(VOVWORLD) - Vice Secretary of Hanoi’s Party Committee Chu Ngoc Anh was elected Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee for the 2016-2021 tenure, replacing Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung who is facing a criminal investigation.
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 Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Chu Ngoc Anh (second from right) is elected Chairman of the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee.
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The 55-year-old Hanoi native won 95 out of 96 votes at a meeting of the Hanoi People’s Council on Tuesday.
Accepting the position, Mr. Anh said he is deeply aware that this is a great honor but also a heavy responsibility.
He said Hanoi has to focus on key tasks and feasible solutions to both achieve comprehensive and sustainable development and promote the cultural values of a city that is 1,010 years old.
Mr. Anh was Chairman of Phu Tho province and Minister of Science and Technology.