Phan Anh Explained

Honorific Prefix:Lawyer
Order:2nd
Office:Minister of Defence (Vietnam)
Term Start:March 1946
Term End:May 1946
Predecessor:Chu Văn Tấn
Successor:Võ Nguyên Giáp
Primeminister:Hồ Chí Minh
Birth Place:Đức Thọ, Hà Tĩnh, Annam (French protectorate)
Death Place:Việt Nam
Allegiance: Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Branch:People's Army of Vietnam

Phan Anh (1912–1990) was a Vietnamese lawyer and politician. He was the Minister of Ministry of Youth in the first cabinet of Empire of Vietnam, the second Minister of Defence of Vietnam (March 1946 to May 1946) and held the position of Minister of Ministry of Industry and Trade (Vietnam) from 1955 to 1976.[1]

In 2020, Ministry of Home Affairs (Vietnam) validated Phan Anh Foundation - a non-profit foundation established by Madame Đỗ Hồng Chỉnh (Phan Anh's widow), and historian, that supports and encourages culture and education development as well as community science.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawyer Phan Anh . baotanglichsu.vn . 14 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Phan Anh foundation . pafoundation.org.vn . 17 April 2024.