Thanh Hoa Provincial Bar Association has a new chairman

Thanh Hoa Provincial Bar Association has just successfully held its 9th term Congress (2024 - 2029), electing a new Executive Board of 5 members. Lawyer Nguyen Huu Giang was elected as Chairman of the Provincial Bar Association for the 9th term.

Congress scene.

On December 14 and 15, Thanh Hoa Provincial Bar Association held the 9th General Congress, term 2024 - 2029.

Attending the Congress were Lawyer, Dr. Do Ngoc Thinh, Party Secretary, President of Vietnam Bar Federation ; representatives of Bar Associations from several provinces and cities across the country.

On the side of Thanh Hoa province, there were comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee: Nguyen Van Thi, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee; representatives of a number of provincial departments and branches.

Delegates attending the Congress.

In recent years, the Thanh Hoa Provincial Bar Association has grown rapidly in both quantity and quality. The Association currently has 120 lawyers, 15 law trainees working at 35 law practice organizations (18 law firms, 17 law offices), and 9 lawyers practicing as individuals.

Presidium of the Congress.

The Provincial Bar Association and its lawyers have actively contributed to judicial activities, providing advice to businesses and people; and carrying out the political tasks of the Party and State, creating trust between the Party, State and the community in lawyers and the legal profession.

During the 2019 - 2024 term, lawyers of the Provincial Bar Association participated in 2,053 criminal cases to defend suspects and defendants, protect the legitimate rights of victims (including 1,611 cases requested by the prosecution agency); participated in protecting the rights of litigants in 379 civil and administrative cases; provided legal advice in the field of business and commerce for litigants in 109 cases; represented outside of litigation in 27 cases; provided legal advice for over 7,200 other cases (including free legal advice and assistance)... Revenue from lawyers' practice activities in the past 5 years reached over 19 billion VND; contributed to the State budget over 1.4 billion VND.

Lawyers also actively participate in law-making, propaganda, dissemination, legal education and other social activities.

The Congress seriously assessed the successes, shortcomings and limitations of the 8th term, on that basis, proposed directions and key tasks for the 9th term (2024 - 2029).

Members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Nguyen Van Thi, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee, on behalf of the provincial leaders, presented flowers to congratulate the Congress.

President of Vietnam Bar Federation Do Ngoc Thinh presented flowers to congratulate the Congress.

Speaking at the Congress, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Thi and Chairman of the Vietnam Bar Federation Do Ngoc Thinh congratulated the Thanh Hoa Provincial Bar Association on the results achieved in the past term; at the same time, they believed that in the new term, with a sense of responsibility and enthusiasm, the Provincial Bar Association and each member lawyer will continue to promote the achievements, make efforts to overcome difficulties and shortcomings, strive to build a strong and comprehensively developed Provincial Bar Association, contributing to the socio-economic development of the province, contributing to the building of the Vietnam Bar Federation to grow stronger and stronger.

Comrades suggested that the Provincial Bar Association should coordinate with relevant provincial agencies, Party committees and local authorities to continue to effectively implement Conclusion No. 69-KL/TW dated February 24, 2020 of the Central Party Secretariat on continuing to implement Directive No. 33-CT/TW of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership over the organization and activities of lawyers; Directive No. 14-CT/TW dated July 1, 2022 of the Politburo and Directives and Plans of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and the Provincial People's Committee; coordinate with the State management agency on lawyers to perfect the socio-professional organization of lawyers, focusing on places where a bar association has not been established or there are too few lawyers; Orient and support the development of a team of lawyers with sufficient numbers, strong political will, clear professional ethics, good expertise and skills, meeting the practical needs of the locality, improving the effectiveness of lawyers' litigation in court and judicial and legal activities, serving international economic integration.

Comrade Nguyen Ngoc Tien, member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee, took a souvenir photo with the Executive Committee of the 9th Thanh Hoa Provincial Bar Association, term 2024-2029.

The Congress elected the Executive Board of the Provincial Bar Association, term IX, 2024 - 2029, consisting of 5 members; elected Lawyer Nguyen Huu Giang as Chairman of the Provincial Bar Association, term IX.

The Congress unanimously elected the 9th term Provincial Bar Association's Reward and Discipline Council consisting of 5 members; and elected a delegation to attend the 4th National Congress of Lawyers.

Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee Nguyen Ngoc Tien presented a Certificate of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee Chairman to the Provincial Bar Association.

Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee Nguyen Ngoc Tien awarded Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee Chairman to individuals with outstanding achievements in the construction and development of lawyers in Thanh Hoa province, period 2019-2024.

Chairman of the Vietnam Bar Federation Do Ngoc Thinh presented Certificates of Merit to individuals with achievements in building the Bar Association and practicing law in 2024.

On this occasion, many collectives and individuals were honored to receive certificates of merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Vietnam Bar Federation, Department of Justice, and Provincial Bar Association.

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