List of 50 candidates for the 16th National Assembly in Ho Chi Minh City

In the official list of 50 candidates for the 15th National Assembly in Ho Chi Minh City, 13 cases were nominated by the Central Government to run in the city.
On the morning of April 23, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a handover ceremony for 224 candidates to the XV National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term to the City Election Commission.

After the 3rd Consultation, out of 52 candidates for National Assembly deputies, Ho Chi Minh City has 37 qualified people in the official list of candidates for the 15th National Assembly. In addition, 13 delegates were nominated by the Central Government to stand for candidacy in the city. State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc ran for the 15th National Assembly member in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Thuan Thang. Out of 172 candidates for People’s Council representatives in Ho Chi Minh City, the city has 158 qualified people in the official list of candidates for City People’s Council for the term of 2021-2026. Thirteen candidates for the XV National Assembly are nominated by the Central Government, including: 1. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Politburo member, President. 2. Mr. Le Minh Tri, Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Supreme People’s Procuracy. 3. Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Member of Party Central Committee, First Secretary of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, Central President of Vietnam Youth Union. 4. Major General Nguyen Minh Duc, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly’s National Defense and Security Committee. 5. Colonel Do Khac Huong, Deputy Director of Department of Legal and Public Administration Reform, Justice, Ministry of Public Security. 6. Major General Dang Van Lam, Deputy Commander of Military Region 7. 7. Major General Duong Van Thang, Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, Chief Justice of the Central Military Court. 8. Doctor Nguyen Van Kinh, senior expert of Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, President of Vietnam Infectious Association, Standing member of Vietnam Medical Association, Member of Central Council of Union of Science Associations and Vietnamese Engineering 9. Ms. Le Thi Thu Huong, Director of Enterprise Management Department, Ministry of Transport, Member of Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front. 10. Mr. Nguyen Hong Son, Central Vice President of Vietnam Association for Study Promotion, member of Association of Former Vietnamese Teachers. 11. Mr. Phan Anh Son, Vice President, General Secretary of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, Vice Chairman of the Working Committee of Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations, Director of Institute of International Studies and foreign people. 12. Mr. Do Duc Hien, Director of Department of Criminal Law – Administration, Ministry of Justice. 13. Mr. Tran Duc Cuong, President of Vietnam Association for Historical Sciences. 37 people introduced by Ho Chi Minh City include: 1. Mr. Trinh Chi Cuong, General Director of Dai Dong Tien Plastic Joint Stock Company. 2. Ms. To Thi Bich Chau, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. 3. Mr. Duong Ngoc Hai, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Inspection Committee. 4. Mr. Le Viet Hai, Chairman of HCM City Association of Construction and Building Materials, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hoa Binh Construction Group Joint Stock Company. 5. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Justice. 6. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hiep, Head of Department of Biomedical Engineering, International University – Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. 7. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hiep, Senior Lecturer, Vice President of School Council, Vice Rector (Executive) of Medical University Pham Ngoc Thach 8. Mr. Nguyen Minh Hoang, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Veterans Association. 9. Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Hong, Chairman of the Council of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education. 10. Mr. Hua Quoc Hung, Head of Ho Chi Minh City Industrial and Export Processing Zones Authority. 11. Ms. Ung Thi Xuan Huong, Deputy Head of Research and Training Department of Ho Chi Minh City Lawyers Association. 12. Mr. Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue, Head of Propaganda Department of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee. 13. Ms. Pham Khanh Phong Lan, Head of Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Management Unit. 14. Ms. Nguyen Thi Le, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council. 15. Mr. Tăng Phước Lộc, Deputy Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Ethnic Affairs Department. 16. Mr. Le Hoai Nam, Deputy Director of HCMC Department of Education and Training 17. Mr. Tran Hoang Ngan, born in 1964, Director of HCMC Development Research Institute. 18. Mr. Truong Trong Nghia, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association. 19. Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan, Head of the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly Delegation. 20. Mr. Le Thanh Phong, Chief Justice of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court. 21. Ms. Phan Thi Thanh Phuong, Secretary of the Youth Union, President of Vietnam Student Association of Ho Chi Minh City. 22. Mr. Tran Luu Quang, Member of Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee 23. Mr. Nguyen Sy Quang, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police. 24. Mr. Vu Hai Quan, member of the Party Central Committee, director of Ho Chi Minh City National University. 25. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Sang, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Procuracy. 26. Mr. Tran Anh Tuan, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Investment. 27. Mr. Tran Kim Tuyen, Principal of Ho Chi Minh City Vocational College. 28. Ms. Van Thi Bach Tuyet, deputy head of the delegation in charge of the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly delegation. 29. Mr. Ha Phuoc Thang, Chief of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Office. 30. Mr. Lam Dinh Thang, Director of HCMC Department of Information and Communication. 31. Mrs. Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, Chairwoman of the HCMC Confederation of Labor. 32. Mr. Nguyen Tri Thuc, Director of Cho Ray Hospital. 33. Ms. Nguyen Tran Phuong Tran, President of the HCMC Women’s Union. 34. Mrs. Nguyen Thanh Xuan, President of the Farmers Association of Ho Chi Minh City. 35. Mr. Phan Van Xung, Political Commissar of Ho Chi Minh City Command. 36. Mrs. Tran Kim Yen, Secretary of District 1 District Party Committee. 37. Ms. Nguyen Thi Yen (nun Thich Nu Tin Lien), Member of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Buddhist Church, Standing Member of the Board of Trustees of the Vietnam Buddhist Church in Ho Chi Minh City.