Lê Lương Minh | |
---|---|
13th Secretary-General of ASEAN | |
In office 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2017 | |
Preceded by | Surin Pitsuwan |
Succeeded by | Lim Jock Hoi |
Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations | |
In office January 2004 – June 2011 | |
Preceded by | Nguyen Thanh Chau |
Succeeded by | Le Hoai Trung |
Non-resident Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam | |
In office December 2008 – 1 February 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Thanh Hóa, Vietnam | 1 September 1952
Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Alma mater |
Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Jawaharlal Nehru University |
Lê Lương Minh (born 1 September 1952) [1] [2] is a Vietnamese politician and diplomat who served as the 13th secretary-general of ASEAN between 2013 and 2017. [3] [4]
Lê Lương Minh graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam in 1974, [1] and the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. [5]
In 1975, he began his career in Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was appointed Deputy Director-General for International Organisations in 1993. In 1995, he was appointed as Ambassador – Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and Other International Organisations in Geneva. [1] In 1997, he was appointed as Ambassador – Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations at Headquarters. Since February 17, 2004, he has been Vietnam's ambassador to the United Nations in New York City. [2] He held this office from 1995 to 1997 for the UN institutions in Geneva and as a deputy in New York City from 1997 to 1999. [2] He was the President of the United Nations Security Council in July 2008 [6] and October 2009. [5] [7] He was nominated ASEAN Secretary-General by the government of Vietnam, a post which he took over on January 1, 2013. The ASEAN leaders endorsed him as ASEAN Secretary-General for 2013–2017 in a ceremony at the bloc's headquarter in Jakarta on January 7, 2013. [1]
He is a native of Thanh Hóa, a coastal town 150 kilometers south of Vietnam's capital Hanoi. He is married and has two daughters. [1]
Lê Lương Minh | |
---|---|
13th Secretary-General of ASEAN | |
In office 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2017 | |
Preceded by | Surin Pitsuwan |
Succeeded by | Lim Jock Hoi |
Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations | |
In office January 2004 – June 2011 | |
Preceded by | Nguyen Thanh Chau |
Succeeded by | Le Hoai Trung |
Non-resident Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam | |
In office December 2008 – 1 February 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Thanh Hóa, Vietnam | 1 September 1952
Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Alma mater |
Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Jawaharlal Nehru University |
Lê Lương Minh (born 1 September 1952) [1] [2] is a Vietnamese politician and diplomat who served as the 13th secretary-general of ASEAN between 2013 and 2017. [3] [4]
Lê Lương Minh graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam in 1974, [1] and the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. [5]
In 1975, he began his career in Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was appointed Deputy Director-General for International Organisations in 1993. In 1995, he was appointed as Ambassador – Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and Other International Organisations in Geneva. [1] In 1997, he was appointed as Ambassador – Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations at Headquarters. Since February 17, 2004, he has been Vietnam's ambassador to the United Nations in New York City. [2] He held this office from 1995 to 1997 for the UN institutions in Geneva and as a deputy in New York City from 1997 to 1999. [2] He was the President of the United Nations Security Council in July 2008 [6] and October 2009. [5] [7] He was nominated ASEAN Secretary-General by the government of Vietnam, a post which he took over on January 1, 2013. The ASEAN leaders endorsed him as ASEAN Secretary-General for 2013–2017 in a ceremony at the bloc's headquarter in Jakarta on January 7, 2013. [1]
He is a native of Thanh Hóa, a coastal town 150 kilometers south of Vietnam's capital Hanoi. He is married and has two daughters. [1]