Nguyá» n ÃÂình Thuần (June 5, 1923 â June 3, 2013) was the Secretary of State under President Ngô ÃÂình Diá»Âm of South Vietnam. After Ngô ÃÂình Diá»Âm was overthrown and assassinated in the 1963 South Vietnamese coup, Nguyá» n ÃÂình Thuần moved to France to live with his brother.
Initially, Thuần worked as a journalist writing with Trần Trung Dung during their days in Hanoi. In 1955, President Ngô ÃÂình Diá»Âm appointed Trần Trung Dung to the position of Assistant Minister of National Defense, and he was also promoted to the position of General Manager of the Office under Mr. Dung. On 18 October 1960, Trần Trung Dung resigned as Assistant Minister of National Defense and Thuần was appointed to replace his predecessor.
Thuần died in 2013 in Boulogne-Billancourt.