Nguyễn Sinh Hùng

Nguyễn Sinh Hùng
Nguyễn Sinh Hùng (2013)
Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 July 2011
Deputy Tòng Thị Phóng
Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân
Uông Chu Lưu
Huỳnh Ngọc Sơn
Preceded by Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Member of the Politburo
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 April 2006
Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam
In office
28 June 2006  2011
Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Minister of Finance
In office
November 1996  28 June 2006
Preceded by Hồ Tế
Succeeded by Vũ Văn Ninh
Personal details
Born 18 January 1946
Nghệ An Province, Vietnam
Political party Communist Party of Vietnam

Nguyễn Sinh Hùng (born 18 January 1946) is Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam. Since a party congress in 2011, he has been considered one the country's four "key leaders" (lãnh đạo chủ chốt), along with Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President Trương Tấn Sang and Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng.[1]

Hùng was standing deputy prime minister (first deputy prime minister) from 2006 to 2011.[2] Previously the finance minister,[3] He served as head of the State Treasury.[4] The 2011 congress selected a Politburo, or executive committee; Hùng is ranked #4 on its list of members.[5]

References

  1. (Vietnamese) Nghĩa Nhân, "Bộ Chính trị kiểm điểm thế nào?", Báo Pháp luật, 16 August 2012.
  2. "Vietnam/China Deputy PM Hung continues working visit in Guangxi". Thai Press Reports. 23 October 2009.
  3. "Vietnamese parliament approves budget, revises by-laws". Voice of Vietnam. 28 November 2002.
  4. "State Treasury head outlines tasks and activities". Voice of Vietnam. 5 April 1990.
  5. "Nguyen Phu Trong elected Party Chief", VietnamPlus, 19 January 2011.