Phan Văn Khải
| Phan Văn Khải | |
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Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải in 2005
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| 6th Prime Minister of Vietnam | |
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In office 24 September 1997 – 27 June 2006 |
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| President | Trần Đức Lương |
| Deputy | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| General Secretary |
Lê Khả Phiêu Nông Đức Mạnh |
| Preceded by | Võ Văn Kiệt |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| First Deputy Prime Minister | |
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In office 8 August 1991 – 29 September 1997 |
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| Prime Minister | Võ Văn Kiệt |
| Preceded by | Võ Văn Kiệt |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 December 1933 Củ Chi District, Saigon, Cochinchina |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Phan Văn Khải (
listen; born December 25, 1933) was Prime Minister of Vietnam from 1997 to 2006.
Khai was born in Tan Thong Hoi Commune, Củ Chi District, Saigon. He joined the revolution in 1947 and moved to Hanoi in 1954.
He was elected as Prime Minister on September 24, 1997, and was re-elected in August 2002. In 2005, he became the first Prime Minister of Vietnam to visit United States, meeting with President George W. Bush. On June 24, 2006, he announced his resignation, along with President Trần Đức Lương.
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