Vũ Đức Đam
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Vũ Đức Đam | |
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 Vũ Đức Đam on August 2015 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Phạm Minh Chính |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Thiện Nhân |
| Minister of Health Acting | |
| In office 5 November 2019 – 7 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Thanh Long |
| Minister of Government Office | |
| In office 2011 – February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Văn Nên |
| Chairman of People's Committee of Quang Ninh province | |
| In office 5 May 2008 – 6 August 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1963 Hải Dương Province, North Vietnam (now Vietnam) |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Alma mater | Université libre de Bruxelles |
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Vũ Đức Đam (born 3 February 1963) is a Vietnamese politician who previously served as Minister of Government Office, and is currently one of four Deputy Prime Ministers of Vietnam since 2013. He governs Science and Technology, Information and Communication, Tourism and Sports. He is currently a Member of the Party Central Committee XII. He is also chairman of the National Committee for AIDS, and prevention of drug addiction, prostitution.
Vũ Đức Đam was born in Hải Dương Province and is considered to be one of the more promising members' of the Vietnamese Government, having a very good mastery of English and French and possessing exemplary communication skills; this is highly noticeable in his speeches and presentation appearances given at the National Assembly of Vietnam.[1]
Professional career[]
October 1988 – October 1990: an engineer of the Post Technical Trading and Service Company under the General Department of Post;
October 1990 – February 1992: a staff of the Department for Technical Development and Foreign Relations under the Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Group
March 1992 – April 1993: a staff of the Office of the General Department of Post;
April 1993 – October 1994: Deputy Director of the Department on Science-Technology and International Cooperation under the General Department of Post;
October 1994 – November 1995: Deputy Director of the Department on International Relations, the Office of the Government;
November 1995 – August 1996: Acting Director, then Director of the ASEAN Department, the Office of the Government;
August 1996 – March 2003: Secretary, then assistant to former Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet;
March 2003 – August 2005: Vice Chairman, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People’s Committee;
August 2005 – November 2007: Deputy Minister of Post-Telecommunication;
November 2007 – May 2008: Permanent Vice Chairman of the Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee;
5 May 2008 – 6 August 2010: Chairman of the Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee;
August 2010 – August 2011: Secretary of the Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee;
August 2011 – November 2013: Minister of the Office of the Government;
13 November 2013 – present: Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Education[]
He graduated in 1988 from the Université Libre de Bruxelles with a PhD in Economics. He is fluent in English and French.
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- People from Hải Dương Province
- Government ministers of Vietnam
- Members of the National Assembly (Vietnam)
- Deputy Prime Ministers of Vietnam