Hanoi, April 8 -- The Politburo has appointed Tran Duc Thang as Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee for the 2025-2030 term.

The decision was announced at a conference held by the Hanoi Party Committee on April 8, attended by senior officials, including Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Tran Cam Tu, and Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Organisation Commission Nguyen Duy Ngoc.

According to the decision, Politburo member Thang, who served as Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MoAE) and MoAE Minister for 2021-2026, will join the Hanoi Party Committee and its standing board for 2025-2030.

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