This marks the biggest change so far in a major leadership reshuffle in the country.
Mr To Lam was elected at the rubber-stamp parliament following his nomination last week by a top committee of the ruling Communist Party.
Mr Lam vowed after the vote that he would be loyal to the nation, the state, and the people, adding that"I will try my best to fulfil all the tasks assigned". Mr Lam has been a crucial figure in the sweeping anti-graft campaign, known as"blazing furnace", which is aimed at rooting out widespread corruption but has been seen by critics as a tool to sideline opponents during political infighting.
The shake-up since March has seen the exit of three of Vietnam's top five leaders, after the house speaker, the president and a top politburo member resigned due to unspecified"wrongdoings".
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