Nguyễn Văn Nên

Nguyễn Văn Nên (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ van˧˧ nen˧˧]; born 14 July 1957) is a Vietnamese politician and the current secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, since 2020.^[1][2][3][4] He previously served as Chief of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Office in from February 2016.^[5][6][7] Prior to this, he was Minister-Chairman of the Government Office and Chairman of the Tay Ninh People's Committee.^[2]

Nguyễn Văn Nên
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 October 2020
General Secretary	Nguyễn Phú Trọng Tô Lâm
Preceded by	Nguyễn Thiện Nhân
Chief of Office of Party Central Committee
In office 4 February 2016 – 11 October 2020
General Secretary	Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Preceded by	Trần Quốc Vượng
Succeeded by	Lê Minh Hưng
Minister of Government Office
In office 14 November 2013 – 8 April 2016
Prime Minister	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Preceded by	Vũ Đức Đam
Succeeded by	Mai Tiến Dũng
Personal details
Born	(1957-07-14) 14 July 1957 (age 68) Gò Dầu, Tây Ninh, South Vietnam
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam

Career

Nguyễn's administration faced criticism for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City.^[4]