List of heads of state of Vietnam
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The following is a list of the heads of state of modern Vietnam, from the Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2 September 1945 to the present day.
North Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–76)
- Status
Denotes Acting President
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
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Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||
President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam | ||||||
1 | Hồ Chí Minh (1890–1969) |
2 September 1945 | 2 September 1969 | 23 years, 364 days | Communist Party of Indochina (until 1951) Worker's Party of Vietnam (from 1951) | |
— | Huỳnh Thúc Kháng (1876–1947) |
31 May 1946 | 21 September 1946 | 113 days | Independent | |
— | Tôn Đức Thắng (1888–1980) |
3 September 1969 | 22 September 1969 | 19 days | Worker's Party of Vietnam | |
2 | 22 September 1969 | 2 July 1976 | 6 years, 284 days |
South Vietnam
State of Vietnam (1949–55)
- Status
Denotes Acting Chief of the State
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
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Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||
Chief of the State of Vietnam | ||||||
1 | Bảo Đại (1913–1997) |
13 June 1949 | 30 April 1955 | 5 years, 321 days | Independent | |
— | Ngô Đình Diệm (1901–1963) |
30 April 1955 | 26 October 1955 | 179 days | Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party |
Republic of Vietnam (1955–75)
- Status
Denotes Acting President
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
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Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||
President of the Republic of Vietnam | ||||||
1 | Ngô Đình Diệm (1901–1963) |
26 October 1955 | 2 November 1963 | 8 years, 7 days | Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party | |
Chief of State of the Republic of Vietnam | ||||||
2 | Dương Văn Minh (1916–2001) |
2 November 1963 | 16 August 1964 | 288 days | Military | |
3 | Nguyễn Khánh (1927–2013) |
16 August 1964 | 27 August 1964 | 11 days | Military | |
N/A | Provisional Leadership Committee (Minh, Khanh and Khiem) |
27 August 1964 | 8 September 1964 | 12 days | Military | |
(2) | Dương Văn Minh (1916–2001) |
8 September 1964 | 24 October 1964 | 46 days | Military | |
4 | Phan Khắc Sửu (1893–1970) |
24 October 1964 | 14 June 1965 | 233 days | Independent | |
5 | Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923–2001) |
14 June 1965 | 3 September 1967 | 2 years, 81 days | Military | |
President of the Republic of Vietnam | ||||||
(5) | Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923–2001) |
3 September 1967 | 21 April 1975 | 7 years, 230 days | Military (until 1969) | |
(5) | National Social Democratic Front (from 1969) | |||||
6 | Trần Văn Hương (1902–1982) |
21 April 1975 | 28 April 1975 | 7 days | Independent | |
(2) | Dương Văn Minh (1916–2001) |
28 April 1975 | 30 April 1975 | 2 days | Military |
Republic of South Vietnam (1969–76)
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
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Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||
Chairman of the Consultative Council of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam | ||||||
1 | Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910–1996) |
8 June 1969 | 2 July 1976 | 7 years, 24 days | People's Revolutionary Party of Vietnam (National Liberation Front) (influenced by Worker's Party of Vietnam) |
Reunified Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)
- Status
Denotes Acting President
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
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Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||
President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | ||||||
(2) | Tôn Đức Thắng (1888–1980) |
2 July 1976 | 30 March 1980 | 3 years, 272 days | Communist Party of Vietnam | |
— | 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–) |
23 September 1992 | 23 September 1997 | 5 years, 0 days | Communist Party of Vietnam | |
6 | Trần Đức Lương (1937–) |
24 September 1997 | 26 June 2006 | 8 years, 275 days | Communist Party of Vietnam | |
7 | Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942–) |
27 June 2006 | 25 July 2011 | 5 years, 28 days | Communist Party of Vietnam | |
8 | Trương Tấn Sang (1949–) |
25 July 2011 | 2 April 2016 | 4 years, 252 days | Communist Party of Vietnam | |
9 | Trần Đại Quang (1956–) |
2 April 2016 | Incumbent | 1 year, 139 days | Communist Party of Vietnam |
See also
- History of Vietnam since 1945
- List of monarchs of Vietnam
- President of Vietnam
- Leaders of South Vietnam
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