Vũ Khoan
Vũ Khoan (October 7, 1937 – June 21, 2023)[1] was a Vietnamese politician and diplomat. He used to hold the position of Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam,Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Vietnam's external economy from August 2002 to the end of June 2006. He is considered by many to have made many positive contributions to the negotiation process of the Vietnam-US Trade Agreement and Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Vũ Khoan | |
|---|---|
 Khoan in 2005 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam | |
| In office August 12, 2002 – June 28, 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Phan Văn Khải |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm |
| Succeeded by | Trương Vĩnh Trọng |
| Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
| In office April, 2001 – April, 2006 | |
| General Secretary | Nông Đức Mạnh |
| Ministry of Industry and Trade | |
| In office January 28, 2000 – August, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Trương Đình Tuyển |
| Succeeded by | Trương Đình Tuyển |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1998–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1937 Phú Xuyên, Hà Đông, Hanoi |
| Died | 21 June 2023 (aged 85) 108 Hospital, Hanoi |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Spouse | Hồ Thể Lan (1938) |
Born in the cadet
He was born on October 7, 1937, from Phú Xuyên, Hà Tây (now part of Hanoi).
When the French army opened fire to retake Indochina, he worked as a liaison for the Việt Minh government. In 1949, he was sent back to Việt Bắc, where he studied at the Vietnam Cavalry School. In 1951, he was selected by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and went to study at "Nanning School of Education", then transferred to "Nanning-Guilin School of Education" (also known as Vietnamese Children's School). South in Guangxi, China).
Family
He was married to Mrs. Hồ Thể Lan, former Director of the Press Department, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the daughter of Professor Doctor Hồ Đắc Di. The two met from the same class of students who were sent to study in the Soviet Union in 1954. [2]
Death
According to information from the Central Committee for Health Care and Protection, after a period of illness, despite being cared for by the Party, State, a group of professors and doctors, and wholeheartedly cared for by the family, But due to old age and weak health, he passed away at 7:05 am on June 21, 2023 at 108 Hospital, (aged 85).[3]
References
- "Former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan is dead". Dan Tri News (in Vietnamese). 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- "Remembering the friendship between Vietnamese and Soviet teachers and students that day". Archived from the original on 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- "Former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan is dead". Dan Tri News (in Vietnamese). 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
