Nguyễn Hòa Bình (born 24 May 1958) is a Vietnamese politician and former police officer. He has been serving as the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam of the

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's cabinet since August 2024. Previously, he held the rank of Major General in the People's Public Security Forces and served as the Chief Justice of the

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from 2016 to 2014. He is currently also a member of the

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delegation from

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(2021–2026). In the

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, Bình serves as a member of the 13th

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, the Central Secretariat and the

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Early life and education

Nguyễn Hòa Bình was born on 24 May 1958, in Hành Đức commune, Nghĩa Hành district,

Quảng Ngãi Province Quảng Ngãi is a northern coastal Provinces of Vietnam, province in the South Central Coast region, the Central Vietnam, Central of Vietnam. It borders Quảng Nam to the north, Bình Định to the south, Kon Tum province, Kon Tum to the ...

. His father was Nguyễn Lựu, a soldier and his brother was Nguyễn Kim Vang, who was awarded the

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title. From 1975 to 1980, he studied at Vietnam People's Security Academy. In 1988, he went to

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to complete a postgraduate law study. In 1991, Bình successfully defended his

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thesis titled "Организация предупреждения хищений социалистического имущества на водном транспорте"

Career

In 1980, Bình worked as a police officer in Quảng Nam -

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province. He joined the CPV on 14 October 1981. After returning from a 4-year study in the

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, on 1992, he worked as a member of the

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up to 2008. In April 2007, he became a Major General. In April 2008, Bình was moved to

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and become the deputy secretary of the province's party committee. On 5 June 2010, Bình was elected as Quảng Ngãi's party secretary and was reelected on September during the province's party congress. In 2011, Bình was elected to the 13th

. On 26 July 2011, Bình was elected by the National Assembly to be the Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuracy. In 2016, Bình was reelected to the 14th National Assembly and became the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court. In 2021, Bình was reelected again for the National Assembly and remained as Chief Justice. On 26 August 2024, he was dismissed from Chief Justice by President

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and was elected by the 15th National Assembly as a

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for

's cabinet. Two days later, Bình became the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister.

History of military rank conferment

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