Tô Huy Rứa

Tô Huy Rứa
Tô Huy Rứa
Head of the Organizing Commission
	In office; 8 February 2011 – 5 February 2016
Preceded by	Hồ Đức Việt
Succeeded by	Phạm Minh Chính
Head of the Propaganda Department
	In office; 2007 – 7 February 2011
Preceded by	Đỗ Nguyên Phương and Nguyễn Khoa Điềm
Succeeded by	Đinh Thế Huynh
Chairman of the Theoretical Council
	In office; 8 May 2007 – 27 March 2011
Preceded by	Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Succeeded by	Đinh Thế Huynh
Personal details
Born	4 June 1947 (age 77); Thanh Hóa Province
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam

Tô Huy Rứa (born 4 June 1947 in Thanh Hóa Province) is a Vietnamese politician and served as previous Chairman of the CPV Commission for Organisation. During the 10th Politburo, Tô held the posts of Chairman of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Chairman of the Theoretical Council. He is a member of the 11th Politburo, in which he is ranked 7th.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Party Congress announces CPVCC Politburo members". Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
^ Asian Survey University of California Press 2008 Volume 48 - Page 668 "and TÔ Huy Rứa, Who usually worked in the information and culture Sector. It was also interesting to note that while the plan was to have nine to 11 Persons, the Secretariat eventually only had eight."