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Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
President of Vietnam
Acting
Assumed office
21 September 2018
Prime MinisterNguyễn Xuân Phúc
Preceded byTrần Đại Quang
Vice President of Vietnam
Assumed office
8 April 2016
PresidentTrần Đại Quang
Herself (acting)
Nguyễn Phú Trọng (designate)
Preceded byNguyễn Thị Doan
Secretary of the Vĩnh Long Provincial Party Committee
In office
October 2010 – March 2015
Preceded byTrương Văn Sáu
Succeeded byTrần Văn Rón
Personal details
Born (1959-12-25) 25 December 1959 (age 64)
Duy Trinh, South Vietnam (now Vietnam)
Political partyCommunist Party

Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (born 25 December 1959) is a Vietnamese politician who is currently serving as Acting President of Vietnam after the death of President Trần Đại Quang on 21 September 2018. Thịnh is the first woman in Vietnamese history to become President or Acting President of Vietnam. She is the first female head of state in a communist country since Soong Ching-ling of China.

Thịnh was elected Vice President of Vietnam on 8 April 2016 after winning 91.09% of votes (450 votes) in the National Assembly, continuing the recent norm of having a woman holding this position.[1] She was a member of the 11th and 13th National Assemblies.[2] She became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 19 November 1979.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Assembly elects new Vice President, top judicial officials". Việt Nam News. Retrieved 25 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh". Government of Vietnam. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by Vice President of Vietnam
2016–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Trần Đại Quang
as President
 President of Vietnam
Acting
2018–present
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