Vo Van Kiet (born 23 November 1922) was a Vietnamese politician. He was Prime Minister of Vietnam from 8 August1991 to 25 September1997. He was one of the political leaders that led the renovation ("doi moi") policy in Vietnam. 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Prime Minister of Vietnam is the head of the executive branch of the Vietnamese government. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
He was born into a peasant family in Trung Hiep village, Vung Liem district, Vinh Long province. He was admitted to the Indochinese Communist Party in 1939. He militated in the Anti-imperialist Youth Movement and took part in the Nam Ky (Cochinchina) insurrection in Vung Liem district. Vinh Long is a city in Vietnam. ... Stamp featuring Ho Chi Minh commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Communist Party The Communist Party of Vietnam (Äảng Cá»™ng sản Việt Nam) is the currently and indefinitely ruling, as well as the only legal political party in Vietnam. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ...
In 1960, he was elected alternate member of the Communist Party Central Commitee and became full member in 1972. In 1976, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Party Commitee and Chairman of the People's Commitee of the Ho Chi Minh City. Soon after, he was elected alternate member of the Politburo of the CPV and made Secretary of the Party Commitee of the Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thà nh phố Hồ Chà Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam, located near the delta of the Mekong River. ...
In 1982, he was promoted to Vice-premiership and became Chairman of the State Planning Commission. In 1987 he was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam and became acting Prime Minister in 1988 after the sudden death of Pham Hung. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pham Hung was the Prime Minister of Vietnam from 1987 to 1988. ...
Nguyen Van Linh resigned his leadership of the Communist Party at the congress held in June 1991 and Do Muoi, a supporter of Linh's policies, was elected the party's new general secretary.
VoVanKiet, a leading advocate of capitalist-style reform, replaced him as prime minister in August 1991.
In September 1997 President Le Duc Anh and Prime Minister VoVanKiet, both in their seventies, were replaced by the younger Tran Duc Luong (aged 60) and Phan Van Khai (aged 63), at a time when the doi moi economic reform programme was running into difficulties.
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