This is the second time during the 2021-2026 term of office that Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan has been assigned the role of Acting State President.
Following the removal of President Vo Van Thuong from office by the National Assembly, Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan assumed the position of Acting President, effective from March 21, 2024, until a new State President is elected by the legislative body.
Acting State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan. |
The Standing Committee of the National Assembly announced the performance of the duties of the President immediately after the conclusion of the 6th extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly. The move is based on the 2013 Constitution, the Law on the Organization of the National Assembly, and related regulations.
This marks the second time during the 2021-2026 term that Xuan has been assigned the role of Acting State President. In January 2023, she held the position for over a month after the National Assembly relieved President Nguyen Xuan Phuc of his duties until Thuong was elected head of state.
Vo Thi Anh Xuan, 54 years old, holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry Education and a master's degree in Public Administration. She hails from Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province. She has been a member of the Central Committee of the Party for two terms (with a gap in the 11th term) and a delegate to the 14th and 15th National Assembly.
Xuan started her career as a secondary school teacher in Long Xuyen Town and then held various positions such as Vice Chairwoman and Chairwoman of the Provincial Women's Union, Vice Head of the Provincial Mass Mobilization Commission, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tan Chau Town, Vice Chairwoman of the Province, Deputy Secretary and later Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of An Giang.
In April 2021, she was elected as Vice President at 51, becoming the youngest Vice President in history. Former Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh said that Xuan had proven her abilities through various positions and possessed the five qualities of "intelligence, confidence, youthfulness, progressiveness, and success."
During her nearly three years in the position of Vice President, Xuan made numerous official visits to countries such as Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal, and Kazakhstan and attended the Global Summit of Women in 2021 and 2023 in Portugal and the UAE. In her capacity as Acting President, in February 2023, she issued decisions to appoint 13 new Vietnamese Ambassadors abroad.
Other News
- Artifacts from Dien Bien Phu victory on display at Ho Chi Minh Museum
- Hanoi streets colored ahead of Reunification Day
- New Year of Asian countries celebrated in Hanoi
- Party Central Committee accepts National Assembly Chairman's resignation
- Vietnam, Indonesia eye lifting relations
- Vietnam news in brief - April 25
- AI Connect: Vietnam, US join hands to boost cooperation in Asia-Pacific
- Prime Minister urges measures to boost national digital transformation
- ASEAN: Key actor in peace, security and stability-building
- Vietnam news in brief - April 24
Related News
Trending
-
New Year of Asian countries celebrated in Hanoi
-
Hanoi Times Podcast - Apr. 27
-
Artifacts from Dien Bien Phu victory on display at Ho Chi Minh Museum
-
Introduction of community tourism area in Hanoi herb kingdom
-
Capital Law revision helps Hanoi promote role as nation’s socio-economic hub
-
IT training urged to focus on semiconductors
-
Voluntary social security should cover larger part of informal sector: Experts
-
ASEAN Future Forum 2024: Promoting regional centrality
-
Central bank moves gold auction to tomorrow