{"id":6177,"date":"2021-04-05T15:02:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T07:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=6177"},"modified":"2021-04-05T17:32:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T09:32:45","slug":"president-nguyen-xuan-phuc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/president-nguyen-xuan-phuc\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac Sworn In As Vietnam&#8217;s 13th President, New Prime Minister Is Mr. Ph\u1ea1m Minh Ch\u00ednh"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Mr. Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac is elected Vietnam\u2019s new president<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam has officially elected the country&#8217;s incumbent Prime Minister Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac as the <\/span><b>13th president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac is preceded by Mr. Nguy\u1ec5n Ph\u00fa Tr\u1ecdng, who&#8217;s currently the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>Mr. Ph\u1ea1m Minh Ch\u00ednh has just been elected as the new Prime Minister of Vietnam.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Prime Minister Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac becomes Vietnam\u2019s head of state<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182571\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-3.jpg\" alt=\"President Nguyen Xuan Phuc\" width=\"586\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-3.jpg 586w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-3-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-3-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-3-310x179.jpg 310w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-3-400x231.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-3-210x121.jpg 210w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-3-90x52.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-3-480x278.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><br \/>\nNew President Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac took the oath of office this morning<br \/>\nImage credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tuoitre.vn\/ong-nguyen-xuan-phuc-tro-thanh-tan-chu-tich-nuoc-20210404162454045.htm?fbclid=IwAR1GcRbqBlkevghRMkcy9p4hJU72x0inSR65T9H1nc1VxSmuUzMHRpV_KHg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tu\u1ed5i Tr\u1ebb<\/a><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/>\nOn 2nd April 2021, the National Assembly in Hanoi approved a resolution to relieve Mr. Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac from his post as Vietnam&#8217;s prime minister. The resolution has become effective with the election of the new Prime Minister Ph\u1ea1m Minh Ch\u00ednh.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182569\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Former-president-Nguyen-Phu-Trong.jpg\" alt=\"Nguyen Phu Trong\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Former-president-Nguyen-Phu-Trong.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Former-president-Nguyen-Phu-Trong-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Former-president-Nguyen-Phu-Trong-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Former-president-Nguyen-Phu-Trong-310x233.jpg 310w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Former-president-Nguyen-Phu-Trong-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Former-president-Nguyen-Phu-Trong-187x140.jpg 187w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Former-president-Nguyen-Phu-Trong-90x68.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Former-president-Nguyen-Phu-Trong-445x334.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Former President of Vietnam Nguy\u1ec5n Ph\u00fa Tr\u1ecdng<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Image credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/congan.com.vn\/tin-chinh\/quoc-hoi-mien-nhiem-chuc-vu-chu-tich-nuoc-voi-ong-nguyen-phu-trong_109804.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C\u00f4ng An Th\u00e0nh Ph\u1ed1 H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the same day, former President Nguy\u1ec5n Ph\u00fa Tr\u1ecdng also left his position after another resolution was passed by the National Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his swearing-in ceremony on April 5th, President Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac vowed his allegiance to the nation, the people, and the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182617\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mr-pham-minh-chinh.jpg\" alt=\"mr pham minh chinh\" width=\"420\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mr-pham-minh-chinh.jpg 420w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mr-pham-minh-chinh-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mr-pham-minh-chinh-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mr-pham-minh-chinh-345x460.jpg 345w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mr-pham-minh-chinh-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mr-pham-minh-chinh-195x260.jpg 195w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mr-pham-minh-chinh-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mr-pham-minh-chinh-53x70.jpg 53w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mr-pham-minh-chinh-251x334.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Prime Minister Ph\u1ea1m Minh Ch\u00ednh<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/vi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ph%E1%BA%A1m_Minh_Ch%C3%ADnh#\/media\/T%E1%BA%ADp_tin:Mr._Pham_Minh_Chinh.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u9996\u76f8\u5b98\u90b8\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\/Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The President&#8217;s biography<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182573\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-5.jpg\" alt=\"President Nguyen Xuan Phuc\" width=\"586\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-5.jpg 586w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-5-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-5-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-5-310x202.jpg 310w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-5-400x260.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-5-210x137.jpg 210w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-5-90x59.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-5-480x312.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tuoitre.vn\/ngay-mai-5-4-quoc-hoi-bau-tan-chu-tich-nuoc-tan-thu-tuong-chinh-phu-20210404140113333.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tu\u1ed5i Tr\u1ebb<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac was born on 20th July in 1954 into a military family in Qu\u1ea3ng Nam Province.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 1966 and 1968, he joined the People&#8217;s Army of Vietnam before being transferred to Hanoi for advanced training and education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1982, he officially became a member of the Vietnamese Communist Party.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the tenure of former Prime Minister Nguy\u1ec5n T\u1ea5n D\u0169ng from 2011 to 2016, he assumed the position of Deputy Prime Minister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182570\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-2.jpg\" alt=\"President Nguyen Xuan Phuc\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-2-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-2-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-2-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-2-690x426.jpg 690w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-2-310x191.jpg 310w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-2-400x247.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-2-210x130.jpg 210w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-2-90x56.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PRESIDENT-NGUYEN-XUAN-PHUC-2-480x296.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>The President, then serving as Prime Minister, meeting Russia\u2019s president Vladimir Putin in 2016<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Xu%C3%A2n_Ph%C3%BAc#\/media\/File:%D0%A1_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%8C%D0%B5%D1%80-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%92%D1%8C%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC_%D0%9D%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Kremlin\/Wikimedia Commons\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 2016 until 5th April 2021, he served as Prime Minister of Vietnam, during which he has been credited with improving Vietnam\u2019s diplomatic relations with neighboring countries and strengthening the country\u2019s role on the regional stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Vietnam\u2019s new president is elected<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac became the 13th Vietnamese president today, after a peaceful transfer of power from former President Nguy\u1ec5n Ph\u00fa Tr\u1ecdng.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We congratulate the President on his new appointment and wish him all the best with his future endeavors as Vietnam&#8217;s new head of state.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also check out:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/woman-fakes-death\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vietnamese woman faked her death to escape 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href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/saigon-hairdresser-one-arm\/\">Saigon hairdresser continues working after losing 1 arm in a road accident<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover image adapted from: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tuoitre.vn\/ong-nguyen-xuan-phuc-tro-thanh-tan-chu-tich-nuoc-20210404162454045.htm?fbclid=IwAR1GcRbqBlkevghRMkcy9p4hJU72x0inSR65T9H1nc1VxSmuUzMHRpV_KHg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tu\u1ed5i Tr\u1ebb<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoying The Smart Local Vietnam? 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