Nguyễn Phú Trọng

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (top leader) from 2011 to 2024

Nguyễn Phú Trọng (14 April 1944 – 19 July 2024) was a Vietnamese politician. He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 19 January 2011 until his death on 19 July 2024. Nguyễn was also the President of Vietnam, de jure head of state of Vietnam, in office from 2018 until 2021.[1] Nguyễn Phú Trọng was also Chairman of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2011.

Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Trọng in 2023
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office
19 January 2011 – 19 July 2024
Preceded byNông Đức Mạnh
Succeeded byTô Lâm
Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party
In office
19 January 2011 – 19 July 2024
DeputyPhùng Quang Thanh
Ngô Xuân Lịch
Phan Văn Giang
Preceded byNông Đức Mạnh
10th President of Vietnam
In office
23 October 2018 – 5 April 2021
Prime MinisterNguyễn Xuân Phúc
Vice PresidentĐặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
Preceded byTrần Đại Quang
Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (acting)
Succeeded byNguyễn Xuân Phúc
Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam
In office
26 June 2006 – 23 July 2011
Preceded byNguyễn Văn An
Succeeded byNguyễn Sinh Hùng
Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee
In office
January 2000 – 26 June 2006
Preceded byLê Xuân Tùng
Succeeded byPhạm Quang Nghị
Personal details
Born(1944-04-14)14 April 1944
Đông Hội, Đông Anh, French Indochina
Died19 July 2024(2024-07-19) (aged 80)
Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam
Spouse(s)Ngô Thị Mận
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Hanoi
National Academy of Public Administration
Russian Academy of Sciences
Occupation
  • Politician
  • professor

Nguyễn Phú Trọng died on 19 July 2024 in Central Military Hospital 108 in Hanoi from a long-illness at the age of 80.[2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. Phan, Anh (2018-10-23). "It's official: Party chief Trong is Vietnam's new president". VnExpress International. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  2. "Vietnam Communist Party chief Trong dies at 80, state media says". Reuters. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. Wong, Tessa (19 July 2024). "Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong dies at 80". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. "TỔNG BÍ THƯ NGUYỄN PHÚ TRỌNG TỪ TRẦN". Báo Điện tử Chính phủ (in Vietnamese). 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. Wee, Sui-Lee (19 July 2024). "Nguyen Phu Trong, Powerful Vietnamese Leader, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 July 2024.