Kim Ngọc

Kim Ngọc (1917-1979), born Kim Văn Nguộc, was a Vietnamese politician who served as the Communist party secretary of Vinh Phuc province from 1959 to 1977. He implemented household contracting throughout the province.^[1] Although it was successful, Ngoc was criticized by Le Duan for breaking the law. The policy implementation was stopped, and Ngoc had to criticize himself for his "wrong political route".

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Kim. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Ngọc.

Kim Ngọc
Party secretary of Vinh Phuc province
In office 1959–1977
Members of the National Assembly
In office 1960–1964
Chairman	Trường Chinh
Personal details
Born	10 October 1917 Bình Định Commune, Yên Lạc District, Vĩnh Phúc Province, Vietnam
Died	26 May 1979(1979-05-26) (aged 61) Hanoi, Vietnam
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam

Ngoc was not rehabilitated until 1995. He was decorated Order of Independence (1995) and the Order of Ho Chi Minh (2009) posthumously.

Bí thư Tỉnh ủy, a Vietnamese television drama, was based on this story.

See also

• Đổi Mới