- Date of birth: August 19, 1958

- Native land: Cam Kim commune, Hoi An city, Quang Nam province

- Date of Party admission: February 4, 1983; date of official membership: February 2, 1984  

- Education: Master of Business Administration

- Political theory: advanced

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

- Deputy to the National Assembly (14th tenure)   

Professional career

October, 1976 – September, 1979: Served in the army

October, 1979 – September, 1980: Studied at the 12th Brigade

October, 1980 – September, 1985: Trainee on building at the Military Technical Academy

October, 1985 – December, 1991: Captain at D25, Staff Department under the Ministry of National Defense

January, 1992 – July, 1994: Worked at the Export-Import Office under the Viet Nam Construction and Import Export Corporation (VINACONEX)

August, 1994 – October, 1996: Director of the VINACONEX branch in Da Nang  

November, 1996 – September, 2006: Director of the Machinery Assembly and Construction Corporation under of the VINACONEX

October, 2006 – April, 2008: General Director of the VINACONEX

May, 2008 – September, 2010: Deputy Secretary of Da Nang Party’s Committee

October, 2010 – November, 2010: Deputy Secretary of the Central Businesses Bloc's Party Committee  

November, 2010 – December, 2010: Secretary of the Central Businesses Bloc's Party Committee  

January, 2011 – June, 2012: member of the Party Central Committee (11th tenure), Secretary of the Central Businesses Bloc's Party Committee  

July, 2012 – January, 2015: member of the Party Central Committee (11th tenure), Secretary of the Son La provincial People’s Committee

February, 2015 – 2016: member of the Party Central Committee (11th, 12th tenures), Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission

April, 2016 – present: member of the Party Central Committee (12th tenure),  Minister of Transport./.