Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Nguyễn Phú Trọng (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ fu˧˦ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]; born 14 April 1944) is a Vietnamese politician who has served as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam since 2011. As the head of the party's Secretariat, Politburo and Central Military Commission, Trọng is Vietnam's paramount leader. He also previously served as president of Vietnam from 2018 to 2021.
Nguyễn Phú Trọng | |
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Trọng in 2023 | |
| General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
| Assumed office 19 January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Nông Đức Mạnh |
| Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party | |
| Assumed office 19 January 2011 | |
| Deputy | Phùng Quang Thanh Ngô Xuân Lịch Phan Văn Giang |
| Preceded by | Nông Đức Mạnh |
| 10th President of Vietnam | |
| In office 23 October 2018 – 5 April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Vice President | Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh |
| Preceded by | Trần Đại Quang Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam | |
| In office 26 June 2006 – 23 July 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Văn An |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Sinh Hùng |
| Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee | |
| In office January 2000 – 26 June 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Lê Xuân Tùng |
| Succeeded by | Phạm Quang Nghị |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1944 Đông Hội, Đông Anh, French Indochina (now Hanoi, Vietnam) |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1968–present) |
| Spouse | Ngô Thị Mân |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | 5 Thiền Quang street, Nguyễn Du, Hai Bà Trưng, Hanoi |
| Alma mater | University of Hanoi National Academy of Public Administration Russian Academy of Sciences |
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| Website | dangcongsan.org.vn |
Trọng joined the Communist Party in 1968, and rose through the section devoted to political work. He later joined the party's Central Committee in 1994, its Politburo in 1997 and Vietnam's National Assembly in 2002. Between 2000 and 2006, he was the Party committee secretary of Hanoi, effectively the city's highest-ranking position. He was then chairman of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2011.
He was elected general secretary at the party's 11th National Congress in 2011 and re-elected at the 12th National Congress in 2016. During his leadership, he has pursued a wide anti-corruption campaign, implicating numerous senior officials. He became president in 2018 following the death of President Trần Đại Quang, becoming the third person to simultaneously head the party and state after Hồ Chí Minh (in North Vietnam only) and Trường Chinh. At the 13th National Congress in 2021, he was reelected as general secretary becoming the third leader of Vietnam to secure a third term (after Hồ Chí Minh and Lê Duẩn), and was succeeded by Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as president.