Children Kim Anh LeDon Anh Le Name Hieu Le | Spouse(s) Lan T. Phuong Le | |
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Hieu Van Le AC (Vietnamese: Lê Văn Hiếu; born 1 January 1954) is the 35th and current Governor of South Australia, in office since 1 September 2014. He had previously been the state's lieutenant-governor since 31 August 2007, as well as a chairman of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission (SAMEAC). Le is the first person of Asian heritage to be appointed a state governor in Australia.
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Early life
Le was born in Quảng Trị, South Vietnam, in 1954. He was raised and educated in Đà Nẵng, and attended Dalat University. He fled Vietnam from the new communist regime in November 1977, and came by boat to Darwin as a refugee in 1977 with his wife Lan and about 40 other people. Their two sons were born in Australia and are named after Australian cricketers Sir Donald Bradman and Kim Hughes.
Career
After arriving in Australia, Le attended the University of Adelaide, receiving an MBA and an Economics degree. He was a senior investigator and manager with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission from the early 1990s until his retirement in 2009. He is also a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) and a Fellow Member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia).
Governor
Le's appointment as Governor of South Australia to replace Kevin Scarce was announced on 26 June 2014; he took office on 1 September, with Scarce's term expiring on 7 August. Le is a Catholic and credits his experiences as a refugee for strengthening his religious convictions.
Honours
Le He was awarded an Australian Centenary Medal in 2001 "for service to the advancement of multiculturalism in Australia", and appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2010, He was awarded honorary doctorates for service to society by the University of Adelaide in 2008 and Flinders University in 2011. In 2016 he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia.