Trần Thanh Mẫn
{{Short description|Vietnamese politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = His Excellency
| name = Trần Thanh Mẫn
| image = Tran Thanh Man JP2024.jpg
| caption = Mẫn in 2024
| order = 13th
| office = Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam
| 1blankname = Vice Chairman
| 1namedata = Vacant
| term_start = 20 May 2024
Acting: 2–20 May 2024
| term_end =
| successor =
| predecessor = Vương Đình Huệ
| office2 = Chairman of the Central Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front
| term_start2 = 22 June 2017
| term_end2 = 12 April 2021
| predecessor2 = Nguyễn Thiện Nhân
| successor2 = Đỗ Văn Chiến
| party = Communist Party of Vietnam (1982–present)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|08|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hau Giang, South Vietnam
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse =
| children =
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| status = Incumbent
| office1 = Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam
| termstart1 = 1 April 2021
| termend1 = 20 May 2024
| predecessor1 = Tòng Thị Phóng
| 1blankname1 = Chairman
| 1namedata1 = Vương Đình Huệ
Himself (acting)
}}
{{Politics of Vietnam}}
Trần Thanh Mẫn ({{IPA|vi|t͡ɕən˨˩ tʰajŋ̟˧˧ mən˦ˀ˥}}; born 12 August 1962) is a Vietnamese politician who has been the 13th chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam since May 2024. Following the resignation of Vương Đình Huệ, Mẫn was "assigned to manage National Assembly activities" until a new chairman is elected by the legislature.{{Cite web |last=Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) |date=2024-05-02 |title=Tran Thanh Man assigned to manage National Assembly activities |url=https://en.vietnamplus.vn/post-285317.vnp |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) |language=en}} He is also a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam. On 20 May, he was elected the Chairman of the National Assembly.{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=Public security minister To Lam recommended to be Vietnam's new president - VnExpress International |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/public-security-minister-to-lam-recommended-to-be-vietnam-s-new-president-4747736.html |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Vietnam nominates top police official To Lam as state president |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-nominates-top-police-official-lam-state-president-2024-05-18/ |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=Reuters}}
Early life
Tran Thanh Man was born on 12 August 1962, his hometown is Thanh Xuan commune, Chau Thanh A district, Hau Giang province. He currently resides at 81B, Nguyen Trai Street, Tan A Ward, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City.
During his youth, he attended high school in his hometown. After the country was unified, he graduated from general education: December 12. He attended university majoring in Business Administration, was a graduate student in economics, successfully defended his PhD thesis in Economics and received his PhD in Economics in November 2009. During his career working for the Party and State country, he studied and received political training at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics majoring in Politics, receiving a Bachelor's degree in Political Theory.
Tran Thanh Man was admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam on 25 August 1982, officially became a party member on 25 August 1983.
Career of the National Assembly
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On 1 April 2021, continuing the program of the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly, the National Assembly conducted procedures to elect a number of National Assembly Vice Chairmen. Delegates passed a resolution to elect Trần Thanh Mẫn as Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly with an approval rate of 94.79%. He takes on a new role, as Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, under the authority of Chairman of the National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ.{{Cite web|url=https://vnexpress.net/quoc-hoi-co-ba-pho-chu-tich-moi-4256215.html|title=Quốc hội có ba Phó chủ tịch mới|author=Hoàng Thùy|date=1 April 2021|website=Vnexpress|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401090915/https://vnexpress.net/quoc-hoi-co-ba-pho-chu-tich-moi-4256215.html|archive-date=1 April 2021|access-date=1 April 2021}}
File:Vladimir Putin meeting with Tran Thanh Man 04.jpg on 20 June 2024]]
On 2 May 2024, in Hanoi, the 15th National Assembly held its seventh extraordinary session to consider personnel work under its authority. Immediately after the National Assembly dismissed the Chairman of the 15th National Assembly for the 2021-2026 term, Vương Đình Huệ due to his officials' involvement in the Infringement case at Thuận An Group. The National Assembly Standing Committee assigned Trần Thanh Mẫn, Politburo member, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly to manage the activities of the National Assembly Standing Committee and the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for until the position of Chairman of the 15th National Assembly is completed according to regulations.{{Cite web|url=https://baochinhphu.vn/phan-cong-ong-tran-thanh-man-dieu-hanh-hoat-dong-cua-uy-ban-thuong-vu-quoc-hoi-va-quoc-hoi-102240502180719638.htm|title=Phân công đồng chí Trần Thanh Mẫn điều hành hoạt động của Ủy ban Thường vụ Quốc hội và Quốc hội|date=2024-05-02|website=baochinhphu.vn|language=vi|access-date=2024-05-02}}
On 18 May 2024, at the 9th Central Conference, Mẫn was introduced by the Central Committee to be elected Chairman of the National Assembly and will be elected on 20 May 2024 at the opening ceremony of the 7th session in 15th Vietnam National Assembly.{{Cite web|url =https://tienphong.vn/trung-uong-gioi-thieu-ong-tran-thanh-man-de-quoc-hoi-bau-lam-chu-tich-quoc-hoi-post1638288.tpo|title =Trung ương giới thiệu ông Trần Thanh Mẫn để Quốc hội bầu làm Chủ tịch Quốc hội|publisher =Báo Tiền phong|date=18 May 2024}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-10 |title=TÓM TẮT LÝ LỊCH ĐỒNG CHÍ TRẦN THANH MẪN, BÍ THƯ TRUNG ƯƠNG ĐẢNG, CHỦ TỊCH ỦY BAN TRUNG ƯƠNG MẶT TRẬN TỔ QUỐC VIỆT NAM {{!}} home {{!}} Uỷ ban Trung ương Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam |url=http://mattran.org.vn/gioi-thieu/tom-tat-ly-lich-dong-chi-tran-thanh-man-chu-tich-uy-ban-trung-uong-mat-tran-to-quoc-viet-nam-25616.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110023527/http://mattran.org.vn/gioi-thieu/tom-tat-ly-lich-dong-chi-tran-thanh-man-chu-tich-uy-ban-trung-uong-mat-tran-to-quoc-viet-nam-25616.html |archive-date=2020-11-10 |access-date=2022-08-30}}
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Category:Members of the 13th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Category:Members of the 12th Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Category:Alternates of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Category:Members of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Category:Members of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
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