President of Vietnam

President of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
*Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam*
President of the; Socialist Republic of Vietnam ; Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
	Emblem of Vietnam
	Incumbent; Lương Cường; since 21 October 2024
Style	Mr. President (informal); His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Head of state
Member of	Central Committee of the Communist Party; Central Police Party Committee; Central Military Commission; National Assembly; Council for National Defense and Security;
Residence	Presidential Palace
Nominator	Standing Committee of the National Assembly
Appointer	National Assembly
Term length	Five years, no term limits
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Vietnam
Inaugural holder	Hồ Chí Minh
Formation	2 September 1945; 79 years ago
Deputy	Vice President
Salary	30,420,000₫ monthly
Website	Official website (Vietnamese)

The President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Chủ tịch nước Cộng hoà Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) is, according to the constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the elected head of state of Vietnam, holds the second highest office in Vietnam after General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Quick facts President of theSocialist Republic of Vietnam Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam, Style ...

In addition, the president appoints the head of government, the Prime Minister. The President represents the government both domestically and internationally.

The President appoints the Vice President, Prime Minister, Ministers and other officials with the consent of the National Assembly.^[2]

The President is the Supreme Commander-in-chief of the Vietnam People's Armed Forces, Chairman of the Council for Defense and Security.

If the President becomes unable to discharge duties of office, the Vice President assumes the office of acting president until the President resumes duty, or until the election of a new president.

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Number ^{[note 1]}	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Rank ^{[note 2]}	Political party
1	Hồ Chí Minh (1890–1969) (Lived: 79 years)	September 2, 1945	September 2, 1969 ^{[note 3]}	24 years, 0 days	1	Communist Party of Indochina (until 1951) Worker's Party of Vietnam (since 1951)
—	Huỳnh Thúc Kháng (1876–1947) (Lived: 70 years)	May 31, 1946	September 21, 1946	113 days	—	Independent
—	Tôn Đức Thắng (1888–1980) (Lived: 91 years)	September 3, 1969	September 23, 1969	20 days	—	Worker's Party of Vietnam
2	Tôn Đức Thắng (1888–1980) (Lived: 91 years)	September 23, 1969	July 2, 1976	6 years, 283 days	1	Worker's Party of Vietnam

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office			Election	Political Party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Election	Political Party
President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(2)		Tôn Đức Thắng (1888–1980)	2 July 1976	30 March 1980 ^{(Died in office)}	3 years, 272 days	1976	Worker's Party of Vietnam (until December 1976) Communist Party of Vietnam (from December 1976)
—		Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910–1996)	30 March 1980	4 July 1981	1 year, 96 days	—	Communist Party of Vietnam
Chairman of the Council of State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
3		Trường Chinh (1907–1988)	4 July 1981	18 June 1987	5 years, 349 days	—	Communist Party of Vietnam
4		Võ Chí Công (1912–2011)	18 June 1987	22 September 1992	5 years, 96 days	—	Communist Party of Vietnam
President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
5		Lê Đức Anh (1920–2019)	23 September 1992	24 September 1997	5 years, 1 day	1992	Communist Party of Vietnam
6		Trần Đức Lương (1937–2025)	24 September 1997	27 June 2006 ^{(Resigned from office)}	8 years, 276 days	1997	Communist Party of Vietnam
7		Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942–)	27 June 2006	25 July 2011	5 years, 28 days	2006	Communist Party of Vietnam
8		Trương Tấn Sang (1949–)	25 July 2011	2 April 2016	4 years, 252 days	2011	Communist Party of Vietnam
9		Trần Đại Quang (1956–2018)	2 April 2016	21 September 2018 ^{(Died in office)}	2 years, 172 days	2016	Communist Party of Vietnam
—		Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (1959–)	21 September 2018	23 October 2018	32 days	—	Communist Party of Vietnam
10		Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944–2024)	23 October 2018	5 April 2021	2 years, 164 days	2018	Communist Party of Vietnam
11		Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (1954–)	5 April 2021	18 January 2023 ^{(Resigned from office)}	1 year, 288 days	2021	Communist Party of Vietnam
—		Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (1970–)	18 January 2023	2 March 2023	43 days	—	Communist Party of Vietnam
12		Võ Văn Thưởng (1970–)	2 March 2023	21 March 2024 ^{(Resigned from office)}	1 year, 19 days	2023	Communist Party of Vietnam
—		Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (1970–)	21 March 2024	22 May 2024	62 days	—	Communist Party of Vietnam
13		Tô Lâm (1957–)	22 May 2024^[3]	21 October 2024 ^{(Resigned from office)}	152 days	2024	Communist Party of Vietnam
14		Lương Cường (1957–)	21 October 2024	Incumbent	293 days	2024	Communist Party of Vietnam

Name	Term of office	Age
Nguyễn Minh Triết	2006–2011	82 years, 306 days
Trương Tấn Sang	2011–2016	76 years, 201 days
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc	2021–2023	71 years, 21 days
Võ Văn Thưởng	2023–2024	54 years, 240 days
Tô Lâm	2024	68 years, 31 days

President of Vietnam

Presidents of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–1976)

Chairman of the Consultative Council of the Republic of South Vietnam (1969–1976)

Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)

Living former presidents

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