Nguyễn Xuân Oánh

Nguyễn Xuân Oánh (Phủ Lạng Thương, today Bắc Giang, 14 July 1921[1][2] – Hồ Chí Minh City, 29 August 2003), nicknamed Jack Owens,[3][4] was a Vietnamese economist and politician who served in the governments of both South Vietnam and unified Vietnam.[5]

Nguyễn Xuân Oánh
Economic advisor to the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office
1986 – 1991
Personal advisor (1980 – 1986)
General SecretaryNguyễn Văn Linh
Economic advisor to the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
In office
1991–1997
Prime MinisterVõ Văn Kiệt
Member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front
Member of the National Assembly
In office
17 June 1987 – 18 September 1992
ConstituencyHo Chi Minh City
ChairmanLê Quang Đạo
Acting Prime Minister of South Vietnam
In office
27 January 1965 – 15 February 1965
Head of StatePhan Khắc Sửu
Preceded byTrần Văn Hương
Succeeded byPhan Huy Quát
In office
29 August 1964 – 3 September 1964
Head of StateDương Văn Minh
Preceded byNguyễn Khánh
Succeeded byNguyễn Khánh
Deputy Prime Minister of South Vietnam
In office
November 1963 – 29 August 1964
Prime MinisterNguyễn Khánh
Governor of the Central Bank of South Vietnam
In office
1963–1964
Prime MinisterNguyễn Ngọc Thơ
Personal details
Born(1921-07-14)14 July 1921
Bắc Giang, Tonkin, French Indochina
Died29 August 2003(2003-08-29) (aged 81–82)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Spouse(s)Thẩm Thúy Hằng
ChildrenNguyễn Xuân Ái Quốc
Nguyễn Xuân Quốc Việt
RelativesNguyễn Xuân Bái (father)
EducationLycee Albert
National College of Japan
Kyoto University
Alma materHarvard University
Occupation
  • Economist
    Politician

After earning a PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1954, Oánh worked for the World Bank Group's IFC and the IMF and taught economics at Trinity College.[6] He later returned to South Vietnam and was appointed Governor of the South Vietnamese Central Bank in 1963 and served as acting Prime Minister of South Vietnam in 1964 and 1965.[3] After the reunification of Vietnam in 1975, Oánh was elected a member of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam[7] and appointed a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.[8] He also served as an economic adviser to Prime Minister Võ Văn Kiệt and Communist Party's General Secretary Nguyễn Văn Linh during the Đổi Mới economic reforms.[9][4]

Personal life

Oánh was born in Phủ Lạng Thương in North Vietnam (nowadays Bắc Giang).[10] He studied at the Lycee Albert, received a bachelor's degree from the National College of Japan in 1944, a master's degree from Kyoto University in 1950, and a doctorate in economics from Harvard in 1954.[3][6] He was awarded the Harvard Centennial Medal in 1999 by the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

He was married to Thẩm Thuý Hằng, a famous actress and pageant who was awarded the title of Merited Artist of Vietnam.[6] Unlike most senior leaders of the former South Vietnamese government, Oánh and his family remained in Sài Gòn (Hồ Chí Minh City) after the Fall of South Vietnam in 1975.

References
  1. "Niên giám Ủy ban Trung ương Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam". Google Books. Nhà xuất bản Chính trị quốc gia. 2000. p. 142.
  2. "Index Ng-Nz". www.rulers.org.
  3. "Saigon's Oanh 'Jack Owens' to Friends in the U.S." The New York Times. 1964-08-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  4. Stowe, Judy (2003-09-01). "Vietnam economic reformer dies". BBC. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  5. Nguyễn Q. Thắng, Nguyễn Bá Thế, "Từ điển nhân vật lịch sử Việt Nam".
  6. Kha, Nam (2013-06-19). "Chuyện về Thẩm Thuý Hằng - phu nhân Phó Thủ tướng chính quyền Việt Nam Cộng hoà". laodong.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  7. "Hoạt động Đại biểu Quốc hội Nguyễn Xuân Oánh". quochoi.vn. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  8. "Nhân vật lịch sử Việt Nam". www.vansu.vn. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  9. "Ông Nguyễn Xuân Oánh, nhân vật nòng cốt trong chương trình Đổi Mới của Việt Nam, từ trần, hưởng thọ 82 tuổi. - 2003-09-01". Voice of America (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  10. Frankum Jr., Ronald B. (2011). Historical Dictionary of the War in Vietnam. p. 332. NGUYEN XUAN OANH (1921—2003). Republic of Vietnam prime minister, sometimes referred to as "Jack Owens" by the Americans. Nguyén Xuan Oanh was born in Phu Lang Thuong in North Vietnam. He was educated at the Lycee Albert


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