Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed a decision to appoint Nguyen Tuong Van, Chairman of the People's Committee of the northeastern province of Quang Ninh for the 2021-26 term, to hold the position of Deputy Minister of Construction, on Tuesday.

Before holding the position of Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, Van was Deputy Minister of Construction. Accordingly, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to hold the position of Deputy Minister of Construction in February 2020.

On October 29, 2020, he was mobilised and appointed to hold the position of Deputy Secretary of the Quang Ninh Provincial Party's Committee for the 2020-25 term.

On October 31, 2020, he was elected to hold the position of Chairman of the People's Committee of the province and has held that position until now.

Van is a doctor of economics from the Australia National University and has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry. — VNS