Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân - Wikipedia

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Ngân.Vietnamese politician

Her ExcellencyNguyễn Thị Kim Ngân
Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân in 2019
Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam
In office31 March 2016 – 31 March 2021
Preceded by	Nguyễn Sinh Hùng
Succeeded by	Vương Đình Huệ
Deputy Chair of the National Assembly
In office23 July 2011 – 31 March 2016
Chairman	Nguyễn Sinh Hùng
Member of the Politburo
In office11 May 2013 – 31 January 2021
Ministerial offices 2006–⁠20111995–⁠2002 Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs In office2 August 2007 – 23 July 2011 Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Preceded by Nguyễn Thị Hằng Succeeded by Phạm Thị Hải Chuyền Permanent Deputy Trade Minister In officeMarch 2006 – August 2007 Minister Trương Đình Tuyển Deputy Finance Minister In officeFebruary 2006 – March 2006 In officeApril 1995 – September 2002
Party Secretary of Hải Dương
In officeSeptember 2002 – February 2006
Preceded by	Nguyễn Văn Chiền
Succeeded by	Bùi Thanh Quyến
Personal details
Born	(1954-04-12) 12 April 1954 (age 71)Giồng Trôm, Bến Tre Province, State of Vietnam (now Vietnam)
Party	Communist Party of Vietnam (1981–present)

Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥tʰi˧˨ʔkim˧˧ŋən˧˧]; born 12 April 1954, in Bến Tre Province) is a Vietnamese economist and politician. She is the first woman in Vietnamese history to head the country's legislature, serving as the eleventh Chair of the National Assembly of Vietnam from 2016 to 2021.[1][2][3][4] She was a member of the 12th Politburo of the Communist Party, the country's highest decision-making body, in which she ranked second after General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Ngân previously served in the cabinet of Nguyễn Tấn Dũng from 2006 to 2011 under various ministries.[5] Prior to entering national politics, she held the post of Party Secretary (de facto Governor) of Hải Dương province from 2002 to 2006, being the first woman to hold this position and the only female provincial chief in Vietnam at that time.[6]

Early life

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Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân was born on 12 April 1954 at the commune of Châu Hòa in Giồng Trôm District, Bến Tre Province. Her mother Nguyễn Thị Sang (died in 2006), commonly known as Má Sáu, is the secret basis of Bến Tre revolution.[7] During the Vietnam War, her family was active in the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam. She was raised by her mother and educated in the territories controlled by the Republic of Vietnam.[8] Her husband is Lê Trung Dũng.[citation needed]

Education

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In 1973, she went to Saigon (nowadays Ho Chi Minh City) to study at the Saigon Literature College of the University of Saigon, but her studies were interrupted when the National Liberation Front took control of the South.[8]

She later attended the University of Finance (nowadays the National Academy of Finance), earning a bachelor in financial management. Ngân also earned a master of economics in credit management at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. She held an advanced degree in political theory.[9]

In 2018, she was conferred the honorary doctorate in political science by the Pukyong National University in South Korea.[10]

Career

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After the unification of Vietnam, Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân was transferred to the Ben Tre Finance Bureau (later renamed the Ben Tre Finance Department) to start her career in finance.

Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân was admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam on 9 December 1981 and became a full member of the Party a year later.[11]

She graduated from the rank of Deputy Manager, Head of Department, Deputy Director, Acting Director and was officially appointed Director of Ben Tre Finance Department in October 1991. In April 1995, she was sent to the Central Government and was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance, serving until 2002.

In September 2002, she become the Party Secretary (de facto Governor) of Hải Dương province (2002-2006). Ngân was the first woman to hold this position and the only female provincial chief in Vietnam at that time.[6]

In February 2006, she was briefly transferred to the Ministry of Finance before being appointed the Permanent Deputy Minister of Trade, serving from March 2006 to August 2007. She was then appointed by Nguyễn Tấn Dũng to head the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, where she gained national prominence for playing a key role in the rescue of 10,000 Vietnamese migrant workers during the Libyan crisis in 2011.[12]

In May 2011, she was elected Deputy Chair of the National Assembly. In 2013, she became a member of the 11th Politburo, the country's highest decision-making body. In 2016, she was elected Chair of the National Assembly, becoming the first woman in Vietnamese history to head the legislature and occupy one of the four pillars of leadership. She ranked second in the 12th Politburo after Former General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.[2]

In a YouGov survey in late 2020, Ngân was voted among the five most admired female figures among the Vietnamese public.[13] She retired in March 2021.[4]

Honours

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• Order of Ho Chi Minh (2025, Vietnam)[14]
• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2023, Japan)[15]

References

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1. ^ "H.E. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan – Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament".
2. ^ a b "Vietnam Elects First Chairwoman of Parliament". VOA. 31 March 2016.
3. ^ "Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan elected as NA Chairwoman". vietnamplus.vn. 31 March 2016.
4. ^ a b VNA (2021-03-30). "Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan relieved from chairmanship of NA, National Election Council". VietnamPlus. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
5. ^ Đảng cộng sản Việt Nam, chặng đường qua hai thế kỷ 2006 - Page 705 "NGUYỄN THỊ KIM NGÂN I 12-4-1954 : Xă Châu Hòa, huyện Giông Trôm, tinh Bến Tre Uy viên Ban Chấp hành Trung ương ..."
6. ^ a b "Nữ kiệt phương Nam làm 'quan' đất xứ Đông". Báo điện tử Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
7. ^ "Tân Chủ tịch Quốc hội Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân: Lãnh đạo quyết đoán, chính khách sắc sảo". Viet Times (in Vietnamese). 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
8. ^ a b "Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân ngợi ca nền giáo dục thời VNCH". Vien Dong Daily News. 2018-09-13.
9. ^ "Tiểu sử tóm tắt của Chủ tịch Quốc hội Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân". quochoi.vn. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
10. ^ "Chủ tịch Quốc hội nhận bằng tiến sĩ danh dự chính trị học của Hàn Quốc". 5 December 2018.
11. ^ "Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân: Ủy viên Bộ chính Trị - Chủ tịch Quốc Hội". nguyenthikimngan.org (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2018-04-02.
12. ^ VnExpress. "Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân - bà Bộ trưởng quyết đoán". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
13. ^ "Bill Gates, Elizabeth II among most admired persons in Vietnam". Bao Bac Giang. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
14. ^ "Former Party leader Nong Duc Manh, former PM Nguyen Tan Dung receive Golden Star Order, Vietnam government's highest decoration". VnExpress International. 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
15. ^ "令和５年秋の外国人叙勲 受章者名簿" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

External links

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Media related to Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân at Wikimedia Commons

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v t e Vice Chairpersons of the National Assembly of Vietnam
1st(1946–1960)	Phạm Văn Đồng Cung Đình Quỳ Tôn Đức Thắng Phạm Bá Trực Tôn Quang Phiệt
2nd(1960–1964)	Hoàng Văn Hoan Xuân Thủy Nguyễn Xiển Trần Đăng Khoa Chu Văn Tấn Nguyễn Văn Hưởng
3rd(1964–1971)	Nguyễn Thị Thập Hoàng Văn Hoan Nguyễn Văn Hưởng Nguyễn Xiển Trần Đăng Khoa Chu Văn Tấn
4th(1971–1975)	Nguyễn Thị Thập Hoàng Văn Hoan Chu Văn Tấn Nguyễn Xiển Trần Đăng Khoa
5th(1975–1976)	Hoàng Văn Hoan Xuân Thủy Nguyễn Xiển Trần Đăng Khoa Chu Văn Tấn Nguyễn Văn Hưởng
6th(1976–1981)	Hoàng Văn Hoan Chu Văn Tấn Nguyễn Xiển Nguyễn Văn Hưởng Phan Văn Đáng Xuân Thủy Trần Đăng Khoa
7th(1981–1987)	Phan Anh Y Pah Thích Thế Long Peter Võ Thành Trinh Nghiêm Xuân Yêm Huỳnh Cương Cầm Ngoan Nguyễn Xiển Xuân Thủy
8th(1987–1992)	Trần Độ Phùng Văn Tửu Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Phượng Huỳnh Cương Hoàng Trường Minh
9th(1992–1997)	Nguyễn Hà Phan Đặng Quân Thụy Phùng Văn Tửu
10th(1997–2002)	Vũ Đình Cự Mai Thúc Lân Nguyễn Phúc Thanh Nguyễn Văn Yểu Trương Mỹ Hoa
11th(2002–2007)	Trương Quang Được Nguyễn Phúc Thanh Nguyễn Văn Yểu
12th(2007–2011)	Nguyễn Đức Kiên Huỳnh Ngọc Sơn Uông Chu Lưu Tòng Thị Phóng
13th(2011–2016)	Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân Huỳnh Ngọc Sơn Uông Chu Lưu Tòng Thị Phóng Đỗ Bá Tỵ Phùng Quốc Hiển
14th(2016–2021)	Tòng Thị Phóng Đỗ Bá Tỵ Uông Chu Lưu Phùng Quốc Hiển
15th(2021–)	Đỗ Bá Tỵ Trần Thanh Mẫn Nguyễn Khắc Định Nguyễn Đức Hải

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