- Date of birth: August 1, 1959  

- Native land: Cam Hung commune, Cam Xuyen district, Ha Tinh province  

- Education: Associate professor and PhD of medicine

- Alternate member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (10th tenure); member of the Party Central Committee (11th tenure)

- Deputy to the National Assembly (12th, 13th tenure)   

Professional career

October, 1976 – October, 1982: studied at the Ha Noi Medical University

November, 1982 – October, 1985: residential physician, assistant teacher at the Ha Noi Medical University

November, 1985 – December, 1986: hygiene and epidemiology teacher at the Ha Noi Medical University

January, 1987 – May, 1993: researcher of hygiene and epidemiology office at the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City

1990 – 1995: research student at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City

1993 – 1994: research student at Bordeaux University (France)

June, 1993 – November, 1998: deputy manager of planning and general coordination office

December, 1998 – December, 2001: Deputy Director of the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City

January, 2002 – January, 2007: Director of the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City

February, 2007 – August, 2011: Deputy Minister of Health, deputy to the 12th National Assembly

August, 2011 – January, 2016: Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Health. January, 2016 - November 22, 2019: Minister of Health./.