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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee
Tổng Bí thư Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam
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Incumbent
Tô Lâm
since 3 August 2024
TypeParty leader
Member of
AppointerCentral Committee
Term lengthFive years, renewable once (but exemptions can be given)
PrecursorFirst Secretary
Inaugural holderTrần Phú
Formation27 October 1930; 94 years ago (1930-10-27)
Salary30,420,000₫ monthly
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The general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (Vietnamese: Tổng Bí thư Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam), simply and informally the general secretary (Tổng bí thư, TBT), is the current title for the holder of the highest office within the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), being in practice the highest position in the politics of Vietnam. The general secretaryship used to be the second-highest office within the party when Hồ Chí Minh was the chairman, a post which existed from 1951 to 1969, and since 1969, the general secretary has generally been regarded as the highest leader of Vietnam. The general secretary also holds the title of secretary of the Central Military Commission, the leading party organ on military affairs. The current general secretary is Tô Lâm, ranking first in the Politburo. The position was once designated the first secretary (Vietnamese: Bí thư Thứ nhất) from 1951 to 1976.

Trần Phú, one of the founding members of the Indochinese Communist Party, was the party's first general secretary. A year after being elected, he was sentenced to prison by the French authorities because of anti-French activities. He died in prison the same year. Trần's de facto successor was Lê Hồng Phong who led the party through the office of General Secretary of the Overseas Executive Committee (OEC). The OEC general secretary led the party because the Central Committee had been all but annihilated. Hà Huy Tập, the third general secretary, was removed from his post in March 1938, and was arrested by the authorities in May. Nguyễn Văn Cừ, the fourth general secretary, was arrested by the authorities in January 1940, and executed by shooting on 28 August 1941. He was succeeded by Trường Chinh. An article in Nhân Dân on 25 March 1951 described Trường Chinh's role as the "builder and commander" of the revolution, while Hồ Chí Minh was referred to as "the soul of the Vietnamese revolution and the Vietnamese resistance". Trường Chinh was demoted as first secretary in 1956 because of his role in the Land Reform campaign". Hồ Chí Minh took over the office of first secretary, but quickly appointed Lê Duẩn acting first secretary. Lê Duẩn was elected first secretary in 1960 and was second only to Hồ Chí Minh until the latter's death on 2 September 1969.

From 2 September 1969 until his death on 10 July 1986, Lê Duẩn was the undisputed leader of Vietnam. He died two months before the next National Party Congress. He was succeeded by Trường Chinh, the former general secretary who had served as the second-most powerful politician in Vietnam since Hồ Chí Minh's death. Trường Chinh was demoted from his post at the 6th National Party Congress and was succeeded by Nguyễn Văn Linh. The Western press called Nguyễn Văn Linh "Vietnam's Gorbachev" because of his reformist policies. He resigned because of bad health in 1991, and Đỗ Mười was appointed to the general secretaryship by the 7th National Congress. He ruled until 1997, when he was ousted from power by the reformist-wing of the party. Lê Khả Phiêu was Đỗ Mười's successor, and he was elected as a compromise candidate. He was ousted in 2001, before the 10th National Party Congress, when the Central Committee overturned a decision of the Politburo; a majority in the Central Committee voted to remove Lê Khả Phiêu as general secretary. Nông Đức Mạnh succeeded him, and he came to be considered a modernizer. Nông Đức Mạnh was also the first general secretary with a university degree. He retired in 2011, and was succeeded by Nguyễn Phú Trọng, who ruled for thirteen years before his death. After his death in 2024, Tô Lâm succeeded Trọng.

The general secretary presides over the work of the Central Committee, the Political Bureau, the Secretariat, and chairs meetings with key leaders (Working Regulation of the Central Committee, 2011).

List

Tô LâmNguyễn Phú TrọngNông Đức MạnhLê Khả PhiêuĐỗ MườiNguyễn Văn LinhTrường ChinhLê DuẩnHồ Chí MinhTrường ChinhNguyễn Văn CừHà Huy TậpLê Hồng PhongTrần Phú
General Secretary of the Indochinese Communist Party Central Committee
Tổng Bí thư Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Đông Dương
No.
 Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Rank
 Central Committee
1 A young man, in a suit with a pale shirt and dark tie Trần Phú
(1904–1931) 		27 October 1930 6 September 1931† 1 Provisional Central Committee
(1930–35)
2 A young man, in a suit with a pale shirt and dark tie Lê Hồng Phong
(1902–1942) 		27 October 1931 26 July 1936 1 1st Central Committee (1935–45)
3 A young man, in a suit with a pale shirt and dark tie Hà Huy Tập
(1906–1941) 		26 July 1936 30 March 1938 1
4 A young man, in a pale shirt and dark jacket Nguyễn Văn Cừ
(1912–1941) 		30 March 1938 9 November 1940 1
5 A balding man looking to the left, dressed in a dark jascket buttoned to the neck Trường Chinh
(1907–1988) 		9 November 1940 11 November 1945 1
 1st Central Committee (1935–45)
First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Vietnam Central Committee
Bí thư Thứ nhất Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Lao động Việt Nam
No.
 Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Rank Central Committee
5 A balding man looking to the left, dressed in a dark jascket buttoned to the neck Trường Chinh
(1907–1988) 		19 February 1951 5 October 1956 2 2nd Central Committee (1951–60)
6 A thin-faced man with a long beard wearing traditional clothing Hồ Chí Minh
(1890–1969) 		5 October 1956 10 September 1960 1 2nd Central Committee (1951–60)
3rd Central Committee (1960–76)
7 Lê Duẩn
(1907–1986) 		10 September 1960 20 December 1976 2
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee
Tổng Bí thư Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam
7 Lê Duẩn
(1907–1986) 		20 December 1976 10 July 1986† 1 4th Central Committee (1976–81)
5th Central Committee (1981–86)
5 A balding man looking to the left, dressed in a dark jacket buttoned to the neck Trường Chinh
(1907–1988) 		14 July 1986 18 December 1986 1 5th Central Committee (1981–86)
8 Nguyễn Văn Linh
(1915–1998) 		18 December 1986 28 June 1991 1 6th Central Committee (1986–91)
9 An old graying man wearing white jacket Đỗ Mười
(1917–2018) 		28 June 1991 26 December 1997 1 7th Central Committee (1991–96)
8th Central Committee (1996–2001)
10 Lê Khả Phiêu
(1932–2020) 		26 December 1997 22 April 2001 1
11 a man with greying black hair, wearing a suit and tie Nông Đức Mạnh
(1940–) 		22 April 2001 19 January 2011 1 9th Central Committee (2001–06)
10th Central Committee (2006–11)
12 Nguyễn Phú Trọng
(1944–2024) 		19 January 2011 19 July 2024† 1 11th Central Committee (2011–16)
12th Central Committee (2016–21)
13th Central Committee (2021–26)
13 Tô Lâm
(1957–) 		3 August 2024 Incumbent 1
Chairman of the Workers' Party of Vietnam Central Committee
Chủ tịch Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Lao động Việt Nam
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Rank Central Committee
* A thin-faced man with a long beard wearing traditional clothing Hồ Chí Minh
(1890–1969) 		19 February 1951 2 September 1969 1 2nd Central Committee (1951–60)
3rd Central Committee (1960–76)

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Notes

  1. ^ These numbers are not official.
  2. The Central Committee when it convenes for its first session after being elected by a National Party Congress elects the Politburo. According to David Koh, in interviews with several high-standing Vietnamese officials, the Politburo ranking is based upon the number of approval votes given by the Central Committee. Lê Hồng Anh, the Minister of Public Security, was ranked 2nd in the 10th Politburo because he received the second-highest number of approval votes. Another example being Tô Huy Rứa of the 10th Politburo, he was ranked at the bottom because he received the lowest number of approval votes. This system was implemented at the 1st plenum of the 10th Central Committee. Before the 10th Party Congress Politburo rankings functioned as the official order of precedence, but it no longer does (however, there are some who disagree with this view).
  3. He was ranked No. 1 until the 1945 August Revolution led by Hồ Chí Minh.
  4. He was ranked second until the death of Hồ Chí Minh, the CPV chairman, on 2 September 1969.
  5. He is currently the only living former general secretary

References

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  6. Brocheux 2007, p. 60.
  7. Quinn-Judge 2002, p. 225.
  8. Currey 2005, p. 61.
  9. Quinn-Judge 2002, pp. 1–2.
  10. Thai 1985, pp. 27–29.
  11. Ooi 2004, p. 777.
  12. ^ Brocheux 2007, p. 174.
  13. Woods 2002, p. 74.
  14. Corfield 2008, pp. 111–112.
  15. Mason & Mason 1997, p. 313.
  16. "March of the poor and friendless (Vietnamese Communist Party holds its 7th Congress)". The Economist. 29 June 1991.
  17. Largo 2002, pp. 10–13.
  18. Abuza 2001, p. 1.
  19. Abuza 2001, p. 12.
  20. "Modernising leader for Vietnam". BBC World News. BBC Online. 22 April 2001. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  21. ^ Van & Cooper 1983, p. 69.
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