Lương Cường (right), Member of the Politburo, Permanent Member of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee, on Wednesday granted the Politburo's decision to appoint Bùi Thị Minh Hoài, Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat, Head of the Central Mass Mobilisation Commission, as Secretary of the Hà Nội Party Committee for the 2020-25 tenure. — VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tấn

HÀ NỘI — Bùi Thị Minh Hoài, 59, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation, has been appointed Secretary of the Hà Nội Party Committee for the 2020-25 term.

Politburo member Lương Cường, who is also Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, handed over the Politburo’s appointment decision to Hoài at a ceremony held by the municipal Party Committee on Wednesday.

Speaking at the ceremony, Cường expressed his belief that Hoài will outstandingly fulfill the tasks assigned by the Party and the State, meeting aspirations of the Party organisation, officials, Party members and residents of the capital city.

He also asked local authorities to stay united to well implement political tasks, firstly organising all-level Party congresses, towards the 18th municipal Party Congress and the 14th National Party Congress.

For her part, Hoài pledged to carry forward Hà Nội's achievements and traditions, optimise opportunities, and make efforts to overcome difficulties and challenges to successfully realise the resolutions adopted at the 17th municipal Party Congress and the 13th National Party Congress.

The official called on Hà Nội's Party organisation, agencies, officials, Party members and residents to continue their unity and efforts to build a wealthy, beautiful, civilised and modern capital city as planned.

As a native in Thanh Tân Commune, Thanh Liêm District, the northern province of Hà Nam, Hoài, holds a master’s degree in law.

Hoài is a member of the Party Central Committee for the 10th (alternate), 11th, 12th and 13th tenures. She was elected to the Political Bureau by the 13th Party Central Committee at its 9th plenum on May 16. Hoài is also a deputy of the 15th National Assembly. — VNS