Vũ Khoan (October 7, 1937 – June 21, 2023)[1] was a Vietnamese politician and diplomat.

He used to hold the position of Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam,Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Vietnam's external economy from August 2002 to the end of June 2006.

He was born on October 7, 1937, from Phú Xuyên, Hà Tây (now part of Hanoi).

When the French army opened fire to retake Indochina, he worked as a liaison for the Việt Minh government.

In 1949, he was sent back to Việt Bắc, where he studied at the Vietnam Cavalry School.