President To Lam was elected General Secretary.

At the press conference, Mr. Lai Xuan Mon, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, said that on the morning of August 3, the 13th Party Central Committee Conference elected Politburo member and President To Lam to hold the position of General Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee with an absolute number of votes.

The 13th Party Central Committee meeting on the morning of August 3 (Photo: Dinh Trong Hai).

More than 2 months ago (May 22), General To Lam, while serving as Minister of Public Security, was elected by the National Assembly to hold the position of President for the 2021-2026 term.

Mr. To Lam was born in 1957, in Van Giang district, Hung Yen province.

He is a member of the Politburo, 12th and 13th terms; a member of the Party Central Committee, 11th, 12th and 13th terms; and a National Assembly delegate, 14th and 15th terms.

After 5 years of studying at the People's Security University, Mr. To Lam became an officer of the Political Protection Department I, then held many positions in units of the Ministry of Public Security.

During the period 1988-1993, he was Deputy Head and then Head of Department of Political Protection I, Ministry of Public Security.

President To Lam was elected General Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee (Photo: Pham Thang).

Four years later, he successively held the positions of Deputy Director of Political Protection Department I and then Director of Political Protection Department III, Ministry of Public Security.

From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Lam was Deputy Director General of the General Department of Security and then Deputy Director General in charge of the General Department of Security I, Ministry of Public Security. In 2007, he was promoted to Major General and promoted to Lieutenant General 3 years later.

In 2009, he assumed the role of Director General of General Department of Security I, Ministry of Public Security and became Deputy Minister of Public Security in August 2010.

After 6 years as Deputy Minister, he became Minister of Public Security in April 2016. Two years earlier, he was promoted to the rank of Senior Lieutenant General.

In 2019, Mr. To Lam was promoted to the rank of General and held the position of Minister of Public Security until May 2024, before being elected President.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/chu-tich-nuoc-to-lam-duoc-bau-giu-chuc-tong-bi-thu-20240801000338403.htm