Following the elections, in the first session of the new
National Assembly, Nguyễn Phú Trọng was elected as
Chairman on 23 July 2007.[2] Incumbent president
Nguyễn Minh Triết was re-elected by the new
National Assembly on 24 July 2007 with 98.78% of the vote.[3] Prime Minister
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, who had held the position since the resignation of
Phan Văn Khải in 2006,[4] was re-elected to the position on 25 July 2007.[5] Other positions were also filled during this first session.