Võ Thị Ánh Xuân

Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (born 8 January 1970) is a Vietnamese politician and former educator who currently serves as the Vice President of Vietnam since 2021. She was the Acting President of Vietnam in early 2023.[lower-alpha 1][1]

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Võ, but is often simplified to Vo in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Ánh Xuân.
Her Excellency
Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
Võ Thị Ánh Xuân in 2022
Vice President of Vietnam
Assumed office
6 April 2021
PresidentNguyễn Xuân Phúc
Herself (acting)
Võ Văn Thưởng
Preceded byĐặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
Acting President of Vietnam
In office
18 January 2023 – 2 March 2023
Prime MinisterPhạm Minh Chính
Preceded byNguyễn Xuân Phúc
Succeeded byVõ Văn Thưởng
Personal details
Born (1970-01-08) 8 January 1970
Thới Sơn, Tịnh Biên, An Giang, South Vietnam
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam (1995–present)

She was elected Vice President of Vietnam 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.[2] Prior to her election, Xuân served as the Secretary of the Party Committee (de facto Governor) 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 president after Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh, who was also Acting President in 2018. Xuân was the youngest Vice President of Vietnam since 1945.[3]

Early life

Võ 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.[4]

Political career

From 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.[4]

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.

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.[5]

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.[6] She is the youngest Vice President of Vietnam since 1945.[3]

On 18 January 2023, she became the interim President of Vietnam after the resignation of Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. She was formally sworn in on 4 February 2023.[7]

Notes
  1. between the resignation of Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on 18 January 2023 and the election of Võ Văn Thưởng on 2 March 2023

References
  1. "Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc Resigns in Rare Shakeup". Time. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Võ Thị Ánh Xuân elected Vice State President of Việt Nam". Việt Nam News. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  7. Viet, Tuan (2023-02-04). "Former president Nguyen Xuan Phuc formally hands over work - VnExpress International". VnExpress. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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