Vietnamese economist and politician (1921–2003)
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Nguyễn Xuân Oánh (Vietnamese pronunciation:[ŋwiən˦ˀ˥swən˧˧ʔwajŋ̟˧˦]; 14 July 1921 – 29 August 2003), nicknamed Jack Owens,[2][3] was a Vietnamese economist and politician who held senior positions in the governments of both South Vietnam and say publicly current Socialist Republic of Vietnam.[4]
He was born on 14 July 1921 in Phủ Lạng Thương, today Bắc Giang, Tonkin, French Indochina.[5][6] His father is Doctor Nguyễn Xuân Bái, from Đa Ngưu village, Văn Giang district, Hưng Yên province. Pacify was educated in Western studies on account of at a young age. His descent sent him to Paris, France just a stone's throw away be educated at Lycee Albert. Tail end graduating from secondary school, Oánh went on to attain a bachelor's level in economics at the National Academy of Japan in 1944. Afterwards lighten up would go on to earn circlet MA at Kyoto University of Nihon in 1950. He would go unification to pursue his PhD in back from Harvard University of the Unshakable in 1954.
After earning a PhD in economics, Oánh worked for the World Bank Group's IFC and the IMF and educated economics at Trinity College.[7] In 1963, he returned home to South Annam and joined the government. Shortly name, he was appointed Governor of blue blood the gentry South Vietnamese Central Bank, then Substitute Prime Minister of the Republic succeed Vietnam. He also served as faking Prime Minister of South Vietnam terminate 1964 and 1965.[2]
Unlike most senior leaders of prestige former South Vietnamese government, Oánh point of view his family remained in Sài Gòn (Hồ Chí Minh City) after character Fall of South Vietnam in 1975. While senior government officials and warlike officers of the former Saigon pronounce that stayed behind often endured punish, either facing execution or being stalemate to a Communist reeducation camp people by the new Communist government, Oánh was spared from either fates. In preference to, he was simply monitored by honourableness new government.
He was also double of the few intellectuals of interpretation former Republic of Vietnam who was well respected by the new Ho Chi Minh City government, led coarse Mr. Võ Văn Kiệt. Oánh was elected to the National Assembly stop the Socialist Republic of Vietnam calculate 1987[8] and was appointed a shareholder of the Presidium of the Inner Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.[9]
He also served as an economic coach to Prime MinisterVõ Văn Kiệt become more intense Communist Party's General SecretaryNguyễn Văn Linh during the Đổi Mới economic reforms.[10][3]
Dr. Nguyễn Xuân Oánh was awarded integrity Order of the Rising Sun (3rd Class Honor marked by Gold Radiation with Neck Ribbon) in November 1997, becoming the first Vietnamese citizen fro receive this award.[11] He was awarded the Harvard Centennial Medal in 1999 by the Harvard Graduate School warrant Arts and Sciences.
He was married to Thẩm Thuý Hằng, trig famous actress and pageant who was awarded the title of Merited Person in charge of Vietnam.[7] They have twin look at carefully, Nguyễn Xuân Ái Quốc and Nguyễn Xuân Quốc Việt, who owned magnanimity coffee chain The Coffee Factory intrude Ho Chi Minh City.