Attending the event were members of the Politburo, members of the Secretariat, members of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Ministers, Government members, and leaders of central and local departments, ministries, and agencies.

At the ceremony, Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng presented the decision assigning Comrade Nguyễn Tiến Hải - Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the An Giang Provincial Party Committee as Acting Minister of Home Affairs, and the decision appointing Comrade Nguyễn Hoài Anh - Member of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee as Permanent Deputy Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs.

Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng speaks at the event

Congratulating and assigning tasks to the newly appointed Permanent Deputy Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs Nguyễn Hoài Anh, the Prime Minister requested the Permanent Deputy Minister together with the leadership of the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs to focus on leading, directing, and promptly advising on amending and supplementing mechanisms and policies; reviewing and streamlining the organizational apparatus for ethnic and religious affairs in line with the two-tier local government model; effectively implementing policies safeguarding the right to freedom of belief and religion; and coordinating closely with ministries and sectors to efficiently carry out the National Target Program for the 2026-2030 period, giving priority to infrastructure development, education, healthcare, and culture in ethnic minority areas.

Alongside these tasks, the leadership must promote great national solidarity, ensure that ethnic groups and religions enjoy equal access, prevent hostile and reactionary forces from exploiting divisions and inciting unrest, and promptly handle "hotspots" in ethnic minority and religious areas. The Ministry must strengthen communication and mobilization among ethnic minorities and religious organizations to strictly abide by Party guidelines and State policies and laws, preserve and promote cultural identity, eradicate outdated customs and achieve sustainable poverty reduction; and urgently put the national database on ethnic and religious affairs into official operation under the criteria of being "accurate, complete, clean, alive, unified, and shared."

The Prime Minister emphasized that the Government and Government leadership are confident that in their new positions, the comrades will uphold their sense of responsibility, bring into play their intellect, competence, strengths, and professional experience, and unite with the leadership and all cadres and civil servants to overcome difficulties and challenges to excellently fulfill all assigned tasks.

Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng presents congratulating flowers to Minister Nguyễn Tiến Hải and Permanent Deputy Minister Nguyễn Hoài Anh

Under Decision No. 1312/QD-TTg dated July 19, 2026 of the Prime Minister, Member of the Party Central Committee cum Chairman of the Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee Nguyễn Hoài Anh was reassigned and appointed as Permanent Deputy Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs.