Le, aged 48, will replace his predecessor Nguyen Van Duoc.
He 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 assigned by the Politburo to hold the post as 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 appointed him as Standing Vice Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City for the 2025-2030 tenure.
Ho Chi Minh City is the largest economic engine in Viet Nam, with a population of 14 million and an economic size US$120 billion, accounting for 23 percent of the country's GDP./.