Prime Minister of Vietnam
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The Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the head of the executive branch of the VietnamVietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese government. The Prime Minister presides over the Vietnamese cabinet
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
, and is responsible for appointing and supervising ministers. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President
President of Vietnam
The President of Vietnam is the head of state of Vietnam, although the functions of the President are often ceremonial...
from among the members of the National Assembly
National Assembly of Vietnam
The Constitution of Vietnam recognizes the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as "the highest organ of state power." The National Assembly, a 493-member unicameral body elected to a five-year term, meets twice a year...
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Prime Ministers
| # | Name | Born-Died | Term start | Term end | President | Political Party |
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| 1 | Hồ Chí Minh Ho Chi Minh Hồ Chí Minh , born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Marxist-Leninist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam... |
1890–1969 | 2 September 1945 | 20 September 1955 | Hồ Chí Minh Ho Chi Minh Hồ Chí Minh , born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Marxist-Leninist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam... |
Indochinese Communist Party Indochinese Communist Party The Indochinese Communist Party was a political party which was transformed from old Vietnamese Communist Party in October 1930... (until 1951), Vietnamese Workers' Party Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... (from 1951) |
| 2 | Phạm Văn Đồng Pham Van Dong Phạm Văn Đồng was an associate of Ho Chi Minh. He served as prime minister of North Vietnam from 1955 through 1976, and was prime minister of a unified Vietnam from 1976 until he retired in 1987.- Early life :... |
1906–2000 | 20 September 1955 | 2 July 1976 | Vietnamese Workers' Party Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... |
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Prime Ministers
| # | Name | Born-Died | Term start | Term end | President | Political Party |
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| 1 | Phạm Văn Đồng Pham Van Dong Phạm Văn Đồng was an associate of Ho Chi Minh. He served as prime minister of North Vietnam from 1955 through 1976, and was prime minister of a unified Vietnam from 1976 until he retired in 1987.- Early life :... |
1906–2000 | 2 July 1976 | 4 July 1981 | Tôn Đức Thắng | Vietnamese Workers' Party Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... (until 1976), Communist Party of Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... (from 1976) |
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Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
| # | Name | Born-Died | Term start | Term end | President | Political Party |
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| 1 | Phạm Văn Đồng Pham Van Dong Phạm Văn Đồng was an associate of Ho Chi Minh. He served as prime minister of North Vietnam from 1955 through 1976, and was prime minister of a unified Vietnam from 1976 until he retired in 1987.- Early life :... |
1906–2000 | 4 July 1981 | 18 June 1987 | Trường Chinh Truong Chinh Trường Chinh Trường Chinh Trường Chinh (pseudonym meaning “Long March”, born Đặng Xuân Khu (b. February 9, 1907 in Xuân Trường District, Nam Định Province, d. September 30, 1988 in Hanoi) was a Vietnamese communist political leader and theoretician. From 1941 to 1957, he was Vietnam's second-ranked... |
Vietnamese Workers' Party Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... (until 1976), Communist Party of Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... (from 1976) |
| 2 | Phạm Hùng | 1912–1988 | 18 June 1987 | 10 March 1988 | Communist Party of Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... |
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| Võ Văn Kiệt Vo Van Kiet Võ Văn Kiệt was a Vietnamese politician and statesman. He was a veteran fighter in the long war against French and then American military forces in South Vietnam, and lost his first wife and two children to US bombing... (1st time, acting) |
1922–2008 | 10 March 1988 | 22 June 1988 | Communist Party of Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... |
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| Võ Chí Công Vo Chi Cong Võ Chí Công was a Vietnamese Communist political figure and one-time President of Vietnam.-Early life and political activities:Võ Chí Công was born Võ Toàn in Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam, in 1912... |
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| 3 | Đỗ Mười | 1917– | 22 June 1988 | 8 August 1991 | Communist Party of Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... |
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| 4 | Võ Văn Kiệt Vo Van Kiet Võ Văn Kiệt was a Vietnamese politician and statesman. He was a veteran fighter in the long war against French and then American military forces in South Vietnam, and lost his first wife and two children to US bombing... (2nd time) |
1922–2008 | 8 August 1991 | 24 September 1992 | Communist Party of Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... |
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Prime Ministers
| # | Name | Born-Died | Term start | Term end | President | Political Party |
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| Võ Văn Kiệt Vo Van Kiet Võ Văn Kiệt was a Vietnamese politician and statesman. He was a veteran fighter in the long war against French and then American military forces in South Vietnam, and lost his first wife and two children to US bombing... |
1922–2008 | 24 September 1992 | 24 September 1997 | Lê Đức Anh | Communist Party of Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... |
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| 5 | Phan Văn Khải | 1933– | 24 September 1997 | 27 June 2006 | Trần Đức Lương | Communist Party of Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... |
| 6 | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng | 1949– | 27 June 2006 | 27 June 2011 | Nguyễn Minh Triết | Communist Party of Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... |
| 27 June 2011 | Incumbent | Trương Tấn Sang Truong Tan Sang Trương Tấn Sang is the president of Vietnam and the senior member of the Politburo, the executive committee of the ruling Communist Party. He was ranked as the party's number one leader following the 11th National Congress held in Hanoi in January 2011."", BaoOnline.vn, January 20, 2011. Includes... |
Communist Party of Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the... |
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See also
- President of VietnamPresident of VietnamThe President of Vietnam is the head of state of Vietnam, although the functions of the President are often ceremonial...
- Vice President of VietnamVice President of VietnamVice President of Vietnam is the second highest political position in Vietnam.According to the Constitution of Vietnam, Vice President is appointed by the National Assembly of Vietnam among its members...