Vietnam Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra Biography Working History

Member of the 13th Party Central Committee Pham Thi Thanh Tra was appointed Minister of Home Affairs at the 11th session of the 14th legislature on April 8, 2021 in Hanoi.

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Pham Thi Thanh Tra's Biography

Pham Thi Thanh Tra was born on January 21, 1964 as a native citizen of Nam Dan district, Nghe An province.

She completed the Master of Education Management and Bachelor of Literature Teacher Education. Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra joined the Communist Party of Vietnam on June 12, 1993 and became an official member on June 12, 1994.

Vietnam Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra - Photo: VNN

Awards granted to Pham Thi Thanh Tra

During her career, Pham Thi Thanh Tra has received a Second Class Labor Medal.

Vietnam Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra - Photo: VGP

Positions & Working History

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam: 12th and 13rd tenures, cited VGP.

September 1985 - August 1987: Teacher at Practical Education Centre in Tran Yen district, Yen Bai province.

September 1987 - September 1997: Officer in charge of profession at Tran Yen's Education and Training Desk, Yen Bai province.

November 1997 - November 1999: Training Desk, Yen Bai province.

December 1999 - November 2000: Member of Party Committee, Vice Chairwoman of People's Committee, Tran Yen district, Yen Bai province.

December 2000 - January 2002: Member of Yen Bai's Party Committee; member of Youth Union Central Commit tee; Vice Secretary of Yen Bai's Youth Union.

February 2002 - January 2006: Member of Yen Bai's Party Committee and then member of the Standing Board of Yen Bai's Party Committee (since Oct. 2005), member of the Standing Board of the Youth Union Central Committee, Secretary of Yen Bai's Youth Union.

February 2006 - March 2008: Member of the Standing Board of Yen Bai's Party Committee; Head of Yen Bai Provincial Party Committee's Commission for Popularisation and Education.

April 2008 - April 2011: Member of the Standing Board of Yen Bai's Party Committee; Vice Chairwoman of Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee.

April 2011 - May 2014: Member of the Standing Board of Yen Bai's Party Committee; Secretary of Yen Bai Municipal Party Committee, Yen Bai province.

May 2014 - September 2016: Vice Secretary of Yen Bai Provincial Party Commitee and then Secretary of the Party delegation to the Provincial People's Committee; Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee; member of the 12th Party Central Committee (Jan. 2016).

October 2016 - January 2017: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee; Secretary of the Provincial Party Commitee; Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Com mittee; Secretary of Military Commission of Yen Bai Provincial Party Committee.

February 2017 - September 2020: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee; Secretary of the Provincial Party Commitee; Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council; Secretary of Military Commission of Yen Bai Provincial Party Committee.

October 2020: Member of the 12th Party Central Committee; Deputy Head of Party Central Committee's Commission for Organisation; member of Party delegation, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.

January 30, 2021: Re-elected to the Party Central Committee at the 7 3th National Party Congress.

April 8, 2021: Appointed Minister of Home Affairs at the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly.

Photo: VNA

Ministry of Home Affairs

The Ministry of Home Affairs is a governmental agency performing the state management of the following branches and domains: state administrative and non-business organizations; local administrations and administrative boundaries; state cadres, employees and civil servants; associations and non-governmental organizations; emulation and commendation; religions; cipher; state records and archives; and the state management of public services in the domains under the Ministry's management in accordance with law, cited MOHA.