The Chief of the General Staff (alternatively the General Chief of Staff; Vietnamese: Tổng Tham mưu trưởng) is the chief of staff of the General Staff of the People's Army of Vietnam. The Chief of the General Staff performs the task of advising the Minister of Defense in terms of state management and military command. The Chief of the General Staff also serves ex officio as Standing Deputy Minister of Defense. He is appointed by the President of Vietnam, who is the Commander-in-Chief. The current Chief of the General Staff is Colonel General Nguyễn Tân Cương
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Chief of General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Minister of Defence | President | Ref. |
1 | | Thái, Hoàng VănArmy general Hoàng Văn Thái (1915–1986) [lower-alpha 1] | 7 September 1945 | 1953 | 7–8 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Chu Văn Tấn Phan Anh Võ Nguyên Giáp Ta Quang Buu Võ Nguyên Giáp | Hồ Chí Minh | – |
2 | | Dũng, Văn TiếnArmy general Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002) [lower-alpha 2] | 1953 | 1954 | 0–1 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Võ Nguyên Giáp | Hồ Chí Minh | – |
(1) | | Thái, Hoàng VănArmy general Hoàng Văn Thái (1915–1986) | 1954 | 1954 | 0 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Võ Nguyên Giáp | Hồ Chí Minh | – |
(2) | | Dũng, Văn TiếnArmy general Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002) | 1954 | 1978 | 23–24 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Võ Nguyên Giáp | Hồ Chí Minh Tôn Đức Thắng | – |
3 | | Tấn, Lê TrọngArmy general Lê Trọng Tấn (1914–1986) [lower-alpha 3] | 1978 | 5 December 1986 † | 7–8 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Võ Nguyên Giáp Văn Tiến Dũng | Trường Chinh | – |
4 | | Anh, Lê ĐứcArmy general Lê Đức Anh (1920–2019) [lower-alpha 4] | 5 December 1986 | 16 February 1987 | 73 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Văn Tiến Dũng | Võ Chí Công | – |
5 | | Khuê, ĐoànArmy general Đoàn Khuê (1922–1999) [lower-alpha 5] | 16 February 1987 | 10 August 1992 | 5 years, 176 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Lê Đức Anh | Võ Chí Công | – |
6 | | Luyện, Đào ĐìnhColonel general Đào Đình Luyện (1929–1999) [lower-alpha 6] | 10 August 1992 | December 1995 | 3 years, 3 months | Vietnam People's Air Force | Đoàn Khuê | Võ Chí Công Lê Đức Anh | – |
7 | | Trà, Phạm VănArmy general Phạm Văn Trà (born 1935) [lower-alpha 7] | December 1995 | 29 December 1997 | 2 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Đoàn Khuê | Lê Đức Anh | – |
8 | | Lịch, Đào TrọngLieutenant general Đào Trọng Lịch (1939–1998) [lower-alpha 8] | 29 December 1997 | 22 May 1998 † | 144 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phạm Văn Trà | Trần Đức Lương | – |
9 | | Dũng, Lê VănArmy general Lê Văn Dũng [vi] (born 1945) [lower-alpha 9] | 22 May 1998 | May 2001 | 2 years, 11 months | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phạm Văn Trà | Trần Đức Lương | – |
10 | | Thanh, Phùng QuangArmy general Phùng Quang Thanh (1949–2021) [lower-alpha 10] | May 2001 | 31 August 2006 | 5 years, 3 months | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phạm Văn Trà | Trần Đức Lương | – |
11 | | Nghiên, Nguyễn KhắcColonel general Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên (1951–2010) [lower-alpha 11] | 31 August 2006 | 13 November 2010 † | 4 years, 74 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phùng Quang Thanh | Nguyễn Minh Triết | – |
12 | | Ty, Đỗ BáArmy general Đỗ Bá Tỵ (born 1954) [lower-alpha 12] | 22 November 2010 | 21 May 2016 | 5 years, 190 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phùng Quang Thanh | Nguyễn Minh Triết Trương Tấn Sang | – |
13 | | Giang, Phan VănArmy general Phan Văn Giang (born 1960) [lower-alpha 13] | 21 May 2016 | 8 April 2021 | 4 years, 322 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Ngô Xuân Lịch | Trần Đại Quang Nguyễn Phú Trọng | – |
14 | | Cương, Nguyễn TânColonel general Nguyễn Tân Cương (born 1966) | 9 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 188 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phan Văn Giang | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Vo Van Thuong Tô Lâm | – |
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Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of Central Committee, died in 1986.[2]
Later elected to Minister of Defence, Member of the Politburo.[4]
Held at the same time the position of Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee.
Later elected to Minister of Defence, Member of the Politburo.
Deputy Minister of Defence, member of Central Committee, died in an aircraft crash in 1998.[5]
Later elected to Director of the General Department of Politics, Secretary of the Central Committee.
Later elected to Minister of Defence, Member of the Politburo.
Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee, died in 2010 of cancer.[6]
Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee. Later elected to Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam
Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee.[7] m