Nguyễn Tấn Dũng

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Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (2014)

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (born November 17, 1949 in the province of Cà Mau ) was Prime Minister of Vietnam from 2006 to April 7, 2016 .

Life

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng was born in the extreme south of Vietnam, but grew up in the north, where he served in the Vietnamese People's Army , studied law and worked for a time in the party school of the Communist Party of Vietnam . He then went back to his home province, where he held several positions in the party. On June 10, 1967, he was accepted into the Communist Party of Vietnam .

In 1995 he was called to Hanoi to serve as deputy minister of the interior. At the eighth Communist Central Party Committee, which took place in July 1996, he was elected to the Politburo at the age of 46 - the youngest politician until then. A year later he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Finance and Monetary Council, so that he had a great influence on Vietnam's economic development. From 1998 to 1999 he briefly served as governor of the Central Bank of Vietnam after Cao Sỹ Kiêm was fired. He gave up this post to concentrate on economic development; in 2000 he played a key role in the conclusion of the bilateral trade agreement with the USA.

In 2006 he was nominated by Phan Văn Khải as a candidate for the office of Prime Minister of Vietnam and appointed to his office on June 27, 2006 by the National Assembly. During his two terms as prime minister, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng pushed ahead with economic reforms. He supported the Free Trade Agreement Trans-Pacific Partnership and therefore made a reputation for himself as a pragmatic, pro-American capitalist. However, he also created an extensive network of political supporters and favorites and brought numerous relatives into important political and economic positions. Criticism of Nguyễn Tấn Dũng was expressed above all in connection with high losses at the state-owned Vinashin shipyard , growing national debt and corruption. Marxist-conservative critics accused him of abandoning the socialist path. In this context, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng survived calls to resign on November 14, 2012: One of the few members of the Vietnamese parliament who do not belong to the Communist Party called on Dũng to assume responsibility for the financial and economic crisis and to resign. He called for “progress in creating a culture of resignation” and demanded that Prime Minister Dng make a start, especially as it was time to take responsibility instead of just apologizing.

It was widely expected that Nguyễn Tấn Dũng would rise to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party after reaching the maximum of two terms as Prime Minister. At the beginning of 2016, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng was defeated at the 12th party congress in a power struggle for the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party to Nguyễn Phú Trọng, who is part of the Marxist-conservative camp. In the battle for the position of Secretary General, he was only able to win 41 percent of the vote. This was the first open power struggle in the history of the Communist Party of Vietnam, until then the principle of consensus had always been followed externally. A few months later he was forced to withdraw from politics.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://primeminister.chinhphu.vn/Home/New-Prime-Minister-names-key-priorities/20164/3184.vgp
  2. ↑ http://time.com/4284711/vietnam-approves-new-prime-minister-to-complete-leadership-trio/
  3. ↑ a b Bruce Lockhart, William J. Duiker: Historical Dictionary of Vietnam , 3rd Edition, Oxford, 2006, p. 274
  4. ^ A b Rodion Ebbighausen: Power struggle in Vietnam decided. Deutsche Welle , January 26, 2016, accessed on May 21, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Vietnam's head of government under attack . In: NZZ , November 14, 2012. 
  6. ↑ Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged to resign . In: BBC , November 14, 2012. 
  7. ↑ a b Atsushi Tomiyama: Vietnam's most powerful man strives to put stamp on economy. Nikkei Asian Review, March 27, 2018, accessed May 21, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Zachary Abuza: Vietnam's 12th Party Congress. The Diplomat, March 1, 2016, accessed May 21, 2019 .

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Note: The surname of this Vietnamese name is Nguyễn , in Western texts the spelling is often simplified Nguyen . According to Vietnamese custom, the person should be referred to by their first name Dng - even in formal situations .
personal data
SURNAME Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Vietnamese Prime Minister
DATE OF BIRTH November 17, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Province of Cà Mau