1423: 'Building a Meaningful Life' in Government House - Hieu Van Le

The Honourable Hieu Van Le AC is stepping down today after
serving for seven years as the 35th Governor of South Australia
and for seven years prior as Lieutenant Governor.



After arriving as a refugee from South Vietnam with his wife Lan
in 1977, Mr Le received a business and economics degree at
Adelaide University and took on a senior management role with the
Australian Securities and Investments Commission



His Excellency has worked as Chair of the SA Multicultural and
Ethnic Affairs Commission and in 2014 he became the first person
in the world with Vietnamese heritage to be appointed to a
vice-regal position.



Jennie Lenman spoke with His Excellency to reflect on the big
chapter in his life and find out what he plans to do next.