Ho Chi Minh City:The People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City has elected Le Quoc Phong as the new Chairman of the People's Committee for the Southern metropolis.

According to Socialist Republic of Vietnam Government News, Le Quoc Phong, 48, succeeds Nguyen Van Duoc in this position. Previously, Phong served as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in April 2016.

In October 2020, he was appointed by the Politburo as the Secretary of the provincial Party Committee of Dong Thap province, becoming the youngest provincial-level Party chief at that time. On October 14, 2025, the Politburo further appointed him as the Standing Vice Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City for the 2025-2030 tenure.

Ho Chi Minh City, with a population of 14 million, is considered Vietnam's largest economic engine. The city boasts an economic size of US$120 billion, contributing 23 percent to the country's GDP.