Phan Văn Khải
Vietnamese politician (1933–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phan Văn Khải (Vietnamese pronunciation: [faːn˧˧ van˧˧ xaːj˧˩] ⓘ; 25 December 1933 – 17 March 2018) was a Vietnamese politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Vietnam from 25 September 1997 until his resignation on 27 June 2006. He is considered a technocratic, innovative and benevolent leader.
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Phan Văn Khải | |
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5th Prime Minister of Vietnam | |
In office 24 September 1997 – 27 June 2006 | |
President | Trần Đức Lương |
Deputy | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
Preceded by | Võ Văn Kiệt |
Succeeded by | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
First Deputy Prime Minister | |
In office 8 August 1991 – 29 September 1997 | |
Prime Minister | Võ Văn Kiệt |
Preceded by | Võ Văn Kiệt |
Succeeded by | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
Personal details | |
Born | (1933-12-25)25 December 1933 Củ Chi District,[3] Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Cochinchina |
Died | 17 March 2018(2018-03-17) (aged 84) Củ Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
He was born in the countryside of Củ Chi, Ho Chi Minh City, in a family with a tradition of patriotism and fighting foreign invaders. Khải had a patriotic heart from a very early age and worked through two wars against France and the United States. Phan Văn Khải took office as Prime Minister on 25 September 1997. Following the path of his predecessor Võ Văn Kiệt, Khải promoted extensive international integration and led Vietnam to overcome the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. He is a technocratic leader with more expertise in economic management and is more open-minded than his predecessors and supports Vietnam's accession to the WTO. Due to failure to resolve the corruption situation, on 27 June 2006, Khải, together with President Trần Đức Lương and Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Văn An, Voluntarily submitted a resignation letter before finishing their term.