Minister of Defence (Vietnam)

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The following is a list of Ministers of Defence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Officeholders

No.
[note 1]		 Rank
[note 2]		 Name
(birth–death)		 Portrait Took office Left office Prime Minister
Minister of Defense of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
(1945–76)
1
—
 Chu Văn Tấn
(1909–84)
—
 8 May 1945 March 1946 Ho Chi Minh
2
—
 Phan Anh
(1912–90)
—
 March 1946 11 May 1946
3
—
 Võ Nguyên Giáp
(1911–2013)		 11 May 1946 8 May 1947
4
—
 Ta Quang Buu
(1910–86)
—
 8 May 1947 8 May 1948
5 5 Võ Nguyên Giáp
(1911–2013)		 8 May 1946 2 July 1976 Ho Chi Minh
Phạm Văn Đồng
7
Minister of Defense of the Republic of South Vietnam
(1969–76)
—
—
 Tran Nam Trung
(1912–2009)
—
 8 June 1969 2 July 1976 Huỳnh Tấn Phát
Minister of Defense of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(1976–present)
5 4 Võ Nguyên Giáp
(1911–2013)		 2 July 1976 February 1980 Phạm Văn Đồng
6 6 Văn Tiến Dũng
(1917–2002)		 February 1980 February 1987
—
7 6 Lê Đức Anh
(born 1920)
—
 February 1987 August 1991 Phạm Văn Đồng
Phạm Hùng
Đỗ Mười
8 5 Đoàn Khuê
(1923–99)
—
 August 1991 29 December 1997 Đỗ Mười
Võ Văn Kiệt
6
9 5 Phạm Văn Trà
(born 1935)		 29 December 1997 28 June 2006 Phan Văn Khải
11
10 8 Phùng Quang Thanh
(born 1949)		 28 June 2006 Incumbent Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
2

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ These numbers are not official.
  2. ↑ The Central Committee when it convenes for its first session after being elected by a National Party Congress elects the Politburo. The Politburo members are ranked in an official order of precedence every time the body is elected by the Central Committee.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Van & Cooper 1983, p. 69.

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