State funeral for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 25-26

The Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front decided to hold the funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong with the national mourning ceremony, on July 25-26.

According to a special announcement issued on the afternoon of July 20, the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front decided to hold a state funeral for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. The announcement stated that after a period of serious illness, despite the Party, State, professors, and leading doctors' devoted treatment and the wholehearted care of his family, due to old age and serious illness, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong passed away at 1:38 p.m. on July 19, 2024 (June 14, Giap Thin year) at the 108 Military Central Hospital in Hanoi, at the age of 80.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

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With nearly 60 years of service, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has made great and especially outstanding contributions to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. He was awarded the Gold Star Order, the 55-year Party membership badge and many other noble Vietnamese and international orders and medals by the Party and the State. The passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a great loss to the Party, the State, our people and his family. To express condolences and commemorate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front have decided to hold a state funeral for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. The coffin of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will lie in state at the National Funeral House, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi. The funeral will be held at the National Funeral House from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on July 25 and from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on July 26. The memorial service will be held from 1:00 p.m. on July 26 at the National Funeral House. The burial will be at 3:00 p.m. the same day at Mai Dich Cemetery, Hanoi. The funeral and memorial services for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will be held at the same time at Thong Nhat Hall, Ho Chi Minh City and at his hometown in Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi. Vietnam Television and Voice of Vietnam will broadcast live the funeral, memorial and burial services for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. During the two days of national mourning, agencies, offices and public places will fly flags at half-mast and no public entertainment activities will be organized.

Summary of biography of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was born on April 14, 1944; hometown: Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi. Permanent residence: No. 5 Thien Quang street, Nguyen Du ward, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi. Joined work on December 5, 1967; joined the Party on December 19, 1967. Work history: December 1967: He worked as an officer of the Documentation Department of the Study Magazine (now the Communist Magazine). On December 19, 1967, he was admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam. August 1968 - August 1973: He worked as an editor of the Communist Magazine; went on field trips to Thanh Oai district, Ha Tay province (now Hanoi); worked as Secretary of the Youth Union of the Communist Magazine. September 1973 - April 1976: He was a postgraduate student in the Faculty of Economics and Politics at the Nguyen Ai Quoc High-Level Party School (now the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics). May 1976 - August 1980: He worked as an editor of the Party Building Department, Communist Magazine, and Deputy Secretary of the Party Cell. September 1980 - August 1981: He studied Russian at the Nguyen Ai Quoc High-Level Party School. September 1981 - July 1983: He was an intern and defended his thesis for Associate Professorship (now Doctorate) in Historical Sciences (specializing in Party Building) at the Academy of Social Sciences of the Soviet Union, under the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. August 1983 - August 1987: He worked as Deputy Head of the Party Building Department, Communist Magazine. September 1987 - February 1989: He was Head of the Party Building Committee; Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee (from July 1985 - December 1988), Secretary of the Party Committee of the Communist Magazine (December 1988 - December 1991). March 1989 - April 1990: He was a member of the Editorial Board of the Communist Magazine. May 1990 - July 1991: He was Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Magazine. August 1991 - August 1996: He was Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Magazine. At the Mid-Term National Delegates Conference of the 7th Party Congress (January 1994), he was elected to the Party Central Committee. He was a member of the Central Committee of the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th terms. August 1996 - February 1998: He was Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, concurrently Head of the University Personnel Committee and directly in charge of the Hanoi Party Committee's Propaganda Department. At the 4th Conference of the 8th Party Central Committee (December 1997), he was elected to the Politburo. He was a member of the Politburo of the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th terms. February 1998 - January 2000: He was in charge of the Party's Ideology - Culture and Science and Education work. March 1998 - November 2006: He was Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, in charge of the Party's theoretical work (November 2001 - August 2006). August 1999 - April 2001: He joined the Politburo Standing Committee, Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. January 2000 - June 2006: He was Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee during the 12th, 13th and 14th terms. May 2002 to present: He was a National Assembly delegate during the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th terms. June 2006 - July 2011: He was Chairman of the 11th and 12th National Assembly, Secretary of the National Assembly Party Delegation, Member of the National Defense and Security Council. January 2011 to present: He was General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam during the 11th, 12th and 13th terms, Secretary of the Central Military Commission. February 2013 to present: He was Head of the Central Steering Committee on anti-corruption and negativity. August 2016 to present: He joined the Standing Committee of the Central Public Security Party Committee for the 2015-2020 and 2020-2025 terms. October 2018 to April 2021: He served as General Secretary and President for the 2016-2021 term; Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council. April 2021 to present: He is General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Public Security Party Committee, Head of the Central Steering Committee on anti-corruption and negativity. Due to his great and exceptionally outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, he was awarded the Gold Star Order, the 55-year Party membership badge and many other noble orders and medals of Vietnam and the world: "National Gold Medal" of the President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, "Friendship Medal" of the Party and State of the People's Republic of China, "Lenin Prize" - the most noble award of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation; "José Marti Medal" of the Party and State of the Republic of Cuba and many other noble titles.

On May 18, 2024, after the closing session of the 9th Central Conference of the 13th tenure, at the Party Central Office, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong worked with key leaders.

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List of Funeral Committee of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

1. Mr. To Lam , Politburo member, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Head of the Funeral Committee. 2. Mr. Pham Minh Chinh , Politburo member, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 3. Mr. Tran Thanh Man , Politburo member, Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 4. Mr. Luong Cuong , Politburo member, Standing member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat. 5. Mr. Do Van Chien , Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee. 6. Mr. Le Minh Hung , Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Party Central Committee's Organization Commission. 7. Mr. Tran Cam Tu , Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission. 8. Mr. Phan Dinh Trac , Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Party Central Committee's Internal Affairs Commission. 9. Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia , Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Party Central Committee's Propaganda and Education Commission. 10. Mr. Nguyen Hoa Binh , Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court. 11. General Phan Van Giang , Politburo member, Minister of National Defense. 12. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang , Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council. 13. Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hoai , Politburo member, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee. 14. Mr. Nguyen Van Nen , Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee. 15. Mr. Le Hoai Trung , Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Party Central Committee's External Relations Commission. 16. Mr. Le Minh Khai , Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister. 17. Ms. Vo Thi Anh Xuan , Party Central Committee member, Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 18. Mr. Nguyen Khac Dinh , Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly. 19. Mr. Nguyen Duy Ngoc , Member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office. 20. Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang , Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Public Security. 21. Mr. Le Minh Tri , Member of the Party Central Committee, Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuracy. 22. Mr. Tran Van Son , Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister, Head of the Government Office. 23. Mr. Le Khanh Hai , Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the President's Office. 24. Mr. Bui Van Cuong , Member of the Party Central Committee, General Secretary of the National Assembly, Head of the National Assembly Office. 25. Mr. Bui Thanh Son , Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Foreign Affairs. 26. Ms. Pham Thi Thanh Tra , Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Home Affairs. 27. Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khang , Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor. 28. Mr. Luong Quoc Doan , Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Farmers' Association. 29. Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet , Member of the Party Central Committee, Director of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army. 30. Mr. Pham Tat Thang , Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Commission. 31. Ms. Ha Thi Nga , Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Women's Union. 32. Mr. Le Hai Binh , Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Magazine. 33. Mr. Bui Quang Huy , Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. 34. Mr. Dao Duc Toan , Assistant to the General Secretary, in charge of the General Secretary's Office. 35. Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong , President of the Vietnam Veterans Association.

List of Organizing Committee of Funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

1. Mr. Luong Cuong , Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat, Head of the Committee. 2. Mr. Le Minh Khai , Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Head of the Committee. 3. Mr. Nguyen Duy Ngoc , Party Central Committee member, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office, Deputy Head of the Committee. 4. Mr. Hoang Dang Quang , Party Central Committee member, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Organization Committee. 5. Mr. Tran Van Ron , Party Central Committee member, Permanent Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Inspection Committee. 6. Mr. Vo Van Dung , Party Central Committee member, Permanent Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Internal Affairs Committee. 7. Mr. Lai Xuan Mon , Party Central Committee member, Permanent Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Propaganda and Education Committee. 8. Ms. Lam Thi Phuong Thanh , Party Central Committee member, Permanent Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Office. 9. Mr. Pham Tat Thang , Party Central Committee member, Permanent Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee. 10. Mr. Le Khanh Hai , Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Office of the President. 11. Mr. Tran Van Son , Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister, Head of the Government Office. 12. Mr. Bui Van Cuong , Member of the Party Central Committee, General Secretary of the National Assembly, Head of the Office of the National Assembly. 13. Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung , Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Information and Communications. 14. Ms. Dao Hong Lan , Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Health. 15. Mr. Tran Sy Thanh , Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee. 16. Mr. Phan Van Mai , Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee. 17. Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh , Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense. 18. Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang , Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of Military Region 7. 19. Mr. Nguyen Minh Vu , Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. 20. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoang Van , Permanent Deputy Head of the Central External Relations Commission. 21. Lieutenant General Pham The Tung , Deputy Minister of Public Security. 22. Mr. Tran Huy Dung , Deputy Head of the Executive Board of the Central Cadre Protection and Health Care Commission. 23. Mr. Nguyen Huy Dong , Secretary of the General Secretary. 24. Lieutenant General Tran Hai Quan , Commander of the Guard Command, Ministry of Public Security. 25. Mr. Nguyen Van Tham , Director of Administration Department A, Office of the Party Central Committee. 26. Mr. Le Trung Kien , Secretary of the Dong Anh District Party Committee, Hanoi City. 27. Mr. Nguyen Trong Truong , representative of the family.

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