Nguyễn Sinh Hùng (born 18 January 1946) is a Vietnamese politician who served as Chairman of the
National Assembly of Vietnam
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from 2011 to 2016. Nguyễn Sinh Hùng was previously one of the country's four "key leaders" (''lãnh đạo chủ chốt''), along with Party General Secretary
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
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, President
Trương Tấn Sang
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and Prime Minister
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
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, during the
11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam
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. He graduated from the
University of National and World Economy
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in
Bulgaria
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.
Early life
Nguyễn Sinh Hùng was born on January 18, 1946, in the Nguyễn Sinh family in
Nam Đàn District
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* The Vietnam War
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in
Nghệ An province. He graduated from junior high school and then went to high school in Việt Đức (Hanoi). His family once lived in 54 Phố Huế Street. He was a student at the University of Finance and Accounting (now the Academy of Finance) (1966-1970). On January 1, 1972, Nguyễn Sinh Hùng was employed as an officer at the Central Bank for the Construction of the Ministry of Finance.
Political career
Nguyễn Sinh Hùng joined the
Communist Party of Vietnam on May 26, 1977, and was granted formal membership on May 26, 1978. On June 28, 2006, Nguyễn Sinh Hùng was approved by the National Assembly as the 1st Deputy Prime Minister, following the proposal of Prime Minister
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (born 17 November 1949) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Vietnam from 2006 to 2016. He was confirmed by the National Assembly on 27 June 2006, having been nominated by his predecessor, Phan Vă ...
to undertake joint work in the government's work management system. To be assigned the task of the Prime Minister when the Prime Minister is absent or authorized by the Prime Minister.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Sinh Hùng also served as Head of the Restructuring Steering Committee of
Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) after the Vinashin case was wrongly dealt a debt of $5 billion and unable to pay. Speaking to the press in October 2010, he said: by the beginning of November, it will be a "new Vinashin." On July 23, 2011, Nguyễn Sinh Hùng was elected by the National Assembly Chairman of the 13th National Assembly from 2011 to 2016 with 91.4% of the vote (457/497 delegates agreed). Speaking at the ceremony, Hùng said: "Members of the Standing Committee of the 13th National Assembly will always improve their skills, resolutely fight against bureaucracy, fight against corruption, wastefulness, attachment and settlement. Hear the opinions of the people, truly represent the will and will of the people. "
Nguyễn Sinh Hùng was permanent Deputy Prime Minister (1st Deputy Prime Minister) from 2006 to 2011. Previously the finance minister from 1996 to 2006,
He served as head of the State Treasury.
When the 2011 congress selected a Politburo, or executive committee; Hùng was ranked 4th on its list of members.
[Nguyen Phu Trong elected Party Chief]
, ''VietnamPlus'', 19 January 2011.
On March 30, 2016, the
National Assembly of Vietnam
The National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Quốc hội nước Cộng hoà xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) is the national legislature of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The Constitution of Vietnam recognizes the a ...
passed the resolution on the dismissal of the Chairman of the National Assembly of review.
Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân replaced his position as the Chairman of the National Assembly on 31 March 2016.
References
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1946 births
Living people
Deputy Prime Ministers of Vietnam
Finance ministers of Vietnam
Government ministers of Vietnam
People from Hanoi
Members of the 10th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Members of the 11th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Members of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Members of the 9th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Members of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly (Vietnam)
University of National and World Economy alumni