Bửu Lộc

Prince Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc, (22 August 1914 – 27 February 1990), was an uncle of Emperor Bảo Đại, and Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam in 1954.[1] He was a great-great-grandson of Emperor Minh Mạng, the second emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty. Both of his great-grandfather Nguyễn Phúc Miên Trinh and grandfather Nguyễn Phúc Hường Thiết were distinguished poets during the reign of Nguyễn dynasty. He later emigrated to Paris and spent his life there until his death in 1990.

Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc
Prince Bửu Lộc
5th Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam
In office
11 January 1954 – 16 June 1954
Head of StateBảo Đại
Preceded byNguyễn Văn Tâm
Succeeded byNgô Đình Diệm
Personal details
Born(1914-08-22)22 August 1914
Thừa Thiên Huế, Annam, French Indochina
Died27 February 1990(1990-02-27) (aged 75)
Paris, France
Political partyIndependent
SpousePacteau
ChildrenJean-François Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Lộc

Early life

His father is Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Tôn. Mr. Ưng Tôn is a son of Nguyễn Phúc Hường Thiết and a grandson of Tuy Lý Vương Nguyễn Phúc Miên Trinh (the 11th son of Emperor Minh Mạng). Thus, he is a great-great-grandson of Emperor Minh Mạng, or a grandson of his fifth generation, calling Emperor Minh Mạng great-great-grandfather. He is an uncle of Emperor Bảo Đại. He and doctor Phạm Ngọc Thạch are cousins.

In his youth, he attended high school in Lycée Albert-Sarraut, Hanoi and later studied Law at the University of Montpellier.

Career

He was Bảo Đại's Chief of Staff in 1948, then appointed the special representative of the State of Vietnam to the United Nations General Assembly.

In April 1949, he re-affirmed Vietnam's sovereignty over the Paracel Islands.

In 1951, he was the president of the Royal Society in Paris and the High Representative of Vietnam in France.

Later, Chief of State Bảo Đại appointed him Minister of the Interior of the State of Vietnam. On 17 December 1953, when Prime Minister Nguyễn Văn Tâm submitted his resignation, Bửu Lộc was assigned to form a new cabinet. On 11 January 1954, Bảo Đại issued Decree No. 4/CP approving the new cabinet list. Prince Bửu Lộc then served as Prime Minister from 11 January to 16 June 1954. He resigned and was succeeded by Ngô Đình Diệm.

Family

In 1958, he married a French woman named Pacteau. They have only one son, Jean-François Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Lộc (born on 18 October 1959).

He died in 1990 in Paris, aged 75.

References
  1. Oscar Chapuis The Last Emperors of Vietnam: From Tu Duc to Bao Dai 2000 p157 "On January 11, 1954, abstention of prominent politicians led Bao Dai to name his own cousin Prince Buu Loc prime minister. Buu Loc lasted only six months. On March 3, he led a delegation to Paris ..."


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