Hồ Văn Châm

Hồ Văn Châm
胡文箴
Hồ Văn Châm; 胡文箴
Personal details
Born	9 July 1932; Thừa Thiên province, French Indochina
Died	31 July 2013 (aged 81); Ottawa, Canada

Hồ Văn Châm (Chữ Hán: 胡文箴;[1] 9 July 1932 - 31 July 2013), also known as Minh Vũ, was a South Vietnamese physician and official, who served as minister of Chieu Hoi and minister of veteran affairs. After the fall of the Republic of Vietnam in 1975, he was sent to the re-education camp and moved to Canada after being released.

Biography

Hồ Văn Châm was born on 9 July 1932 in the village of Phước Tích, Thừa Thiên Province, central Vietnam.[2]

Châm joined the Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam in 1955.[3] In 1969, he was appointed commissioner general of the Central Executive Committee of the Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam.[4]

Châm died in Ottawa, Canada, on 31 July 2013 at the age of 82.[2]

Personal life

Hồ Văn Châm was a Buddhist with a Dharma name Nguyên Minh.[5] His wife was from Quảng Ngãi province.[1] The couple had eight children.[3]^: 102

Publications

Les Relations Alimentaires dans les Corps de Troupes au Vietnam, doctoral thesis, Faculty of Medicine, Saigon, 1962[3]^: 102
Nutrition situation in Vietnam, 1965[3]^: 103

Medals

Knight of the National Order of Vietnam
Army Distinguished Service Order, Second Class
Armed Forces Honor Medal, First Class
Good Conduct Medal, Third Class
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Military Service Medal, Third Class
Air Service Medal, Honor Class
Health Medal, First Class
Rural Development Medal
Ethnic Development Medal, First Class

Source:[3]^: 103

References

Minh Vũ Hồ Văn Châm. "Thương Về Quê Vợ". www.daiviet.org (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-12. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
"Bác Sĩ Hồ Văn Châm, cựu tổng trưởng VNCH, qua đời". Nguoi Viet Online (in Vietnamese). 2013-08-02. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
Who' Who in Vietnam (PDF). Saigon: Vietnam Press. 1974. pp. 102–103.
"Dr. Ho Van Cham" (PDF). Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
"BÁC SĨ HỒ VĂN CHÂM, CỰU TỔNG TRƯỞNG VIỆT NAM CỘNG HÒA QUA ĐỜI". Saigon Broadcasting Television Network (in Vietnamese). 2013-08-06. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-16.

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[:0-1] Minh Vũ Hồ Văn Châm. "Thương Về Quê Vợ". www.daiviet.org (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-12. Retrieved 2022-09-05.

[:12-2] "Bác Sĩ Hồ Văn Châm, cựu tổng trưởng VNCH, qua đời". Nguoi Viet Online (in Vietnamese). 2013-08-02. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-16.

[:1-3] Who' Who in Vietnam (PDF). Saigon: Vietnam Press. 1974. pp. 102–103.

[4] "Dr. Ho Van Cham" (PDF). Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive. Retrieved 2022-12-09.

[5] "BÁC SĨ HỒ VĂN CHÂM, CỰU TỔNG TRƯỞNG VIỆT NAM CỘNG HÒA QUA ĐỜI". Saigon Broadcasting Television Network (in Vietnamese). 2013-08-06. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-16.