Võ Thị Ánh Xuân

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Võ, but is often simplified to Vo in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Ánh Xuân.

Her Excellency Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
President of Vietnam Acting
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 January 2023
Prime Minister	Phạm Minh Chính
Preceded by	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Vice President of Vietnam
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 April 2021
President	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Herself (acting)
Preceded by	Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
Personal details
Born	(1970-01-08) 8 January 1970 Thới Sơn, Tịnh Biên, An Giang, South Vietnam
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam

Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (born 8 January 1970) is a Vietnamese politician currently serving as the acting President of Vietnam since the resignation of Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on 18 January 2023. She was elected Vice President of Vietnam on 6 April 2021 after winning 93.13% of votes in the National Assembly, continuing the recent norm of having a woman holding this position. She is currently a member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of An Giang province, and head of the National Assembly deputies’ delegation of the province. Xuân is the youngest Vice President of Vietnam since 1945.

Early life

Võ Thị Ánh Xuân was born on 8 January 1970 in Thới Sơn, Tịnh Biên, An Giang province. She was a teacher in a highschool in Long Xuyên, An Giang Province from 1992 to 1996. She was accepted to join the Communist Party of Vietnam on 20 December 1994, officially becoming a member of this party on 20 December 1995.

Political career

From August 1996 to July 2001, Võ Thị Ánh Xuân was a General Research Staff in Office of An Giang Provincial Party Committee. Between 2001 and 2010, she was a member of Standing Board, Vice Chairwoman then Chairwoman of An Giang Women's Union. During that time, she was also a member of the Committee of the An Giang Provincial Party Organisation (December 2005 to October 2010). From August 2010 to October 2010, she was also Deputy Head of An Giang Provincial Commission for Mass Mobilisation.

From November 2010 to January 2013, she was member of Standing Board of An Giang Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Tan Chau Town Party Committee, An Giang Province. In January 2011, she became an alternate member of the Party Central Committee for the 11th tenure. From February 2013 to November 2013, she was a member of An Giang Provincial Party Committee's Standing Board and the Vice Chairwoman of An Giang People's Committee. From December 2013 to October 2015, she was the vice Secretary of An Giang Provincial Party Committee. On 2 October 2015, she became the Secretary of the An Giang Provincial Party Committee, and still held that position until now.

In January 2016, she was elected a member of the 12th Party Central Committee. After the XIV National Assembly election, she is also the head of the An Giang National Assembly delegation.

On 6 April 2021, the National Assembly of Vietnam adopted a resolution to elect Vo Thi Anh Xuan as Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with the support of 447 out of the 449 deputies present at the sitting, equivalent to 93.13% of the total number of parliamentarians. She is the youngest Vice President of Vietnam since 1945.