Stressing that the remaining months of 2025 are crucial for fulfilling the socio-economic development goals set for the year and the entire tenure in line with the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress, the PM underscored the importance of consolidating the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to ensure the successful implementation of regular tasks as well as unexpected and urgent responsibilities, especially natural disaster response.

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Standing Deputy Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate Tran Duc Thang is assigned as acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)

Thang affirmed his commitment to working closely with the ministry’s leadership to successfully organize the 2025–2030 Party Congress of the ministry; fulfil all tasks assigned by the Government and Prime Minister in 2025; and continue effectively implementing sectoral responsibilities in this new phase of national development, contributing to the country’s achievements in the new era.

Thang, 52, a native of Vinh Phuc, now part of Phu Tho province, brings extensive experience to the role. He previously served as Deputy Director General and later Director General of the Department of Public Asset Management under the Ministry of Finance. From 2018 to 2022, he was a member of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission and later its deputy head.

In October 2022, the Politburo appointed him as Secretary of the Hai Duong provincial Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term. Most recently, on July 1, he was named the Standing Deputy Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate.

His assignment as acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment follows the suspension of Do Duc Duy from the ministerial post for the 2021-2026 term, pending a vote by the 15th National Assembly to formally remove him. Duy’s suspension stems from a proposal by the Inspection Commission take disciplinary measures against him.

Source: VNA