Hanoi (VNA) – A State-level funeral was heldfor Truong Vinh Trong, former Politburo member, former Deputy Prime Ministerand former Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for InternalAffairs, at the great hall of the Ben Tre provincial People’s Committee and theNational Funeral Hall on Hanoi on February 21 morning.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trongsent a wreath in commemoration of the deceased, who passed away on February 19at the age of 79.

At the great hall of the Ben Tre People’s Committee, adelegation of the Party Central Committee led by Politburo member and PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc came to pay their last respects to Truong Vinh Trongand offer condolences to the bereaved family.

After that, the Government delegation led by Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc, the National Assembly delegation led by Chairwoman Nguyen Thi KimNgan, the State President’s delegation led by Vice President Dang Thi NgocThinh, and the delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee ledby Politburo member and President of the Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Manpaid tribute to Truong Vinh Trong.


The delegation of the Party Central Committee’s OrganisationCommission led by Politburo member and Commission Chairman Pham Minh Chinh, andanother from the Internal Affairs Commission headed by Politburo member andCommission Chairman Phan Dinh Trac also came to pay homage to him.

The funeral also saw the presence of a delegation from theHo Chi Minh City Party Committee led by Politburo member and Secretary of the committeeNguyen Van Nen, along with officials of Ben Tre province led by Secretary ofthe provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s CouncilPhan Van Mai.

At the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, former State PresidentTran Duc Luong and former Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee’sSecretariat Tran Quoc Vuong came to pay tribute to Truong Vinh Trong.

Politburo member and Chairwoman of the Party CentralCommittee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai; Politburo member,Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Theoretical Council and Director ofthe Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang; and Politburomember and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue also attendedthe event to pay homage to the late official.

A delegation from the Lao Embassy in Vietnam led byAmbassador Sengphet Houngboungnuang also took part in the respect-payingceremony, which was also participated by many delegations of central agenciesand localities.

Writing in the book of condolences, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his deep sorrow at the passing away of the former Deputy Prime Minister, who was also dearly called Hai Nghia.

He highlighted Truong Vinh Trong’s life and revolutionary career as well as devotion to the revolutionary course of the Party and nation, while conveying deep sympathy to the late official’s family.


Meanwhile, Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan stressed that Truong Vinh Trong devoted his whole life to the nation's revolutionary cause. 

The respect-paying ceremonyat the great hall of the Ben Tre provincial People’s Committee will last until7pm on February 21.

Meanwhile, the memorialservice will be held at this hall at 9am on February 22, and the burial ceremonywill take place at 11am the same day at the martyrs’ cemetery of Ben Tre.

Truong Vinh Trong (also known as Hai Nghia) was born onNovember 11, 1942, in Binh Hoa commune of Giong Trom district, the Mekong Deltaprovince of Ben Tre. He resided in Giong Trom district’s Luong Quoi commune.

He passed away at 3:25am on February 19 due to seriousillness and old age.

He joined the revolution in January 1960 and became a member of the Party onOctober 25, 1964.

Truong Vinh Trong was an alternate member of the 6th-tenure Party CentralCommittee; a member of the Party Central Committee in the 7th, 8th, 9th and10th tenures; Secretary of the Party Central Committee in the 9th and 10thtenures; a Politburo member in the 10th tenure; and a deputy of the 8th and 11th National Assembly. He was former Chairman of the Party Central Committee’sInternal Affairs Commission and former Deputy Prime Minister.

Throughout over 60 years of engaging in revolutionary activities, he made greatcontributions to the Party and nation’s revolutionary cause.

He was conferred with the Ho Chi Minh Order, the 55-year Party membershipbadge, as well as many other noble orders and medals./.