Who is the only female minister of two major ministries?

1. Who is the only female minister of education ?

Nguyen Thi Binh
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Ton Nu Thi Ninh
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Nguyen Thi Dinh
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The Ministry of National Education, now the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), was established in the early days of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Since then, there have been 13 ministers assigned to lead the education and training sector, but only one minister is a woman. That is Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh.

Joining the revolution in August 1945, she was active in the movement to seize power in Saigon, supplying weapons to the war zone, holding many positions in the Women's National Salvation Association and the Lien-Viet Front. During the period 1951-1954, she was imprisoned in Chi Hoa prison, then continued to participate in the peace movement demanding the implementation of the Geneva Agreement.

From 1955 to 1968, she worked at the Central Women's Union, holding the position of Head of the Welfare Department, then Central Committee member in charge of foreign affairs of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam.

During the period 1969-1976, she was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, Head of the negotiating delegation at the Paris Conference. After unification, she became the Minister of Education (1976-1987), then Deputy Head of the Central Foreign Affairs Committee, Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee (1987-1992).

From 1992-2002, she was Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. She retired in September 2002.

2. Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh is also the only female Foreign Minister in the past 80 years?

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Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh is the only female Foreign Minister in the diplomatic sector in the past 80 years. From January 1969 to June 1976, she was Foreign Minister of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, Head of the negotiating delegation at the Paris Conference (1968-1973).

3. Who was the first Minister of Education of Vietnam?

Dang Thai Mai
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Vu Dinh Hoe
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Nguyen Van Huyen
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Professor Vu Dinh Hoe (1912-2011) was a lawyer, journalist and the first Minister of National Education, now the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam. He was the 5th generation grandson of Mr. Vu Tong Phan.

Mr. Vu Dinh Hoe graduated from the 2nd Law Faculty of Indochina University, then chose to teach at the famous private schools Thang Long and Gia Long, and joined a group of progressive intellectuals to establish Thanh Nghi , one of the famous newspapers of that time.

He joined the French Socialist Party branch of Jaurès and was one of the founding members of the Vietnamese Democratic Party. When the New Vietnam Association was founded in 1945, he served as Secretary General. He also served as Vice President of the National Language Propagation Association (founded in 1938).

Professor Vu Dinh Hoe was a member of the first National Assembly. He served as Minister of National Education from August 1945 to March 1946 and then as Minister of Justice for the next 15 years. As Minister of National Education, he signed the decree on the establishment of the Faculty of Arts - the direct predecessor of Hanoi University of Science.

4. Who has held the position of Minister of Education and Training the longest in the past 80 years?

Nguyen Van Huyen
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Ta Quang Buu
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Nguyen Minh Hien
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Professor Nguyen Van Huyen (1905-1975), from Ha Dong (now Hanoi). He was the first Vietnamese to graduate with two bachelor's degrees and successfully defend his doctoral thesis in Literature in France. After that, he returned to Vietnam to participate in teaching and scientific research.

After Vietnam gained independence, he was assigned by the Government to hold the position of Director General of the University Department and Director of the Far Eastern School of Archaeology.

In 1946, he was appointed Minister of National Education. He held this position until his death in 1975, a tenure of nearly 29 years. He became the longest-serving Minister of Education since the establishment of the Ministry.

5. Over the past 80 years, how many people have held the position of Foreign Minister?

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Over the past 80 years, 13 people have held the position of Foreign Minister, including:

President Ho Chi Minh

Mr. Nguyen Tuong Tam

Mr. Hoang Minh Giam

Mr. Pham Van Dong

Mr. Xuan Thuy

Mr. Nguyen Duy Trinh

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh

Mr. Nguyen Co Thach

Mr. Nguyen Manh Cam

Mr. Nguyen Dy Nien

Mr. Pham Gia Khiem

Mr. Pham Binh Minh

Mr. Bui Thanh Son (incumbent).

6. Over the past 80 years, how many people have held the position of Minister of Education and Training?

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The Ministry of National Education was established right from the time the Provisional Government was introduced to the people on September 2, 1945. Over the past 80 years, 13 people have held the position of Minister of Education and Training:

Mr. Vu Dinh Hoe

Mr. Dang Thai Mai

Mr. Nguyen Van Huyen

Mr. Ta Quang Buu

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tu

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh

Mr. Pham Minh Hac

Mr. Tran Hong Quan

Mr. Nguyen Minh Hien

Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan

Mr. Pham Vu Luan

Mr. Phung Xuan Nha