Hanoi (VNA) – The Political Bureau convene𒊎d a meeting at the headquarters of the PartyCentral Committee on March 6 to consider the personnel work𝓀. The Political Bureau decided asfollows:

1. To agree to let Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member, State President and Permanent member of the 13th Party Central Committee’s Secretariat cease holding the position of Permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat. 2. To assign Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee's Organisation Commission to hold the position of Permanent member of the 13th Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission.

In the afternoon of the same day, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presented thePolitical Bureau’s decision to assign Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee's Organisation Commission to hold the position of Permanent member of the 13th Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission.

Speakingat the event, Mai expressed her thanks to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and the Political Bureau for trustfully assigning her to hold the new position of the Party.

Mai affirmed that she was fullyaware of her honour and entrusted responsibilities, and vowed to continue to learn, strive, improve herself, upholdthe sense of responsibility and political mettle, inherit and build on experiencesof predecessors to meet the increasingly high requirements of the Party and people.

Mai was born onJanuary 23, 1958; her native place is in Hien Ninh commune, Quang Ninh district, the centralprovince of Quang Binh. She holds a master’s degree in public administration, abachelor’s degree in history and a bachelor’s degree in law.

She had previously held various positions, includingSecretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s Central Committee; President of the Vietnam Youth Federation; dep♕uty to the National Assembly (NA) fromthe 10th to the 15th terms; Vice Chairwoman of the 11th NA’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth, Adolescents and Children; memberof the 10th and 11th Party Central Committee; member ofthe National Assembly's Standing Committee; and Chairwoman of the 12th and13th NA's Committee for Social Affairs.

At the 12th National PartyCongress in January 2016, Mai was elected as member of the Party CentralCommittee. At the first meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee,she was elected to the 12th Political Bureau. In February 2016,she was assigned by the Political Bureau to join the Party Central Committee's Secretariat and to hold the post of Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Mass Mobilisation.

On January 30, 2021, at the 13th National Party Congress, Mai wa🐽s elected as a member of the13th Party Central Committee for the 2021-2026 tenure. At the first meeting of the 13th Party Central Committee, she waꦿs elected to the13th Political Bureau for the 2021-2026 tenure. In April 2021, she was assigned by the Political Bureau to hold the position of Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee's Organisation Commission./.