Who is the House's special guest from Vietnam?


The House of Representatives will be visited Wednesday, Nov. 23 by the top parliamentarian of Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue.

House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue meet during the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Speaker's office)


Hue, 65, is the Vietnam National Assembly chairman. He has held the position since March 31, 2021.

House Speaker Martin Romualdez first met Hue during the recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related summits that were held in Phnom Penh Cambodia. Hue's Philippine visit, to be hosted by the House, was announced during the event.

Hue's Wikipedia page bared that he formerly held the position of Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee just before his designation as National Assembly Chairman.

A lecturer at the University of Finance and Accountancy from September 1979 to 1985, Hue began holding national positions in the year 2001.

"From July 2001 to June 2006, Huệ served as Vice Chief State Auditor, and from July 2006 to August 2011, he served as Chief State Auditor. He became Minister of Finance in August 2011, and served in the position until February 2013," his Wikipedia stated.

"From December 2012 to January 2016, Hue served as Head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission. After this, he became a member of the Politburo, and was Head of the Member of the Politburo, Head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission between January and April 2016. He continued to serve as a member of the Politburo, and went on to serve as Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region between April 2016 and Feb. 7, 2020," it added.

Hue is slated to take part in a bilateral meeting as well as a dialogue with Philippine congressmen at the House on Wednesday.