- Date of birth: August 25, 1956

- Native land: Tien Phong commune, Me Linh district, Ha Noi

- Date of Party admission: August 7, 1984; date of official membership: August 7, 1985  

- Education: MA in economics  

- Member of the 10th, 11th, 12th Party Central Committee

- Deputy to the 11th and 12th National Assembly

Professional career

1973 – October, 1978: a student of the Ha Noi Construction University

November, 1978 – 1987: worked at a construction design company in Vinh Phu province

1988-1992: Deputy manager, then manager of the Organization Office under the Vinh Phu Provincial Construction Department;  

October, 1992 – December, 1996: Deputy Director of the Vinh Phu Provincial Construction Department

January, 1997 – December, 1999: Director of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Construction Department

December, 1999 – September, 2001: Deputy Secretary of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee (since May, 2001); Vice Chairman of the Vinh Phuc Provincial People’s Committee; Chairman of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Architecture Association

October, 2001 – June, 2004: Deputy Secretary of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee; Chairman of the Vinh Phuc Provincial People’s Committee

July, 2004 – October, 2005:  Secretary of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee (2001-2005 term); Chairman of the Vinh Phuc Provincial People’s Committee

October, 2005 – May, 2010:  Secretary of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee (2005-2010 term); Chairman of the Vinh Phuc Provincial People’s Council;

May, 2010 – July, 2011: Deputy Minister of Construction  

August, 2011 – April, 2016: Minister of Construction

April, 2016 – present: Deputy Prime Minister./.