This morning, at the first Congress of the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee, term 2025-2030, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Hong Thai, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Minister of National Defense , was appointed by the Politburo to hold the position of Secretary of the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee for the term 2025-2030.

The Politburo decided to transfer, assign, and appoint Mr. Nguyen Van Gau, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee, to join the Central Military Commission for the 2025-2030 term.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau was born in 1967, from Ben Tre (old) now Vinh Long province; professional qualification: Bachelor of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Mr. Nguyen Van Gau has held many positions in the Army. He worked for many years in Military Region 9.

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Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau. Photo: QĐND

In January 2022, he was transferred and appointed to the position of Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

In June 2024, Mr. Nguyen Van Gau was appointed as Secretary of the Bac Giang Provincial Party Committee.

When Bac Ninh merged with Bac Giang to form the new Bac Ninh province, he held the position of Secretary of the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee.

The current Minister of Defense is General Phan Van Giang. The Deputy Ministers include: General Nguyen Tan Cuong (Chief of the General Staff), Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh, Senior Lieutenant General Vu Hai San, Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Quang Ngoc, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien and Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/trung-tuong-nguyen-van-gau-giu-chuc-thu-truong-bo-quoc-phong-2447852.html