Lương Cường
Lương Cường | |
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14th President of Vietnam | |
Assumed office 15 April 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Phạm Minh Chính |
Vice President | Võ Thị Ánh Xuân |
Preceded by | Tô Lâm |
Permanent Member of the Secretariat | |
Assumed office 16 May 2024 | |
General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng Tô Lâm |
Preceded by | Trương Thị Mai |
Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam | |
In office 15 April 2016 – 3 June 2024 | |
President | See list |
Preceded by | Ngô Xuân Lịch |
Succeeded by | Trịnh Văn Quyết |
Personal details | |
Born | Việt Trì, Phú Thọ, North Vietnam | 15 August 1957
Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Branch/service | Vietnam People's Army |
Years of service | 1975–2024 |
Rank | Army General |
Commands | Vietnam People's Army |
Battles/wars | Sino-Vietnamese War |
Lương Cường (born 15 August 1957) is a Vietnamese army general and politician. He currently serves as the 14th president of Vietnam since October 2024 and as the Permanent Member of the Secretariat since May 2024.[1][2][3] He also served as Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam from April 2016 to June 2024.[4]
Biography
[edit]He was born in Phú Thọ Province, and became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 19 January 2011.[5][6] He has been a member of the Politburo since 2021, and a member of the Central Committee since 2011.
Cường was previously Vice Director of the People's Army of Vietnam General Department of Politics (2011–2016), and was promoted to the rank of four-star General in 2019.[7][8][9]
On 16 May 2024, Cường was assigned by the Politburo to assume the position of Permanent Member of the Secretariat, the fifth-highest ranking position in Vietnam's political system, following the resignation of Trương Thị Mai. On 21 October 2024, he was appointed as President of Vietnam, succeeding General Secretary Tô Lâm.[10]
Rank
[edit]- Major General (2005)
- Lieutenant General (2009)
- Colonel General (2014)
- Army General (2019)
References
[edit]- ^ https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/ong-luong-cuong-giu-chuc-chu-tich-nuoc-20241020215545176.htm
- ^ "General Luong Cuong holds the position of Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat". chinhphu.vn.
- ^ "The career of General Luong Cuong - Standing member of the Secretariat". Vietnam.vn. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "General Luong Cuong became Director of the General Department of Politics".
- ^ "Raúl receives People's Army of Vietnam Political General". en.granma.cu. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ "Việt Nam, Cuba intensify friendship between armed forces". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ "Luong Cuong was promoted to General by President Nguyen Phu Trong". 29 January 2019.
- ^ Việt, Người (2019-01-30). "Phong đại tướng cho hai tướng công an, quân đội". Nguoi Viet Online. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ VietTimes.vn (2019-01-29). "Việt Nam chính thức có thêm 2 Đại tướng: ông Tô Lâm và ông Lương Cường". VietTimes (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ "Vietnam appoints army general as new president after months of turmoil". Associated Press. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
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