- Date of birth: January 20, 1958

- Native land: Giao Tien commune, Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province

- Date of Party admission: March 21, 1989; date of official membership: March 21, 1990   

- Education: MA in Economics

- Political theory: Bachelor

- Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (11th, 12th tenures);

- Deputy to the National Assembly (13th tenure)   

Professional career

October, 1976 – October, 1980: served in the military service;

October, 1980 – October, 1985: studied at the Ha Noi Architecture University;

November, 1985 – April, 1996: Staff, Deputy Manager, Deputy Director of the Planning-Investment Department, Nam Ha province;

February, 2001 – April, 2004: Director of the Planning-Investment Department,  Nam Dinh province; 

April, 2004 – October, 2005: Secretary of the Nam Dinh city Party Committee;

November, 2005 – September, 2010: Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Nam Dinh provincial Party Committee;

September, 2010 – January, 2015: Secretary of the Nam Dinh provincial Party Committee;

February, 2015 – April, 2016: Deputy Minister of Construction;

April, 2016-present: Minister of Construction./.