Chief of the General Staff (Vietnam)
Military advisor in the People's Army of Vietnam
Chief of the General Staff | |
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Tổng tham mưu trưởng | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Member of | General Staff |
Reports to | The President The Minister of Defence |
Appointer | The President |
Term length | No fixed term |
Formation | 7 September 1945 |
First holder | Hoàng Văn Thái |
The Chief of the General 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
List of Chiefs of General Staff
No. | Portrait | Chief of General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Minister of Defence | President | Ref. |
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1 | Thái, Hoàng VănArmy general Hoàng Văn Thái (1915–1986) [a] | 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) [b] | 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) [c] | 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) [d] | 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 (1923–1999) [e] | 16 February 1987 | 10 August 1991 | 4 years, 175 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Lê Đức Anh | Võ Chí Công | – | |
6 | Luyện, Đào ĐìnhColonel general Đào Đình Luyện (1929–1999) [f] | 10 August 1991 | December 1995 | 4 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) [g] | 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) [h] | 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) [i] | 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) [j] | 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) [k] | 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) [l] | 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) [m] | 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, 62 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phan Văn Giang | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Vo Van Thuong | – |
Gallery
Chairmen of Chief of Staff by branches of service
- Air Force – 1
- Ground Force – 13
- Navy Force – 0
Notes
- ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Leader of Vietcong from 1967 - 1973, Deputy Chief of Staff from 1974 to 1986.
- ^ Later elected to Minister of Defence, Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[1]
- ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of Central Committee, died in 1986.[2]
- ^ Later elected to President of Vietnam, Member of the Politburo.[3]
- ^ 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
References
- ^ "Văn Tiến Dũng" (in Vietnamese). Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Lê Trọng Tấn" (in Vietnamese). Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Lê Đức Anh" (in Vietnamese). Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Đoàn Khuê" (in Vietnamese). Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Bay qua đỉnh Phy Phả Xây" (in Vietnamese). Tuoitre.com.vn. 6 June 2005. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên" (in Vietnamese). National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Vietnam's new chief of general staff appointed". e.vnexpress.net/. 22 May 2016.
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Chiefs of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army
- Hoàng Văn Thái (1945–53, 1954)
- Văn Tiến Dũng (1953–54, 1954–78)
- Lê Trọng Tấn (1978–86)
- Lê Đức Anh (1986–87)
- Đoàn Khuê (1987–92)
- Dao Dinh Luyen (1992–95)
- Phạm Văn Trà (1995–97)
- Dao Trong Lich (1997–98)
- Le Van Dung (1998–2001)
- Phùng Quang Thanh (2001–06)
- Nguyen Khac Nghien (2006–10)
- Đỗ Bá Tỵ (2010–16)
- Phan Văn Giang (2016–21)
- Nguyễn Tân Cương (2021–present)