Trần Thị Nguyệt Thu
Madame[1] Trần Thị Nguyệt Thu | |
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 Thu during a state visit to India in 2018 | |
| Spouse of the President of Vietnam | |
| In role 5 April 2021 – 18 January 2023 | |
| President | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Thị Hiền |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Vietnam | |
| In role 7 April 2016 – 5 April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Preceded by | Trần Thanh Kiệm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam |
| Spouse | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Children | Nguyễn Thị Xuân Trang Nguyễn Xuân Hiếu |
Trần Thị Nguyệt Thu is the Spouse of the former President of Vietnam (de facto First Lady) during her husband Nguyễn Xuân Phúc's presidency from April 2021 to January 2023, when he resigned amid a series of corruption scandals. She was previously the Spouse of the Prime Minister during her husband's premiership from 2016 to 2021. She is known for her elegant fashion style, often wearing the traditional Vietnamese dress áo dài,[2] and is occasionally dubbed the First Lady of Vietnam by the overseas Vietnamese press.[3][4]
Biography
Spouse of the Prime Minister and President
Since her husband's ascend to the premiership in 2016 and the presidency in 2021, Madame Thu has accompanied Mr. Phúc on various state visits and received many foreign dignitaries, including hosting first ladies and spouses of foreign heads of states.[5][6][6] She is known for her fashion style, often wearing the traditional Vietnamese dress áo dài and matching its color to the necktie of her husband, which has become an internet sensation in Vietnam.[7][8]
Family
Madame Thu has two children with Mr. Phúc. Their son, Nguyễn Xuân Hiếu, is currently the Chief of the Central Office of the Vietnamese Youth Union.[9] Their daughter, Nguyễn Thị Xuân Trang (born 1986), is a businesswoman and major shareholder of the Gateway International School in Hanoi.[10] Ms. Trang is married to Vũ Chí Hùng, who is currently the Deputy Director of the General Department of Taxation at the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam.[11]
Controversy
Thu has attracted controversy due to her family's alleged ties to the Việt Á scandal involving bribery and overpricing of COVID-19 test kit, which is partially responsible for her husband's resignation.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Madam Tran Thi Nguyet Thu and Mrs Linda Hurley in the gardens of Government House Sydney". Governor of New South Wales. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2023-01-03 – via Facebook.
- ^ "BST áo dài Lan Hương ra mắt phu nhân nguyên thủ các nước tới Hà Nội". Báo Thế giới và Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ a b Sơn, Trà (2022-07-19). "Có phải ông Nguyễn Xuân Phúc đang bị… 'thất sủng'?". Việt Nam Thời Báo. Video. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ a b Nguyễn, Lan; Lê, Hoàng; Sơn, Trà (2022-07-19). "Thời vàng son của Nguyễn Xuân Phúc đang chấm hết?". Thông Luận. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ "Thủ tướng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc đến Phi-líp-pin dự hội nghị cấp cao ASEAN 30". Quân Đội Nhân Dân (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ a b "Chủ tịch nước Nguyễn Xuân Phúc và Phu nhân hội kiến Nhà vua và Hoàng hậu Thái Lan". Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ "Phát hiện thú vị: Thủ tướng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc thường xuyên mặc tương đồng với phu nhân". Tạp chí điện tử Saostar.vn (in Vietnamese). 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ "Phát hiện thú vị: Thủ tướng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc thường xuyên mặc tương đồng với phu nhân". Việt Giải Trí (in Vietnamese). 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ "Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chính thức thay Nguyễn Tấn Dũng làm thủ tướng". Nguoi Viet Daily News. 2017-06-09. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ Minh, Khôi (2019-08-07). "Trường quốc tế Gateway trong hệ sinh thái giáo dục "khổng lồ"". Dân Việt (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ "Bổ nhiệm ông Vũ Chí Hùng lên chức Phó Tổng cục trưởng Tổng cục Thuế". VietNamNet. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-04.