Ms. Dao Hong Lan, who has been working as acting minister of health for around three months was officially appointed the minister.
Ms. Dao Hong Lan, 51, is a native of the northern Hai Duong Province. She holds an economic master's degree and is a member of the 13th Party Central Committee for the 2021-2026 term.
She used to work as a specialist of Social Insurance Department under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and then became the department's deputy head.
Later, she worked as deputy chief of office and then office chief and deputy minister of labor.
In March 2018, she was appointed deputy secretary of the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee.
In Sep. 2020, she became the secretary, making her the first-ever female Party chief of Bac Ninh.
