Trần Trọng Kim
Trần Trọng Kim | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Cabinet of the Empire of Vietnam | |
| In office 17 April 1945 – 25 August 1945 | |
| Monarch | Bảo Đại |
| Deputy | Trần Văn Chương |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Phan Anh Hồ Chí Minh (as President of the DRV) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1883 Nghi Xuân, Hà Tĩnh, Đại Nam |
| Died | 2 December 1953 (aged 70) Đà Lạt, State of Vietnam |
| Spouse | Bùi Thị Tuất |
| Children | Trần Diệu Chương (daughter) |
| Profession | Scholar, educator |
Trần Trọng Kim (Vietnamese: [t͡ɕən˨˩ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ kim˧˧]; chữ Hán: 陳仲金, Kanji pronunciation: Chin Jūkin; Japanese: チャン・チョン・キム, romanized: Chan Chon Kimu; 1883 – December 2, 1953; courtesy name Lệ Thần ([le˧˨ʔ tʰən˨˩], chữ Hán: 隸臣) was a Vietnamese scholar and politician who served as the Prime Minister of the short-lived Empire of Vietnam, a state established with the support of Imperial Japan in 1945 after Japan had seized direct control of Vietnam from Vichy France toward the end of World War II. He was an uncle of Bùi Diễm.