Hà Thúc Ký
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Hà Thúc Ký | |
|---|---|
 Ký in 1967 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives of South Vietnam | |
| In office 31 October 1967 – 30 April 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Constituency | Huế |
| Minister of Internal Affairs of South Vietnam | |
| In office 8 February 1964 – 4 April 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Khánh |
| Preceded by | Tôn Thất Đính |
| Succeeded by | Lâm Văn Phát |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1919 |
| Died | 16 October 2008 (aged 89) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Party | Đại Việt Revolutionary Party (since 1946) |
| Other political affiliations | Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam (until 1965) |
| Spouse | Tôn Nữ Oanh |
| Children | 7 (4 sons; 3 daughters) |
| Parent(s) | Hà Thúc Huyên (father) Tôn Nữ Thị Hiệp (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Indochina (BSAg) |
Hà Thúc Ký (1 January 1919 – 16 October 2008) was a South Vietnamese opposition politician. During the presidency of Ngô Đình Diệm he was sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison[1] and arrested in October 1958,[2] however, after the coup and assassination of Diệm in 1963, he was released by the rebel forces.[3] He ran for president in the 1967 South Vietnamese presidential election, under the Đại Việt Revolutionary Party, a branch of the Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam and was unsuccessful.[3] In 1974, after President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu amended the "Regulations of the Political Party" into law, Ký filed an application at the Supreme Court to sue President Thiệu, declaring that the law was unconstitutional.[3]
He was born in Huế, Annam, French Indochina and was the youngest of eight children. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Hanoi where he earned a BS in engineering.[4] He relocated to Cà Mau where he worked as an engineer. In 1945, the Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina took place, Ký joined the Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam.[3]