Lê Phước Thọ

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Lê, but is often simplified to Le in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Thọ.

Lê Phước Thọ
Head of the Central Organisation Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office 7 July 1991 – 1 January 1996
Preceded by	Nguyễn Đức Tâm
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Văn An
Member of the 7th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office 27 June 1991 – 2 July 1996
Member of the 6th–7th Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office 18 December 1986 – 2 July 1996
Member of the 5th–7th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office 27 June 1991 – July 1996
Alternate member of the 4th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office 20 December 1976 – 1 July 1996
Personal details
Born	Lê Phước Thọ (1927-12-25)25 December 1927 Tân Lộc, Thới Bình district, Cà Mau province, French Indochina
Died	6 July 2023(2023-07-06) (aged 95) Cần Thơ, Vietnam
Nationality	Vietnamese
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam
Awards	Ho Chi Minh Order

Lê Phước Thọ (25 December 1927 – 6 July 2023), commonly known as Sáu Hậu, was a Vietnamese politician. He was a member of the seventh electoral term of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, a member of the Secretariat for the sixth and seventh electoral term, a member of the Central Committee from the fifth to seventh electoral term. Moreover, he was an alternate of the Central Committee's fourth term. He served as the head of the Central Committee of Agriculture, the head of the Organisation Department, and secretary of Hậu Giang Provincial Party Committee.

Lê Phước joined the Communist Party of Vietnam, then known as the Indochinese Communist Party, in 1949. During his party and state activities, he was awarded the badges of 30, 40 and 45 years of party life. After retiring, he was awarded a 50-year party senior badge.

Lê Phước Thọ died at his home on 6 July 2023, at the age of 95.[1][2]

Awarded

• Ho Chi Minh Order
• 75 years of party life

References

1. "Former head of the Central Organising Committee Le Phuoc Tho passed away". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
2. "Funeral of former Head of the Organising Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Le Phuoc Tho according to state-level rites". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 6 July 2023.