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Lương Cường
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Official portrait, 2024
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| 14th President of Vietnam | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2024 |
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| Prime Minister | Phạm Minh Chính |
| Vice President | Võ Thị Ánh Xuân |
| Preceded by | Tô Lâm |
| Permanent Member of the Secretariat | |
| In office 16 May 2024 – 25 October 2024 |
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| General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng Tô Lâm |
| Preceded by | Trương Thị Mai |
| Succeeded by | Trần Cẩm Tú |
| Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam | |
| In office 15 April 2016 – 3 June 2024 |
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| President |
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Trần Đại Quang
Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (acting) Nguyễn Phú Trọng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting) Võ Văn Thưởng Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting) Tô Lâm |
| Preceded by | Ngô Xuân Lịch |
| Succeeded by | Trịnh Văn Quyết |
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| Born | 15 August 1957 Việt Trì, Phú Thọ, North Vietnam |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Branch/service |  Vietnam People's Army |
| Years of service | 1975–2024 |
| Rank |  Army general |
| Commands | Vietnam People's Army |
| Battles/wars | Cambodian-Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War |
Lương Cường (born 15 August 1957) is a Vietnamese army general and politician. He currently serves as the 14th president of Vietnam since October 2024. He also served as the Permanent Member of the Secretariat since May 2024 to October 2024 and as Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam from April 2016 to June 2024.
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Biography
He was born in Phú Thọ Province in 1957 and joined the Vietnamese army at age 18. He became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam in August 1978. He has been a member of the Politburo since 2021, and a member of the Central Committee since 2011.
Cường was previously Vice Director of the People's Army of Vietnam General Political Department (2011–2016), and was promoted to the rank of four-star General in 2019.
On 16 May 2024, Cường was assigned by the Politburo to assume the position of Permanent Member of the Secretariat, the fifth-highest ranking position in Vietnam's political system, following the resignation of Trương Thị Mai.
Presidency (2024–present)
On 26 August 2024, General Secretary Tô Lâm resigned from the presidency shortly after his election as the new general secretary earlier that month following Nguyễn Phú Trọng's death in July. On 21 October, at the eighth session of the 15th National Assembly, Cường was elected to the presidency with 440/440 attending National Assembly delegates in favor (reaching 91.67% of the total number of National Assembly delegates). He was subsequently inaugurated as president, succeeding Tô Lâm.
In his inaugural speech, Cường declared his commitment to maintaining and enhancing high unity and solidarity within the Party; building a clean and strong Socialist rule-of-law state; strengthening national defense and security; and consistently pursuing an independent, self-reliant, peaceful, and friendly foreign policy. On the morning of 22 October 2024, the handover ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace. At the ceremony, Tô Lâm officially handed over the presidential duties to Cường and requested relevant agencies to report specific tasks, review work plans, and coordinate internal and external affairs with the new president.
Rank
- Major General (2005)
- Lieutenant General (2009)
- Colonel General (2014)
- Army General (2019)
See also
In Spanish: Lương Cường para niños
