Võ Văn Thưởng (Vietnamese pronunciation:[vɔ˦ˀ˥van˧˧tʰɨəŋ˧˩]; born 13 December 1970) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the 12th president of Vietnam from March 2023 to March 2024, being the youngest person to serve in this position since the country's reunification at the age of 52. His resignation after just over one year in office amidst the Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign made him the shortest-serving president in Vietnamese history.[1][2]
Võ Văn Thưởng became the 12th President of Vietnam on 2 March 2023 after a month and a half, former President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc resigned due to political responsibility due to Phúc's subordinates being caught up in a series of corruption scandals. As the country's head of state, Thưởng was the second highest official in Vietnam after General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.[5][6] Thưởng left many diplomatic marks during his term, including a historic meeting with Pope Francis. On 21 March 2024, he resigned after a series of his former subordinates in Quang Ngai province were arrested in a major corruption case.
Early life and education
Võ Văn Thưởng was born on 13 December 1970 in Hải Dương, North Vietnam.[7] His family left the South during the Vietnam War. In 1988, he majored in Marxist–Leninist Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Ho Chi Minh City.[a] In 1992, he graduated with a Bachelor of Philosophy in Marxism–Leninism. After that, he pursued a master's degree in philosophy at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, and received a Master of Philosophy in 1999. On 18 November 1993, he was admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam and became an official member on 18 November 1994. He also attended courses at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, receiving an advanced degree in political theory.[8]
Career
Early career
University career
In 1992, the year he graduated from university, he was elected as Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union of the General University of Ho Chi Minh City. In 1993, he became the Vice Head of the Professional University Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union.[9] In October 1996, he was elected to the Standing Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union, and held the position of Head of the Professional University Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union.[10]
Communist Youth Union
In October 1995, he continued to work for the Youth Union, while concurrently holding the position of Vice Chairman and General Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Students' Association, a newly established body,[9] and Secretary of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Students' Association. On 26 November 1997, at the National Youth Union Congress, he was elected a member of the 7th Central Committee of the Youth Union. He was assigned to be a Party member, Secretary of the Personnel Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City National University Union. In January 2000, he became the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Students' Association for the second term and was elected Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Students' Association.[11][9] In May 2001, he took office as Deputy Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union. In November 2002, he was appointed Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union.[9] In March 2003, he was the Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Federation and was elected to be a Member of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee from October 2003. He held this position until 2004, succeeded by Tat Thanh Cang.[12]
From 8 to 11 December 2002, at the National Youth Union Congress in Hanoi, Võ Văn Thưởng was elected a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. In December 2004, Võ Văn Thưởng was appointed Secretary of the Party Committee of District 12, Ho Chi Minh City.[9] On 24 April 2006, at the National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, he was elected as an alternate member of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[13] In October 2006, he was appointed by the Politburo to be the Standing Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.[9] He was also elected as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, succeeding Dao Ngoc Dung in January 2007.[14] In December 2007, he was elected as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in the 9th Congress of the Youth Union, as well as the Chairman of the National Committee on Youth of Vietnam. On 29 February 2008, at the 5th Conference of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Federation, Võ Văn Thưởng was elected as the 5th President of the Vietnam Youth Federation.[15]
Provincial career
Võ Văn Thưởng was elected as a member of the 5th Ho Chi Minh City People's Council (term 1999 – 2004). In July 2007, he was elected as a member of the 12th National Assembly (2007–2011) in Vinh Long province.[16]
On 18 January 2011, at the 11th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Võ Văn Thưởng was elected as a full member of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2011–2016).[17] In August 2011, he was assigned by the Politburo to hold the position of Secretary of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee.[18]
On 15 April 2014, he became the Vice Standing Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, 9th tenure (2010–2015), replacing Nguyen Van Dua, also a former Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union. On 17 October 2015, he was re-elected as Vice Standing Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.[19]
Entering national politics
On 26 January 2016, at the 12th National Party Congress, Võ Văn Thưởng was elected a member of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[20] On 27 January 2016, he was elected to the Politburo by the 12th Central Committee, the youngest member of the 12th Politburo, at the age of 46.[21] On 4 February 2016, he resigned from the position of Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, resigned from the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, and was instead assigned by the Politburo to become a member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam,[22] and hold the position of Head of the Central Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[23] On 22 May 2016, he was elected as a member of the 14th National Assembly (2016–2021) in constituency No. 01 of Đồng Nai Province including Bien Hoa city and districts: Long Thanh, Nhon Trach, with 676,517 votes, or 68.41% of total valid votes.
Standing Secretaryship
On 30 January 2021, at the 13th National Party Congress, he was elected as a full member of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[24] On 31 January, at the first plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee, he was elected to the Politburo of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[25] On 6 February, he was appointed the standing secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee's Secretariat.[26]
Introduction as President
At the extraordinary meeting of the Party Central Committee on 1 March 2023, he was introduced as President to succeed Nguyễn Xuân Phúc after Phúc resigned to take political reéponsibility due to a series of corruption scandals.[27] After Phúc's resignation, Thưởng was considered one of the brightest candidates for the position of President. [28]
On 2 March, the National Assembly passed a resolution to elect Võ Văn Thưởng as Vietnam's new president under CPV General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, replacing Nguyễn Xuân Phúc who resigned due to corruption scandals.[29][30] He became Vietnam's youngest president since its reunification at the age of 52.[31][32][33] On 23 April 2023, he became the President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society [34] Thưởng is considered as a close ally of general secretary Trọng, having risen under the anti-corruption campaign pursued by Nguyễn Phú Trọng.[35]
Internal
Order of the President
Ordinance on Sanctions of Administrative Violations in the field of state audit.[36]
Order on the publication of 8 Laws passed by the 15th National Assembly at the 5th Session: Law on Prices; Civil Defense Law; Law on cooperatives; Act to protect the interests of consumers; Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on People's Public Security; Law on Electronic Transactions; Law on Bidding; Law amending and supplementing several articles of the law on exit and entry of Vietnamese citizens and the law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.[37]
Opinions of the Court
On 27 March 2023, Võ Văn Thưởng had a working session with the leaders of Supreme People's Court. He emphasized that building a judicial procedure institution with trial centered, litigation is a breakthrough: No matter how much science and technology develops, it cannot replace bravery and brain, the heart of the judge, the people's juror during the trial, because the object of the court's trial is human"', he said.[38] On July 14, 2023, Thưởng appointed Nguyen Hong Nam as Judge of the Supreme People's Court.[39]
Foreign Affairs
2023
On 3 April, Governor-General of AustraliaDavid Hurley and his wife visited Vietnam at the invitation of President Thuong,[40] Hurley's state visit is the first by a foreign head of state to Vietnam in 2023 and the first state guest that Thưởng received as president.[41]
On 10 April, Thuong made his first overseas visit to neighboring Laos. During his visit, Thuong met with current and former politicians of Laos, and the two countries reiterated to constantly strengthen and develop mutual trust between
them.[42]
On 22 June, at the invitation of President Thuong, President of South KoreaYoon Suk Yeol and his wife visited Vietnam. This is Yoon's first visit to Vietnam and Vietnam is also the first Southeast Asian country that Yoon has visited.[44] The visit brought many special marks in the first year the two countries implemented the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Accompanying Yoon to visit Vietnam, there were 205 Korean businesses affirming that Vietnam is an attractive destination for foreign investment. [45] These businesses belong to many fields such as distribution, finance, law, healthcare, information technology, and service sectors. Accompanying were the presidents of the top 5 Korean corporations including Samsung Electronics, SK, Hyundai Motor, LG and Lotte.[46]
On 11 September, U.S. president Joe Biden traveled to Vietnam, with the Vietnamese government upgrading the relationship between the countries to that of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on its 22nd anniversary of the September 11 attacks.[49][50] At the meeting with Biden, President Thưởng presented a book titled “Một con người, một con đường và một lịch sử: HỒ CHÍ MINH – THƯ GỬI NƯỚC MỸ” (One person, one path and one history: Ho Chi Minh – Letters to America) published by Writers Association Publishing House. Afterwards, Thưởng attended the third Belt and Road Forum in China and the APEC Conference 2023 in the United States, where he gave a speech and met leaders of different countries and businesses.[51][52][53][54][55][56][57]
On 27 November, he made a four-day trip to Japan at the invitation of EmperorNaruhito to meet Prime MinisterFumio Kishida. The two leaders agreed to issue a Joint Statement on upgrading the two countries' relationship to a comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world. The joint statement affirms the desire of the two countries to promote cooperation in all fields to new heights and expand into new areas of cooperation. Thereby, Japan became the 6th country to establish a comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam. The two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to stepping up efforts to resolve remaining difficulties in the implementation of Japan's ODA projects.[60]
On 13 December 2023, he met again with Xi Jinping during the latter's visit to Vietnam. The two leaders emphasized the success of the talks between General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Xi with many important common perceptions, the new positioning of Vietnam-China relations and the 6 pillars of cooperation agreed upon by the two General Secretaries. The establishment letter clearly pointed out the direction, opening up a period of good cooperation between the two Parties and two countries in the new era.[61]
2024
On 23 January, German PresidentFrank-Walter Steinmeier and his spouse arrived in Hanoi as part of their two-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Thuong and his spouse. This is the first foreign visit of the German president in 2024 and the first high-level delegation exchange between the two countries ahead of the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations in 2025.[62]
Resignation
On 20 March 2024, the Party Central Committee accepted his resignation as president, member of the Politburo and member of the Party Central Committee due to his negative reactions.[63] The committee said that the president committed "violations" that had “left a bad mark on the reputation of the Communist Party.”[64] He was succeeded as acting President by Võ Thị Ánh Xuân on 21 March.[65]
Note
^The University of Ho Chi Minh City was founded in 1976. In 1996, the university was split into the University of Natural Sciences and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. They are currently members of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
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