Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Chu Ngoc Anh (second from right) is elected Chairman of the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee.

(Photo: VOV)

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.