President of Vietnam

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The President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( Vietnamese : Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam ) is the head of state of Vietnam . He is also chairman of the defense and security council and thus commander in chief of the Vietnamese People's Army . The President is elected from among the ranks of the National Assembly for a term of five years.

There is no legal requirement that the president be a member of the Communist Party; however, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee is usually elected to this office.

Its functions are to a large extent representative in nature. The most powerful man in the state, on the other hand, is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam , followed by the Prime Minister.

The official seat of the President is the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

The presidency was introduced when the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was founded in 1976. From July 4, 1981 to September 22, 1992 the office was chairman of the State Council .

Until 1976 Vietnam was divided into north and south. Both parts therefore had their own head of state.

The official seat of the Vietnamese President in Hanoi

Responsibilities

The President has the following powers:

  • to propose to the National Assembly the election and dismissal of the Prime Minister and the Vice-President.
  • to appoint and dismiss the deputy prime minister, ministers and other members of the government by decision of the national assembly
  • to propose to the National Assembly the election and dismissal of the chief judge of the Supreme Court and the chairman of the Ombudsman Board

North Vietnam (1945–1976)

President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Hồ Chi Minh September 2, 1945 2nd September 1969
Tôn Đức Thắng 2nd September 1969 2nd July 1975

South Vietnam (1949–1975)

Heads of State of Vietnam
Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Bảo Đại June 13, 1949 April 30, 1955
Ngô Đình Diệm April 30, 1955 October 26, 1955
The former official residence of the South Vietnamese President in Saigon ( renamed the Reunification Palace since 1975 )
President of the Republic of Vietnam
Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Ngô Đình Diệm October 26, 1955 November 2nd, 1963
Dương Văn Minh November 2nd, 1963 January 30, 1964
Nguyễn Khanh January 30, 1964 February 8, 1964
Dương Văn Minh February 8, 1964 March 16, 1964
Nguyễn Khanh March 16, 1964 August 27, 1964
Dương Văn Minh August 27, 1964 October 26, 1964
Phan Khắc Sửu October 26, 1964 June 14, 1965
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu June 14, 1965 April 21, 1975
Trần Văn Hương April 21, 1975 April 28, 1975
Dương Văn Minh April 28, 1975 April 30, 1975
Chairman of the Consultative Council of the Republic of South Vietnam (1975–1976)
Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Nguyễn Hữu Thọ April 30, 1975 2nd July 1976

Socialist Republic of Vietnam (since 1976)

President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Tôn Đức Thắng 2nd July 1976 March 30, 1980
(deceased in office)
Nguyễn Hữu Thọ
(executive) 		March 30, 1980 4th July 1981
Trường Chinh 4th July 1981 June 18, 1987
Võ Chí Công June 18, 1987 September 22, 1992
Lê Đức Anh September 23, 1992 September 24, 1997
Trần Đức Lương September 24, 1997 June 27, 2006
Nguyon Minh Triet June 27, 2006 July 25, 2011
Trương Tấn Sang July 25, 2011 2nd April 2016
Trần Đại Quang 2nd April 2016 September 21, 2018
(deceased in office)
Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
(executive) 		September 21, 2018 23 October 2018
Nguyễn Phú Trọng 23 October 2018