Tô Huy Rứa
Tô Huy Rứa (born 4 June 1947 in Thanh Hóa Province) is a Vietnamese politician and served as previous Chairman of the CPV Commission for Organisation. During the 10th Politburo, Tô held the posts of Chairman of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Chairman of the Theoretical Council. He is a member of the 11th Politburo, in which he is ranked 7th.[1][2]
Tô Huy Rứa | |
|---|---|
| Head of the Organizing Commission | |
| In office 8 February 2011 – 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Hồ Đức Việt |
| Succeeded by | Phạm Minh Chính |
| Head of the Propaganda Department | |
| In office 2007 – 7 February 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Đỗ Nguyên Phương and Nguyễn Khoa Điềm |
| Succeeded by | Đinh Thế Huynh |
| Chairman of the Theoretical Council | |
| In office 8 May 2007 – 27 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Succeeded by | Đinh Thế Huynh |
| Member of the Secretariat | |
| In office 25 April 2006 – 27 January 2016 | |
| Member of the Politburo | |
| In office 25 April 2006 – 27 January 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1947 Thanh Hóa Province |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Early life
Tô Huy Rứa was born on 4 June 1947 in Quảng Xương District in Thanh Hóa Province. In 1965 Tô Huy Rứa joined the Youth Volunteers for the battlefield. Tô Huy Rứa became member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 6 February 1967 officially on 6 February 1968. In the early 1970s he was sent to study at the Central School of Philosophy. After graduation, he was retained as a lecturer in the Faculty of Philosophy. During his teaching career, he enrolled in additional studies and a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Hanoi.
In the early 1980s, he was sent to graduate studies in philosophy at the Academy of Social Sciences in the USSR, successfully defending his dissertation. After graduation, he returned to Vietnam and was appointed deputy dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Hanoi University.
References
- "Party Congress announces CPVCC Politburo members". Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- Asian Survey University of California Press 2008 Volume 48 - Page 668 "and TÔ Huy Rứa, Who usually worked in the information and culture Sector. It was also interesting to note that while the plan was to have nine to 11 Persons, the Secretariat eventually only had eight."