News from the Central Organizing Committee said that Mr. Nguyen Quoc Trieu, former Minister of Health, passed away at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon in Hanoi.
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Trieu was born on June 22, 1951, in Phu Hoa commune, Luong Tai district, Bac Ninh province.
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Trieu is a member of the 10th Party Central Committee; former Head of the Central Committee for Protection and Health Care of Officials; former Minister of Health; former Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, 13th and 14th terms; former Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee.
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Trieu was awarded by the Party and State the First Class Independence Medal; First, Second and Third Class Labor Medals; 50-year Party membership badge and many other noble awards.
Due to old age and serious illness, he passed away at 5:07 p.m. on January 24 in Hanoi, at the age of 74.
The funeral of Mr. Nguyen Quoc Trieu will be held according to high-level funeral rites. The funeral will begin at 7:00 a.m. on January 26 at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi.
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