HANOI, 26th August, 2024 (WAM) -- Vietnam's National Assembly on Monday voted to appoint three new deputy prime ministers, a new environment minister and a new justice minister during one-day extraordinary meeting in Hanoi, Reuters reported.
The three new deputy prime ministers announced during the meeting, which was broadcast live on national television, are foreign minister Bui Thanh Son, finance minister Ho Duc Phoc and chief justice Nguyen Hoa Binh.
The meeting also ended the terms of two deputy prime ministers. After the appointments, there are now five deputy prime ministers working under Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.