On 12/1, the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission held a conference where voters at the workplace nominated Trinh Van Quyet and Duong Minh Tuan, deputy head of Local Department 3, as candidates for the 16th National Assembly.

Trinh Van Quyet, 59, hails from Hai Phong and holds a bachelor's degree in Party Building and State Administration. The Politburo appointed him head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission in early November 2025. Before this, he served in the military, notably as chairman of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army. He is a member and secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee.

Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Trinh Van Quyet. Photo: Nguyen Phong.

Also on 12/1, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics held a conference where voters unanimously nominated three individuals for the 16th National Assembly: Associate Professor, Doctor Doan Minh Huan, permanent deputy director of the Academy; Associate Professor, Doctor Truong Ho Hai, director of the State and Law Institute; and Associate Professor, Doctor Hoang Van Nghia, director of the International Cooperation Department.

These nominations followed earlier conferences. On 8/1, the Ministry of National Defense nominated General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense, as a candidate for the 16th National Assembly. Two days later, on 10/1, the Ministry of Public Security put forward General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security, for the same election.

Vu Tuan