Nguyễn Thanh Long
Nguyễn Thanh Long | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 7 July 2020 – 6 June 2022 Acting:7 July 2020–12 November 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Phạm Minh Chính |
| Preceded by | Vũ Đức Đam (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Đào Hồng Lan |
| Deputy Minister of Health | |
| In office 31 January 2020 – 7 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Minister | Vũ Đức Đam (acting) |
| In office 2011–2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Deputy Director of Central Propaganda Department | |
| In office October 2018 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 3, 1966 Giao Thủy district, Nam Định Province, North Vietnam |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (–2022) |
| Alma mater | Hanoi Medical University |
Nguyễn Thanh Long (born September 3, 1966) is a Vietnamese politician and doctor who served as Minister of Health from July 2020 to his removal from the Communist Party of Vietnam in June 2022 for involvement in the Việt Á corruption scandal. During his term as Minister of Health, he was in acting capacity from July to November 2020. He has been noted for being one of the chief strategists of the response of the Vietnamese government to the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2024, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison for taking bribes worth USD 2.25 million.