Trương Đình Tri
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(as Minister of Health)
(as Minister of Health)
Doctor Trương Đình Tri | |
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| Chairman of the People's Security Council of Tonkin | |
| In office 1947 – 10 October 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| 1st Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office 2 March 1946 – 3 November 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Minister of Health) |
| Succeeded by | Hoàng Tích Trý (as Minister of Health) |
| 2nd Minister of Health | |
| In office 1 January 1946 – 2 March 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Phạm Ngọc Thạch |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Minister of Social Affairs) |
| Personal details | |
| Died | October 10, 1947 |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Party |  Vietnamese Revolutionary League |
| Awards | Légion d'honneur |
Central institution membership
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Trương Đình Tri (? - 10 October 1947) was a doctor and the second Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. He was assassinated in the early stages of the First Indochina War.
According to the National Assembly's official website, Dr. Tri was born on 12 May 1913, of Mường ethnicity and was the delegate representing Hòa Bình province.[1][2] The veracity of this information is undetermined. He trained as a doctor at the Indochina Medical College.
On January 1, 1946, the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the Provisional Government, headed by Chairman Hồ Chí Minh, decided to establish a provisional coalition government with the participation of some members of the Vietnamese Nationalist Party and the Vietnamese Revolutionary League. Dr. Trương Đình Tri, a member of the League, was appointed Minister of Health.[3]
On March 2, 1946, the first session of the 1st National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was held in Hà Nội, approving the list of 70 delegates from the Vietnamese Nationalist Party and the Vietnamese Revolutionary League to be added to the National Assembly. Following this, the National Assembly unanimously agreed to establish a coalition government for resistance, replacing the provisional coalition government. The Ministry of Social Affairs was formed by merging the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labor, and the Ministry of Social Relief; Dr. Trương Đình Tri was appointed Minister of Social Affairs (abbreviated)[note 1] - the only Vietnamese Minister of this title to date.[4][5][6] From March 27, Dr. Vũ Đình Tụng was appointed Director of the Central Health Office under the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Dr. Tri attended the first interpellation session of the National Assembly in his capacity as Minister of Social Affairs. At this point, Vice Chairman Nguyễn Hải Thần, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Tường Tam, and Vice Chairman of the Military Commission Vũ Hồng Khanh had already abandoned their posts.[7]
Questioning the Minister of Social Affairs, Ms. Nguyễn Thị Thục Viên, a delegate from Hà Nội, asked: "Why is there no control over the price and quality of medicine?" Dr. Trương Đình Tri replied: "That is very regrettable, but there is nothing we can do about it because there is no price regulation council. Since Japan mounted a coup against the French, medicines have flooded the market in all chaotic manner." The minister stated that he had instructed dealers still holding onto non-toxic and common medicines to declare them and only be allowed to sell them until the end of 1946. “We have already vetoed a decree for controlling the quality of medicines, especially injectable drugs. Any complaints will be carefully considered,” Dr. Tri added.[8]
In October 1946, the 1st National Assembly, in its second session, heard Chairman Hồ Chí Minh present to the National Assembly the list of members in the new government to replace the resistance coalition government, excluding figures from the Vietnamese Nationalist Party and the Vietnamese Revolutionary League such as Dr. Trương Đình Tri.[9] However, according to journalist Kiều Mai Sơn, Dr. Tri himself withdrew from the post of minister in the new government.[10]