Nguyễn Minh Triết
Nguyễn Minh Triết (born 8 October 1942) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the seventh President of Vietnam from 2006 to 2011. He was elected by the National Assembly of Vietnam with 464 votes (94%) in June 2006.
Nguyễn Minh Triết | |
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Nguyễn Minh Triết in 2010 | |
| 7th President of Vietnam | |
| In office 27 June 2006 – 25 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| Vice President | Trương Mỹ Hoa Nguyễn Thị Doan |
| Preceded by | Trần Đức Lương |
| Succeeded by | Trương Tấn Sang |
| Chairman of the Council for National Defense and Security | |
| In office 27 June 2006 – 25 July 2011 | |
| Deputy | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| Preceded by | Trần Đức Lương |
| Succeeded by | Trương Tấn Sang |
| Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee | |
| In office January 2000 – 27 June 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Trương Tấn Sang |
| Succeeded by | Lê Thanh Hải |
| Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Commission | |
| In office December 1997 – January 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Phan Minh Tánh |
| Succeeded by | Trương Quang Được |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1942 Bến Cát, Binh Duong, Vietnam |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1965–2011) |
| Spouse | Trần Thị Kim Chi |
| Alma mater | Ho Chi Minh City University of Science |
Nguyễn Minh Triết was previously the secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City. The presidency of Vietnam is a ceremonial position and the Politburo decides government policy. Triết was the fourth-ranking member of the Politburo from 2006 to 2011. His term as president expired in July 2011. Senior Politburo member Trương Tấn Sang succeeded him.
At the 10th Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in April 2006, he was nominated President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and confirmed on 27 June 2006 by the National Assembly. On that day, he succeeded Trần Đức Lương. He subsequently proposed Nguyễn Tấn Dũng as the new Prime Minister.