Nguyễn Sinh Hùng

Nguyễn Sinh Hùng
Nguyễn Sinh Hùng (2013)
Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam
In office 23 July 2011 – 31 March 2016
Deputy	Tòng Thị Phóng Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân Uông Chu Lưu Huỳnh Ngọc Sơn
Preceded by	Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân
Member of the Politburo
In office 25 April 2006 – 28 January 2016
Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam
In office 28 June 2006 – 25 July 2011
Prime Minister	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Preceded by	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
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
Alma mater	Academy of Finance

Nguyễn Sinh Hùng (born 18 January 1946) is a Vietnamese politician who was Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam from 2011 to 2016. He was 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, since a party congress in 2011.^[1]

Hùng was permanent 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] When the 2011 congress selected a Politburo, or executive committee; Hùng was ranked #4 on its list of members.^[5] Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân replaced his position as the Chairman of the National Assembly on 31 March 2016.

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.