A former State Bank of Vietnam Governor, Hung will be nominated for prime minister to replace Pham Minh Chinh, who was not included on the Central Committee list released Thursday. Hung’s currently the head of the Party Central Organization Commission, which essentially controls the hiring and firing of senior officials. The son of a former public security minister who was To Lam’s mentor, he worked for over two decades at the central bank. Hung, who has a master’s degree in economics from a Japanese university, has also served on a powerful anti-corruption steering committee since 2021.