Lê Minh Hưng
Lê Minh Hưng (Vietnamese pronunciation: [le˧˧ mïŋ˧˧ hɨŋ˧˧]; born 11 December 1970) is a Vietnamese economist and politician. A member of the Politburo, he is the Head of the Central Organization Commission and was previously Chief of the Office of the Central Committee. In 2016, at the age of 46, he became the youngest Governor in the history of the State Bank of Vietnam, a position he held until 2020 under the cabinet of Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. At the 14th Party Congress, he was elevated to the Politburo and has been widely considered the presumptive designate to succeed Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính.
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Lê Minh Hưng
Lê Minh Hưng (Vietnamese pronunciation: [le˧˧ mïŋ˧˧ hɨŋ˧˧]; born 11 December 1970) is a Vietnamese economist and politician. A member of the Politburo, he is the Head of the Central Organization Commission and was previously Chief of the Office of the Central Committee. In 2016, at the age of 46, he became the youngest Governor in the history of the State Bank of Vietnam, a position he held until 2020 under the cabinet of Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. At the 14th Party Congress, he was elevated to the Politburo and has been widely considered the presumptive designate to succeed Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính.
Hưng graduated from Vietnam National University and holds a master's degree in economics from Saitama University, Japan.
Early life and Education
Lê Minh Hưng
Lê Minh Hưng earned a bachelor’s degree in French language and culture from the University of Foreign Languages, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. In 1996, he attended a course on market economics and financial analysis organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Shanghai University of Economics and Finance in China. From October 1996 to September 1997, he pursued graduate studies at Saitama University in Japan, where he obtained a master’s degree in public policy in 1997. He is fluent in English and French.
Premiership
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Reports suggest he is a candidate for, and may serve as prime minister.