

The Prime Minister appointed Colonel Tran Thanh Hai, Deputy Chief of Staff of Military Region 5, to hold the position of Deputy Commander of Military Region 5.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/trung-tuong-nguyen-truong-thang-giu-chuc-thu-truong-bo-quoc-phong-2416308.html