Special announcement on the funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

ComradeNGUYEN PHU TRONG,

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, Secretary of the Central Military Commission.

Born April 14, 1944; hometown: Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi city.

Permanent residence at No. 5, Thien Quang Street, Nguyen Du Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi City.

Joined the Party in 1967; joined the Communist Party of Vietnam on December 19, 1967. Member of the Party Central Committee of the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th terms; Member of the Politburo of the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th terms; member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the 8th term; Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam of the 11th and 12th terms; General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam of the 11th, 12th, 13th terms; President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the 2016-2021 term, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council; Secretary of the Central Military Commission; Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Public Security Party Committee; Head of the Central Steering Committee on anti-corruption and anti-negativity. National Assembly deputy of the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th terms.

After a period of serious illness, despite the devoted treatment of the Party, the State, the collective of leading professors and doctors, and the wholehearted care of his family, due to old age and serious illness, he passed away at 13:38 on July 19, 2024 (ie June 14, Giap Thin year), at the 108 Central Military Hospital, Hanoi, at the age of 80.

During nearly 60 years of service, Comrade has made many great and outstanding contributions to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. He was awarded the Gold Star Order, the 55-year Party membership badge, and many other noble Vietnamese and international Orders and Medals by the Party and the State.

Comrade's passing is a great loss to our Party, State, people and his family. To express condolences and commemorate Comrade General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front have decided to hold a state funeral for Comrade General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF VIETNAM FATHERLAND FRONT

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BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY
COMRADE NGUYEN PHU TRONG
General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam

Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, born on April 14, 1944; hometown: Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi city. Permanent residence: No. 5 Thien Quang street, Nguyen Du ward, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi city. Joined the work on December 5, 1967; joined the Party on December 19, 1967.

WORK HISTORY

December 1967: He worked as a staff member of the Documentation Department of the Study Magazine (now the Communist Magazine); on December 19, 1967, he was admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam.
August 1968 - August 1973: He was an editor of the Communist Magazine; went on field trips to Thanh Oai district, Ha Tay province (now Hanoi); worked as Secretary of the Communist Magazine Agency's Youth Union.
September 1973 - April 1976: He was a postgraduate student in the Faculty of Economics and Politics at the Nguyen Ai Quoc High-Level Party School (now the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics).
May 1976 - August 1980: He worked as an editor of the Party Building Committee, Communist Magazine, and Deputy Secretary of the Party Cell.
September 1980 - August 1981: He studied Russian at the Nguyen Ai Quoc High-Level Party School.
September 1981 - July 1983: He was an intern and defended his thesis for Associate Professor (now Doctor) in Historical Sciences (majoring in Party Building) at the Academy of Social Sciences of the Soviet Union, under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
August 1983 - August 1987: He worked as Deputy Head of Party Building Department, Communist Magazine.
September 1987 - February 1989: He was Head of the Party Building Committee; Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee (from July 1985 - December 1988), Secretary of the Party Committee of the Communist Magazine (December 1988 - December 1991).
March 1989 - April 1990: He was a member of the Editorial Board of Communist Magazine.
May 1990 - July 1991: He was Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Communist Magazine.
August 1991 - August 1996: He was Editor-in-Chief of Communist Magazine.
At the mid-term National Delegates Conference of the 7th Party Congress (January 1994), he was elected to the Party Central Committee. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam in the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th terms.
August 1996 - February 1998: He was Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, concurrently Head of the University Personnel Committee and directly in charge of the Hanoi Party Committee's Propaganda Department.
At the 4th Conference of the Party Central Committee, 8th tenure (December 1997), he was elected to the Politburo. He was a member of the Politburo of the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th tenures.
February 1998 - January 2000: Comrade in charge of the Party's Ideology - Culture and Science and Education work.
March 1998 - November 2006: He was Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, in charge of the Party's theoretical work (November 2001 - August 2006).
August 1999 - April 2001: Comrade participated in the Standing Committee of the Politburo, Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
January 2000 - June 2006: He was Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee for the 12th, 13th and 14th terms.
May 2002 - present: He is a National Assembly Delegate of the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th terms.
June 2006 - July 2011: He was Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 11th and 12th terms, Secretary of the National Assembly Party Delegation, Member of the National Defense and Security Council.
January 2011 - present: He is General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, terms XI, XII, XIII, Secretary of the Central Military Commission.
February 2013 - present: He is the Head of the Central Steering Committee on preventing and combating corruption and negativity.
August 2016 - present: He participated in the Standing Committee of the Central Public Security Party Committee for the 2015 - 2020 and 2020 - 2025 terms.
October 2018 - April 2021: He served as General Secretary and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the 2016-2021 term; Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council.
April 2021 - present: He is General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Public Security Party Committee, Head of the Central Steering Committee on anti-corruption and anti-negativity.
Due to his great and exceptionally outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, he was awarded the Gold Star Order, the 55-year Party membership badge, and many other noble orders and medals of Vietnam and the world: "National Gold Medal" of the President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, "Friendship Medal" of the Party and State of the People's Republic of China, "Lenin Prize" the most noble award of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation; "José Marti Medal" of the Party and State of the Republic of Cuba, and many other noble titles.

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LIST OF FUNERAL COMMITTEE
Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary
Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam

1. Comrade To Lam, Politburo member, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Head of the Funeral Committee.
2. Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
3. Comrade Tran Thanh Man, Politburo member, Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
4. Comrade Luong Cuong, Politburo member, Permanent member of the Central Party Secretariat.
5. Comrade Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.
6. Comrade Le Minh Hung, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organization Commission.
7. Comrade Tran Cam Tu, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission.
8. Comrade Phan Dinh Trac, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission.
9. Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department.
10. Comrade Nguyen Hoa Binh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court.
11. General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense.
12. Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Council of Theory.
13. Comrade Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Politburo member, Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee.
14. Comrade Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo member, Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.
15. Comrade Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central External Relations Commission.
16. Comrade Le Minh Khai, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister.
17. Comrade Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
18. Comrade Nguyen Khac Dinh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
19. Comrade Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office.
20. Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Public Security.
21. Comrade Le Minh Tri, Member of the Party Central Committee, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy.
22. Comrade Tran Van Son, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister, Head of the Government Office.
23. Comrade Le Khanh Hai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Office of the President.
24. Comrade Bui Van Cuong, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary General of the National Assembly, Head of the National Assembly Office.
25. Comrade Bui Thanh Son, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
26. Comrade Pham Thi Thanh Tra, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Home Affairs.
27. Comrade Nguyen Dinh Khang, Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.
28. Comrade Luong Quoc Doan, Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Union.
29. Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, member of the Party Central Committee, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.
30. Comrade Pham Tat Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Commission.
31. Comrade Ha Thi Nga, Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Women's Union.
32. Comrade Le Hai Binh, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Communist Magazine.
33. Comrade Bui Quang Huy, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.
34. Comrade Dao Duc Toan, Assistant to the General Secretary, in charge of the General Secretary's Office.
35. Comrade Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong, Chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Association.

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LIST
FUNERAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary
Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam

1. Comrade Luong Cuong, Politburo member, Permanent member of the Secretariat, Head of the Committee.
2. Comrade Le Minh Khai, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Head of the Committee.
3. Comrade Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office, Deputy Head of the Board.
4. Comrade Hoang Dang Quang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee.
5. Comrade Tran Van Ron, Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Inspection Commission.
6. Comrade Vo Van Dung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission.
7. Comrade Lai Xuan Mon, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department.
8. Comrade Lam Thi Phuong Thanh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Chief of the Office of the Party Central Committee.
9. Comrade Pham Tat Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Commission.
10. Comrade Le Khanh Hai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Office of the President.
11. Comrade Tran Van Son, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister, Head of the Government Office.
12. Comrade Bui Van Cuong, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary General of the National Assembly, Head of the National Assembly Office.
13. Comrade Nguyen Manh Hung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Information and Communications.
14. Comrade Dao Hong Lan, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Health.
15. Comrade Tran Sy Thanh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee.
16. Comrade Phan Van Mai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.
17. Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense.
18. Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of Military Region 7.
19. Comrade Nguyen Minh Vu, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
20. Comrade Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, Permanent Deputy Head of the Central External Relations Commission.
21. Lieutenant General Pham The Tung, Deputy Minister of Public Security.
22. Comrade Tran Huy Dung, Deputy Head of the Executive Board of the Central Committee for Protection and Health Care of Officials.
23. Comrade Nguyen Huy Dong, Secretary of the General Secretary.
24. Lieutenant General Tran Hai Quan, Commander of the Guard Command, Ministry of Public Security.
25. Comrade Nguyen Van Tham, Director of Administration Department A, Central Party Office.
26. Comrade Le Trung Kien, Secretary of Dong Anh District Party Committee, Hanoi city.
27. Comrade Nguyen Trong Truong, Family representative.

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NOTIFICATION
VISITATION, MEMORIAL AND FUNERAL
COMRADE NGUYEN PHU TRONG, GENERAL SECRETARY
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM

The funeral of Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, was held according to State funeral protocol.

Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong's coffin lies at the National Funeral Home No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi.

The funeral of comrade Nguyen Phu Trong will be held at the National Funeral Home No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi, starting from 07:00 to 22:00 on July 25, 2024 and from 07:00 to 13:00 on July 26, 2024.

The memorial service for comrade Nguyen Phu Trong will be held at 1:00 p.m. on July 26, 2024 at the National Funeral Home No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi.

Funeral at 3:00 p.m. the same day at Mai Dich Cemetery, Hanoi city.

The funeral and memorial service for comrade Nguyen Phu Trong will be held at the same time at Thong Nhat Hall, Ho Chi Minh City and at his hometown in Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi city.

Vietnam Television and Voice of Vietnam will broadcast live the funeral, memorial service and burial ceremony of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

During the two days of National Mourning (July 25 and July 26, 2024), agencies, offices, and public places will fly flags at half-mast and no public entertainment activities will be organized.