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Nguyễn Đức Tâm Elected Chairman of Quảng Ngãi Provincial People's Committee

Nguyễn Đức Tâm Elected Chairman of Quảng Ngãi Provincial People's Committee

From Thanh Niên · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Nguyễn Đức Tâm, deputy secretary of the Quảng Ngãi Provincial Party Committee, was elected Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
  • He received 100% of the votes during a special session of the Provincial People's Council.
  • Tâm, previously Deputy Minister of Finance, replaces Nguyễn Hoàng Giang, who was reassigned.

Nguyễn Đức Tâm has been elected as the new Chairman of the Quảng Ngãi Provincial People's Committee, securing unanimous support with 100% of the votes. The election took place during a special session of the Provincial People's Council on July 28, 2026, for the 2026-2031 term.

Tâm, who previously served as Deputy Minister of Finance, was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Quảng Ngãi Provincial Party Committee on July 27. This appointment followed a decision by the Party Central Committee's Organization Department, which directed him to join the Provincial Party Committee and hold the deputy secretary position for the 2025-2030 term.

I have the hope that with the improved pay, the attractiveness of the teaching profession in Brandenburg will also increase.

— Gordon HoffmannBrandenburg's Education Minister commenting on the impact of salary increases.

During the Provincial Party Committee meeting, Trịnh Mạnh Linh, Deputy Head of the Central Organization Department, presented Tâm with the decision and congratulated him on his new role. Linh urged Tâm to quickly grasp the local situation and collaborate with the provincial leadership to implement central government directives.

In part increased very significantly.

— Gordon HoffmannDescribing the extent of salary increases for teachers following a court ruling.

At 45 years old and holding a master's degree in economics, Tâm hails from Hưng Yên province. His career began in 2003 at the Ministry of Planning and Investment, where he held various positions, including Head of the General Economics Department and Chief of the Minister's Office. He was appointed Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment in October 2024, and after the ministry merged with the Ministry of Finance in March 2025, he continued as Deputy Minister of Finance.

The Provincial People's Council also voted to relieve Nguyễn Hoàng Giang of his duties as Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for the 2026-2031 term. Giang had been reassigned by the Politburo on July 23 to serve as Deputy Head of the Central Committee for Policy and Strategy.

There, I have the hope that many a teacher from other states will look at the salary tables and want to come to Brandenburg.

— Gordon HoffmannExpressing his expectation that higher salaries will attract teachers from other German states.
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Originally published by Thanh Niên in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.