With 100% of attending Deputies voting in favor, the National Assembly passed resolutions approving the appointment of six Deputy Prime Ministers, as well as Ministers and other members of the Government for the 2026–2031 term. Among them, Mr. Pham Duc An was approved to serve as Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man congratulates the Government’s members. Photo: VNA
Below is a brief profile of SBV Governor Pham Duc An:
- Date of birth: February 1, 1970
- Hometown: Nghe An province
- Qualifications: Master of Business Administration; Bachelor of Economic Law; Bachelor of Finance and Banking
Career history:
- October 1994 – March 2004: Official; Deputy Head (from July 2000); Deputy Head in charge of the Legal and Regulatory Division (from October 2001), Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV).
- March 2004 – September 2006: Head of the Legal Division, BIDV.
- October 2006 – June 2009: Director of the Legal Department, BIDV.
- July 2009 – May 2011: Member of the Party Personnel Board for the banking sector in Hung Yen Province (from September 2009); Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of BIDV Hung Yen Branch; Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Aircraft Leasing Joint Stock Company (VALC) (June 2009 – June 2014).
- June 2011 – June 2014: Deputy General Director of BIDV; General Director of Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture Bank (VRB).
- June 2014 – December 2018: Member of the Standing Board of the Party Committee of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) (from August 2015); Chairman of Agribank Trade Union (April 2018 – December 2018); Member of the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Banking Trade Union (August 2018 – December 2020); Vice Chairman of the Board of Members of Agribank.
- January 2019 – April 2020: Secretary of the Party Committee of the SBV Office (from March 2019); Director General of the SBV Office .
- May 2020 – December 2024: Secretary of the Party Committee; Chairman of the Board of Members of Agribank; Member of the Party Committee of the Central Enterprise Sector (from October 2020); Member of its Standing Committee (from August 2022); Chairman of the Vietnam Banks Association, 7th term (from December 2020); Member of the 15th National Assembly (from July 2021).
- December 2024 – May 2025: Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Quang Ninh (2020-2025 term); Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee of Quang Ninh (2021-2026 term); Member of the 15th National Assembly.
- February 2025 – September 2025: Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Quang Ninh; Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee of Quang Ninh; Member of the National Assembly’s Economic and Finance Committee.
- September 17, 2025: Appointed Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Da Nang City for the 2025-2030 term.
- September 23, 2025: Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Da Nang City (2025-2030 term); Secretary of the Party Personnel Board of the People's Committee of Da Nang City; Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City (2021-2026 term); Member of the 15th National Assembly’s Economic and Finance Committee.
- December 1, 2025: Assigned to lead the 15th National Assembly Delegation of Da Nang City until the end of its term, in accordance with Resolution No. 1920/NQ-UBTVQH15.
- January 22, 2026: Elected as a Member of the 14th Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam for the 2026-2031 term at the 14th National Party Congress.
- April 8, 2026: Approved by the National Assembly for appointment as Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam.