Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Vietnamese politician (1944–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nguyễn Phú Trọng (Vietnamese: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ fu˧˦ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] ⓘ new-yen foo chong;[1] 14 April 1944 – 19 July 2024) was a Vietnamese politician and communist theorist who served as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024. As the head of the party's Secretariat, Politburo and Central Military Commission, Trọng was Vietnam's paramount leader.[2] From 2018 to 2021 he also served concurrently as president of Vietnam.[3]
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
In office 19 January 2011 – 19 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Nông Đức Mạnh |
Succeeded by | TBA |
Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party | |
In office 19 January 2011 – 19 July 2024 | |
Deputy | |
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 | (1944-04-14)14 April 1944 Đông Anh, Hanoi, Tonkin, Japanese-occupied French Indochina |
Died | 19 July 2024(2024-07-19) (aged 80) Hai Bà Trưng, Hanoi, Vietnam |
Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Spouse | Ngô Thị Mận |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Hanoi National Academy of Public Administration Russian Academy of Sciences |
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A conservative Marxist-Leninist, Trọng joined the Communist Party of Vietnam 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 Secretary for Hanoi, effectively the city's highest-ranking position. He served as Chairman of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2011.[3]
Trọng rose to the general secretaryship at the party's 11th National Congress in 2011 and was re-elected at the 12th National Congress in 2016. He became state 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 and Trường Chinh. At the 13th National Congress in 2021, he was re-elected 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.[3]
During his tenure, Trọng pursued a wide anti-corruption campaign, implicating numerous senior officials to a degree unprecedented in Vietnamese political history. His foreign policy, known as "bamboo diplomacy", sought to balance Vietnam's relations with both the United States and China. He presided over a period of rapid economic growth. Trọng is considered one of the most influential Vietnamese leaders since Hồ Chí Minh.[4]