Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (born 8 January 1970) is a Vietnamese politician and former educator who serves as the 17th vice president of Vietnam since 2021. She briefly served as the acting president of Vietnam in 2023 and 2024.[a][1][2][3]
Võ Thị Ánh Xuân | |
|---|---|
 Xuân in 2024 | |
| 17th Vice President of Vietnam | |
| Assumed office 6 April 2021 | |
| President |
|
| Preceded by | Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh |
| President of Vietnam | |
| Acting 21 March 2024 – 22 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Phạm Minh Chính |
| Preceded by | Võ Văn Thưởng |
| Succeeded by | Tô Lâm |
| Acting 18 January 2023 – 2 March 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Phạm Minh Chính |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Succeeded by | Võ Văn Thưởng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1970 Thới Sơn, Tịnh Biên, An Giang, South Vietnam |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1995–present) |
| Spouse | Nguyễn Khánh Hiệp |
| Children | 1 |
| Profession | |
She was elected as the vice president on 6 April 2021 after winning 93.13% of the votes in the National Assembly, continuing the recent norm of having a woman holding this position.[4] Prior to her election, Xuân served as the Party Secretary of An Giang province and chaired the province's deputies delegation to the National Assembly. A member of the Party Central Committee, she is the second female (acting) president after Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh, who also briefly served as the acting president in 2018. Xuân was the youngest vice president of Vietnam since 1945.[5]
Early life
editVõ Thị Ánh Xuân was born on 8 January 1970 in Thới Sơn, Tịnh Biên, An Giang province. She was a teacher in a high school in Long Xuyên, An Giang Province from 1992 to 1996. She was accepted in the Communist Party of Vietnam on 20 December 1994, officially becoming a member of the party on 20 December 1995.[6]
Political career
editFrom August 1996 to July 2001, Võ Thị Ánh Xuân was a General Research Staff in Office of An Giang Provincial Party Committee. Between 2001 and 2010, she was a member of Standing Board, Vice Chairwoman then Chairwoman of An Giang Women's Union. During that time, she was also a member of the Committee of the An Giang Provincial Party Organisation (December 2005 to October 2010). From August 2010 to October 2010, she was also Deputy Head of An Giang Provincial Commission for Mass Mobilisation.[6]
From November 2010 to January 2013, she was member of Standing Board of An Giang Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Tan Chau Town Party Committee, An Giang Province. In January 2011, she became an alternate member of the Party Central Committee for the 11th tenure. From February 2013 to November 2013, she was a member of An Giang Provincial Party Committee's Standing Board and the Vice Chairwoman of An Giang People's Committee. From December 2013 to October 2015, she was the vice Secretary of An Giang Provincial Party Committee. On 2 October 2015, she became the Secretary of the An Giang Provincial Party Committee, and still held that position until now.[citation needed]
In January 2016, she was elected a member of the 12th Party Central Committee. After the XIV National Assembly election, she is also the head of the An Giang National Assembly delegation.[7]
On 6 April 2021, the National Assembly of Vietnam adopted a resolution to elect Vo Thi Anh Xuan as Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with the support of 447 out of the 449 deputies present at the sitting, equivalent to 93.13% of the total number of parliamentarians.[8] She is the youngest Vice President of Vietnam since 1945.[5]
On June 30, 2022, she attended the inauguration ceremony of Philippine President Bongbong Marcos.[9] On October 13, 2022, she visited Kazakhstan to attend the 6th Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Summit.[10]
Acting President
editOn January 18, 2023, after Nguyễn Xuân Phúc was relieved of his duties as President, she became the Acting President according to the Constitution.[11][12][13] On the afternoon of February 4, 2023, at the Presidential Palace, she officially received the handover of duties from Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.[14][15][16] On February 24, 2023, she handed over the appointment decisions to 13 new Vietnamese ambassadors abroad.[17][18] On March 2, 2023, she stepped down from her position as Acting President after Võ Văn Thưởng was elected as President, thus returning to her former role as Vice President.
On 20 March 2024, President Võ Văn Thưởng was relieved of his positions as a head of state, a member of the Politburo, a member of the Party Central Committee, President and Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council. She became the Acting President for the second time. This became an unprecedented feat, as during the XIII Party Central Committee, she became the Acting Female President twice.[19]
After Acting President
editFrom May 3 to May 8, 2023, Võ Thị Ánh Xuân attended the 2023 Global Women's Summit in the United Arab Emirates and conducted several bilateral activities in the country.[20][21] She then made an official visit to Qatar from May 7 to May 8.[22] On August 14, 2023, she attended the inauguration ceremony of the construction of 8 classrooms at Vĩnh Phước Primary and Secondary School, a project funded by the Vietnam Oil and Gas Exploration Corporation with nearly 6 billion VND, which was mobilized by Xuân.[23][24][25] On October 25, 2023, according to the vote counting results at the 6th session of the 15th National Assembly, Võ Thị Ánh Xuân received 410 high-confidence votes, 65 confidence votes, and 6 low-confidence votes.[26]
Acting President for the Second Time
editOn March 20, 2024, after Võ Văn Thưởng was granted permission by the Central Committee of the Communist Party to resign from all his positions according to his personal wishes,[27][28] she will assume the role of Acting President of Vietnam for the second time, as stipulated by the 2013 Constitution, until the 15th National Assembly elects a new President.[29][30][31]
Notes
edit- ^ Xuân has assumed the acting presidency twice: the first time between the resignation of Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on 18 January 2023 and the election of Võ Văn Thưởng on 2 March 2023, and the second time between the resignation of Võ Văn Thưởng on 21 March 2024 and the election of Tô Lâm on 20 May 2024.
References
edit- ^ "Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc Resigns in Rare Shakeup". Time. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ "Trung ương Đảng họp, cho Chủ tịch nước Võ Văn Thưởng thôi chức". Voice of America (in Vietnamese). 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Nguyen, Phuong (2024-05-18). "Vietnam Communist party names police minister as state president". Reuters.
- ^ "Bà Võ Thị Ánh Xuân làm Phó chủ tịch nước" [Ms Vo Thi Anh Xuan elected Vice State President of Vietnam]. VnExpress (in Vietnamese). 2021-04-06.
- ^ a b "Tiểu sử của nữ Phó Chủ tịch nước trẻ nhất từ trước tới nay". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ a b "Tóm tắt tiểu sử Phó Chủ tịch nước Võ Thị Ánh Xuân" [Brief biography of Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan]. Vietnam Television (in Vietnamese). 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Danh sách chính thức 18 người ứng cử Đại biểu Quốc hội khóa XIV, nhiệm kỳ 2016-2021 theo từng đơn vị bầu cử" [Official list of the 18 candidates for delegates of the Fourteenth National Assembly by electoral region] (in Vietnamese). Báo An Giang Online. 2016-05-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Võ Thị Ánh Xuân elected Vice State President of Việt Nam". Việt Nam News. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Phó Chủ tịch nước dự lễ tuyên thệ nhậm chức của Tổng thống Philippines". baochinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Phó Chủ tịch nước nêu 3 nhóm đề xuất lớn, quan trọng tại Hội nghị Thượng đỉnh CICA". baochinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Bà Võ Thị Ánh Xuân giữ quyền Chủ tịch nước". VOV.VN (in Vietnamese). 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan becomes Acting President". en.baochinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Võ Thị Ánh Xuân announced acting State president". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Ceremony held to hand over work of President". SGGP English Edition. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Bàn giao công tác giữa nguyên Chủ tịch nước Nguyễn Xuân Phúc và Quyền Chủ tịch nước Võ Thị Ánh Xuân". Báo Nhân Dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Bà Võ Thị Ánh Xuân giữ quyền Chủ tịch nước". Nhịp sống kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế giới (in Vietnamese). 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Acting President hands over appointment decisions to new ambassadors". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Acting President hands over appointment decisions to new ambassadors". Nhan Dan Online. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Từng là ngọn hải đăng của sự ổn định, Việt Nam đang phải tìm Chủ tịch nước thứ ba trong vòng một năml- VOA(03/20/2024)
- ^ "Phó chủ tịch nước Võ Thị Ánh Xuân thăm, làm việc tại UAE, Qatar". thanhnien.vn (in Vietnamese). 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Vice President delivers speech at 2023 Global Summit of Women in UAE". The World and Vietnam Report (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Việt Nam là đối tác ưu tiên của Qatar tại khu vực Đông Nam Á". Báo Nhân Dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Phó chủ tịch nước Võ Thị Ánh Xuân vận động 5 tỉ đồng xây trường". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Anime Shoes". Otaku Stride. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Khánh thành trường học do Phó Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa XHCN Việt Nam Võ Thị Ánh Xuân vận động tài trợ". baoangiang.com.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Kết quả lấy phiếu tín nhiệm 44 chức danh tại Quốc hội". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Quốc hội miễn nhiệm Chủ tịch nước Võ Văn Thưởng". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Trung ương đồng ý để ông Võ Văn Thưởng thôi giữ chức Chủ tịch nước". VOV.VN (in Vietnamese). 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Bà Võ Thị Ánh Xuân giữ quyền Chủ tịch nước". baochinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Vietnamese parliament appoints interim State President". hanoitimes.vn. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Võ Thị Ánh Xuân named as Vietnamese Acting President". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
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