Hanoi, Nov. 13 -- The Hanoi People's Council on November 13 elected Nguyen Duc Trung, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, as Chairman of the city People's Committee for the 2021-2026 tenure.

The vote took place during the council's 27th session, convened to decide a number of matters within its authority.

Trung, 51, is originally from Thanh Hoa province. He holds a master's degree in political economy and bachelor's degrees in economics and English.

Before assuming his new role, Trung held a series of key positions, including Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment (January 2019 - February 2020), and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province (March 2020-November...