Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân


Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân is a Vietnamese politician who is presently Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam. She is a member of the 12th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in which she is ranked second, after General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyễn Phú Trọng. She previously served as Deputy Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam.
She became the Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam on 31 March 2016, replacing Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Life and career

Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân was born on 12 April 1954 at commune of Châu Hòa, Giồng Trôm District, Bến Tre Province. She earned a Ph.D. of Financial Management and Credit Management at University of Ho Chi Minh, a Ph.D. of politics and Ph.D. in Vietnam Law in Ben Tre College. Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân joined the Communist Party of Vietnam on 9 December 1981.
Her mother Nguyễn Thị Sang, commonly known as Má Sáu, is the secret basis of Bến Tre revolution. Prior to 1975, her relatives were active in the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam. Due to her father's escape, she was raised by her mother and educated in the control of the Republic of Vietnam.

Education

In 1973 she went to Saigon to study for the Saigon Literature College, but her studies were interrupted when the North Vietnamese government took control of the entire South.
She also attended the University of Finance program, now known as the Financial Academy.

Political career

After the unification of Vietnam, Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân was transferred to the Ben Tre Finance Bureau to start her career in finance.
Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân was admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam on 9 December 1981 and became a full member of the Party a year later.
She graduated from the rank of Deputy Manager, Head of Department, Deputy Director, Acting Director and was officially appointed Director of Ben Tre Finance Department in October 1991. In April 1995, she was sent to the Central Government and was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance.
In February 2006, she was transferred back to Deputy Minister of Finance, but only one month later she was assigned to Standing Deputy Minister of Trade.