Đinh La Thăng (10 September 1960) was a former Minister of Transport, former Communist Party Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City, and former member of the Politburo.[1][2] On 22 January 2018 he became the first top Party official in several decades to be tried and sentenced to prison for political corruption.[3]
Đinh La Thăng | |
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| Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee | |
| In office 5 February 2016 – 10 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Lê Thanh Hải |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Thiện Nhân |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 8 August 2011 – 8 April 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| Preceded by | Hồ Nghĩa Dũng |
| Succeeded by | Trương Quang Nghĩa |
| Chairman of Petrovietnam | |
| In office 5 October 2006 – 3 August 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyen Tan Dung |
| Member of the Politburo | |
| In office 27 January 2016 – 7 May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1960 Nam Định Province |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1985–2018) |
| Alma mater | Academy of Finance |
Early life and education edit
Đinh La Thăng was born in 1960 in Yên Bình Commune, Ý Yên District, Nam Định Province, and graduated from the University of Hanoi's School of Finance and Accounting (now the Academy of Finance[4]).
Career edit
He was a member of the 10th and 11th Central Committees of the Communist Party of Vietnam, a member of the 12th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and also a member of the National Assembly of Vietnam from the XIth through XIIIth sessions.
He was the chairman of the Board of PetroVietnam, the national oil and gas company; Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party of Thừa Thiên–Huế Province (November 2003-December 2005); and Chairman of Song Da Corporation before he became the Minister of Transport.[5] (April 2001-October 2003).
When controversy erupted in May–June 2016 over the Americans' appointment of Bob Kerrey as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Fulbright University Vietnam (on 25 February 1969 Kerrey had commanded the U.S. Navy SEALS unit that carried out the Thạnh Phong massacre[6]), Đinh La Thăng was the only high-ranking Vietnamese official who publicly supported the selection of Kerrey.[7]
on 7 May 2017 Đinh La Thăng was expelled from his position in the Politburo due to his violations of the law while chairman of the Board of PetroVietnam, violations that led to embarrassing economic losses.[8][9]
He was arrested on 8 December 2017 for investigation of his mismanagement of PetroVietnam and bribes, resulting in a loss of 800 billion VND (US$35.28 million) from its investment in Oceanbank. On 22 January 2018 he was sentenced to 13 years in prison.[10]
He was tried again on 14 and 15 December 2020 for his involvement in another corruption scandal and received 10 years in prison.[11]
Personal life edit
He has a daughter, Đinh Hương Ly (born 1984), who worked for Morgan Stanley from 2006 to 2013.
References edit
- ^ Hữu Công (5 February 2016). "Ông Đinh La Thăng làm Bí thư TP HCM" [Mr. Đinh La Thăng made Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City] (in Vietnamese). Vn Express. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.
- ^ Tân Phú (5 February 2016). "Ông Đinh La Thăng làm Bí thư Thành ủy TP.HCM; ông Võ Văn Thưởng làm Trưởng ban Tuyên giáo" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên Online. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Top Communist jailed in Vietnam trial". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ Học viện Tài chính (Việt Nam)
- ^ Tổng công ty Sông Đà
- ^ Vistica, Gregory L. (25 April 2001). "One Awful Night in Thanh Phong". The New York Times.
- ^ "City Party Secretary Đinh La Thăng: Rising above hatred will make us stronger - Tuoi Tre News". Tuoi Tre News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Dinh La Thang becomes 3rd ousted Vietnamese Politburo member". Xinhua. 7 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Dư luận mạng viết về đề nghị kỷ luật ông Đinh La Thăng" [Public opinion about Đinh La Thăng's disciplinary recommendations]. BBC News (in Vietnamese). 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Vietnam jails former politburo official for 13 years in graft crackdown". Reuters. 22 January 2018.
- ^ Mr. Dinh La Thang was sentenced to 10 years in prison for high-speed violations in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong Tuoi tre online(01/06/2021)
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