He was born in 1896 in Phong Điền district, Cần Thơ, Cochinchina, French Indochina.

He was also the police chief in Cần Thơ during the Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina in March 1945.

As a reward, the French decided to make him a delegate for Cần Thơ province at the Consultative Council.

After the suicide of Nguyen Van Thinh, the French supported Hoạch to become the next prime minister and leader of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina.

He had a younger brother named Lê Văn Huấn who was a teacher and taught at Petrus Ký High School.