Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân
Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (born 12 April 1954, in Bến Tre Province) is a Vietnamese economist and politician. She is the first woman in Vietnamese history to head the country's legislature, serving as the eleventh Chair of the National Assembly of Vietnam from 2016 to 2021. She was a member of the 12th Politburo of the Communist Party, the country's highest decision-making body, in which she ranked second after General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.
Her Excellency Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 31 March 2016 – 30 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Sinh Hùng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Vương Đình Huệ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Chair of the National Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 23 July 2011 – 31 March 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Nguyễn Sinh Hùng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Politburo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 11 May 2013 – 31 January 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party Secretary of Hải Dương | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office September 2002 – February 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Văn Chiền | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Bùi Thanh Quyến | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 April 1954 Giồng Trôm, Bến Tre Province, State of Vietnam (now Vietnam) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1981–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ngân previously served in the cabinet of Nguyễn Tấn Dũng from 2006 to 2011 under various ministries. Prior to entering national politics, she held the post of Party Secretary (de facto Governor) of Hải Dương province from 2002 to 2006, being the first woman to hold this position and the only female provincial chief in Vietnam at that time.