Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long

- Date of birth: September 23, 1963  

- Native land: Quang Tho commune, Quang Xuong district, Thanh Hoa province  

- Date of Party admission: April 6, 1991; date of official membership: July 2, 1992  

- Education: PhD in Laws

- Political theory: Senior  

- Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (12th tenure)

- Deputy to the National Assembly (14th tenure)   

Professional career

November, 1987 – December, 1990: Staff of the Department on International Cooperation under the Ministry of Justice;

December, 1990 – December, 1991: Staff of the Mekong River Commission’s Secretariat (Bangkok, Thailand);

December, 1991 – April, 2003: Staff of the Department on International Cooperation, Secretary of the Justice Minister under the Ministry of Justice; studied MA and PhD abroad;

April, 2003 – December, 2008: Staff, then Deputy Manager of the Department on International Cooperation under the Ministry of Justice;

December, 2008 – October, 2011: Manager of the Department on Common Issues on Law Building, under the Ministry of Justice;

October, 2011 – March, 2014: Deputy Minister of Justice

April, 2014 – September, 2015: Secretary of the Ha Tinh Provincial Party Committee  

September, 2015 – April, 2016: Deputy Minister of Justice  

April, 2016 – present: Minister of Justice./.