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The Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has signed Decision No. 736/QD-TTg dated 24 April 2026 on the appointment and concurrent holding of the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Social Policy Bank. Specifically, the Prime Minister appointed Mr. Pham Duc An, a member of the Central Committee and Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, to concurrently hold the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Social Policy Bank, replacing Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong, a member of the Central Committee and former Governor of the State Bank who has assumed other duties. Mr. Pham Duc An was born February 1, 1970; his hometown is Kim Bang commune, Nghe An Province. Education: Master of Business Administration; Bachelor of Economic Law; Bachelor of Finance-Banking; Advanced Political Theory. He has held positions such as: Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Hung Yen Branch of the Investment and Development Bank (BIDV); Deputy General Director of Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV); General Director of Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture Bank (VRB); Chief of Office of the State Bank of Vietnam; Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Members’ Council of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank); Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh Province; Chairman of the People’s Committee of Da Nang City.
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