| Minister of Defence (Vietnam) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Deputy | Vice Minister of Defence |
| Appointed by | The President |
| Incumbent | Ngô Xuân Lịch |
| Personal details | |
| Website | www.mod.gov.vn |
The Minister of Defence is the Government of Vietnam member in charge of the Ministry of Defence. The Minister of Defence directs the management functions of state for defense; responsible organization, construction, management and the highest commander of the Vietnam People's Army and Militia. Moreover, the Minister of Defence is the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, a Member of the Politburo and Member of Council for National Defense and Security. The current Vietnamese Minister of Defence is 4 star Army General Ngô Xuân Lịch, since 9 April 2016.
Chain of command[]
- President
- Prime Minister
- Minister of Defence
- Chief of the General Political Department
- Chief of the General Staff
Lists of Ministers of Defence[]
| No. [note 1] |
Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Took office | Left office | Rank [note 2] |
Prime Minister |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Defence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–76) | ||||||
| 1 | —
|
Chu Văn Tấn (1909–1984) |
May 8, 1945 | March 1946 | —
|
Ho Chi Minh |
| 2 | —
|
Phan Anh (1912–1990) |
March 1946 | May 11, 1946 | —
| |
| 3 | File:Vo Nguyen Giap3.jpg | Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013) |
May 11, 1946 | May 8, 1947 | —
| |
| 4 | 
|
Ta Quang Buu (1910–1986) |
May 8, 1947 | May 8, 1948 | —
| |
| 5 | File:Vo Nguyen Giap3.jpg | Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013) |
May 8, 1948 | July 2, 1976 | 5 | |
| Phạm Văn Đồng | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| Minister of Defence of the Republic of South Vietnam (1969–76) | ||||||
—
|
—
|
Tran Nam Trung (1912–2009) |
June 8, 1969 | July 2, 1976 | —
|
Huỳnh Tấn Phát |
| Minister of Defence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present) | ||||||
| 5 | File:Vo Nguyen Giap3.jpg | Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013) |
July 2, 1976 | February 1980 | 4 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| 6 | 
|
Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002) |
February 1980 | February 16, 1987 | 6 | |
—
| ||||||
| 7 | File:Lê Đức Anh.jpg | Lê Đức Anh (born 1920) |
February 16, 1987 | August 10, 1991 | 6 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| Phạm Hùng | ||||||
| Đỗ Mười | ||||||
| 8 | 
|
Đoàn Khuê (1923–1999) |
August 10, 1991 | December 29, 1997 | 5 | Đỗ Mười |
| Võ Văn Kiệt | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| 9 | 
|
Phạm Văn Trà (born 1935) |
December 29, 1997 | June 28, 2006 | 5 | Phan Văn Khải |
| 11 | ||||||
| 10 | 
|
Phùng Quang Thanh (born 1949) |
June 28, 2006 | April 8, 2016 | 8 | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| 2 | ||||||
| 11 |
|
Ngô Xuân Lịch (born 1954) |
April 9, 2016 | Incumbent | —
|
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| 6 | ||||||
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ Van & Cooper 1983, p. 69.
Bibliography[]
- Van, Canh Nguyen; Cooper, Earle (1983). Vietnam under Communism, 1975–1982. Hoover Press. ISBN 9780817978518.
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