Nguyễn Hồng Diên

Nguyễn Hồng Diên
Nguyễn Hồng Diên in 2023

Minister of Ministry of Industry and Trade
Assumed office
April 8, 2021
Prime MinisterPhạm Minh Chính
DeputyTrần Quốc Khánh (until 5/2023)
Đỗ Thắng Hải (until 12/2023)
Đặng Hoàng An (until 19/7/2023)
Cao Quốc Hưng (until 8/2021)
Nguyễn Sinh Nhật Tân
(since 10/9/2021 - present)
Phan Thị Thắng
(since 20/12/2022 - present)
Preceded byTrần Tuấn Anh

Deputy Head of the Central Committee's Propaganda Department
In office
May 7, 2020  April 12, 2021
5 years, 194 days
Succeeded byPhùng Xuân Nhạ
Constituency Vietnam

Chairman of the Provincial People's Council of Thái Bình Province (2nd term)
In office
July 30, 2018  August 10, 2020
5 years, 192 days
Preceded byĐặng Trọng Thăng
Succeeded byNguyễn Tiến Thành

Secretary of the Party Committee of Thái Bình Province
In office
April 27, 2018  May 7, 2020
5 years, 192 days
Preceded byPhạm Văn Sinh (politician)
Succeeded byNgô Đông Hải

Member of the National Assembly XIV, XV
In office
May 23, 2016 
5 years, 190 days
Constituency Vietnam

Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of Thái Bình Province
In office
April 23, 2015  April 27, 2018
5 years, 189 days
Preceded byLê Hồng Thịnh
Succeeded byNgô Đông Hải

Chairman of the Provincial People's Council of Thái Bình Province (1st term)
In office
June 23, 2011  April 27, 2015
5 years, 185 days
Preceded byNguyễn Xuân Trung
Succeeded byTrần Hồng Quân

Captain in the Vietnam People's Navy
In office
September 4, 1985  September 4, 2005
5 years, 159 days
Personal details
Born (1965-03-16) March 16, 1965
Hồng Minh, Hưng Hà, Thái Bình Province, North Vietnam
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam

Nguyễn Hồng Diên (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ həwŋ͡m˨˩ ziən˧˧]; born March 16, 1965) is a Vietnamese politician who has been serving as the Minister of Industry and Trade since April 8, 2021. He is a member of the 13th Politburo, in which he holds the position of head of the Central Committee's Economic Commission. He is also a member of the National Assembly, representing Thái Bình Province and Hải Phòng.

Prior to his current role, Diên served as the Deputy Head of the Central Committee's Propaganda Department from May 2020 to April 2021. He has held various positions within the government and the Communist Party of Vietnam, including Chairman of the Provincial People's Council of Thái Bình Province and Secretary of the Party Committee of Thái Bình Province.