Chief of the General Staff (Vietnam)
| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Tổng tham mưu trưởng | |
| File:Vietnam People's Army General Staff.png Emblem of the General Staff | |
since 21 May 2016 | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Member of | General Staff |
| Reports to | The President The Minister of Defence |
| Appointer | The President |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 7 September 1945 |
| First holder | Hoàng Văn Thái |
The Chief of the General Staff (Vietnamese: Tổng tham mưu trưởng) is the chief of staff of the General Staff of the People's Army of Vietnam. The Chief of the General Staff performs the task of advising the Minister of Defense in terms of state management and military command. He is appointed by the President of Vietnam, who is the Commander-in-Chief. The current Chief of the General Staff is Colonel General Phan Văn Giang
List of Chiefs of General Staff
| No. | Portrait | Chief of General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Minister of Defence | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army General Hoàng Văn Thái (1915–1986) [a] | 7 September 1945 | 1953 | 7–8 years | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Chu Văn Tấn (1945 – 1946) Phan Anh (1946 – 1946) Võ Nguyên Giáp (1946 – 1947) Ta Quang Buu (1947 – 1948) Võ Nguyên Giáp (1948 – 1980) | Hồ Chí Minh (1945 – 1969) | |
| 2 | Army General Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002) [b] | 1953 | 1954 | 0–1 years | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Võ Nguyên Giáp (1948 – 1980) | Hồ Chí Minh (1945 – 1969) | |
| (1) | Army General Hoàng Văn Thái (1915–1986) | 1954 | 1954 | 0 years | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Võ Nguyên Giáp (1948 – 1980) | Hồ Chí Minh (1945 – 1969) | |
| (2) | Army General Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002) | 1954 | 1978 | 23–24 years | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Võ Nguyên Giáp (1948 – 1980) | Hồ Chí Minh (1945 – 1969) Tôn Đức Thắng (1969 – 1980) | |
| 3 | Army General Lê Trọng Tấn (1914–1986) [c] | 1978 | 5 December 1986 † | 7–8 years | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Võ Nguyên Giáp (1948 – 1980) Văn Tiến Dũng (1980 – 1987) | Trường Chinh (1981 – 1987) | |
| 4 | Army General Lê Đức Anh (born 1920) [d] | 5 December 1986 | 16 February 1987 | 73 days | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Văn Tiến Dũng (1980 – 1987) | Võ Chí Công (1987 – 1992) | |
| 5 | Army General Đoàn Khuê (1923–1999) [e] | 16 February 1987 | 10 August 1991 | 4 years, 175 days | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Lê Đức Anh (1987 – 1991) | Võ Chí Công (1987 – 1992) | |
| 6 | Colonel General Đào Đình Luyện (1929–1999) [f] | 10 August 1991 | December 1995 | 4 years, 3 months |  Air Force | Đoàn Khuê (1991 – 1997) | Võ Chí Công (1987 – 1992) Lê Đức Anh (1992 – 1997) | |
| 7 | Army General Phạm Văn Trà (born 1935) [g] | December 1995 | 29 December 1997 | 2 years | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Đoàn Khuê (1991 – 1997) | Lê Đức Anh (1992 – 1997) | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General Đào Trọng Lịch (1939–1998) [h] | 29 December 1997 | 22 May 1998 † | 144 days | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Phạm Văn Trà (1997 – 2006) | Trần Đức Lương (1997 – 2006) | |
| 9 | Army General Lê Văn Dũng (born 1945) [i] | 22 May 1998 | May 2001 | 2 years, 11 months | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Phạm Văn Trà (1997 – 2006) | Trần Đức Lương (1997 – 2006) | |
| 10 | Army General Phùng Quang Thanh (born 1949) [j] | May 2001 | 31 August 2006 | 5 years, 3 months | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Phạm Văn Trà (1997 – 2006) | Trần Đức Lương (1997 – 2006) | |
| 11 | Colonel General Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên (1951–2010) [k] | 31 August 2006 | 13 November 2010 † | 4 years, 74 days | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Phùng Quang Thanh (2006 – 2016) | Nguyễn Minh Triết (2006 – 2011) | |
| 12 | Army General Đỗ Bá Tỵ (born 1954) [l] | 22 November 2010 | 21 May 2016 | 5 years, 190 days | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Phùng Quang Thanh (2006 – 2016) | Nguyễn Minh Triết (2006 – 2011) Trương Tấn Sang (2011 – 2016) | |
| 13 | Colonel General Phan Văn Giang (born 1960) [m] | 21 May 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 146 days | File:Vietnam People's Army insignia.png Ground forces | Ngô Xuân Lịch (since 2016) | Trần Đại Quang (2016 – 2018) Nguyễn Phú Trọng (since 2018) |
![Lê Văn Dũng [vi]](/wiki/File:L%C3%AAV%C4%83nD%C5%A9ng2010.jpg)
Chairmen of Chief of Staff by branches of service
- Air Force – 1
- Ground Force – 12
- Navy Force – 0
Notes
- ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Leader of Vietcong from 1967 - 1973, Deputy Chief of Staff from 1974 to 1986.
- ^ Later elected to Minister of Defence, Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[1]
- ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of Central Committee, died in 1986.[2]
- ^ Later elected to President of Vietnam, Member of the Politburo.[3]
- ^ Later elected to Minister of Defence, Member of the Politburo.[4]
- ^ Held at the same time the position of Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee.
- ^ Later elected to Minister of Defence, Member of the Politburo.
- ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, member of Central Committee, died in an aircraft crash in 1998.[5]
- ^ Later elected to Director of the General Department of Politics, Secretary of the Central Committee.
- ^ Later elected to Minister of Defence, Member of the Politburo.
- ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee, died in 2010 of cancer.[6]
- ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee. Later elected to Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam
- ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee.[7] m
References
- ^ "Văn Tiến Dũng" (in Vietnamese). Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Lê Trọng Tấn" (in Vietnamese). Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Lê Đức Anh" (in Vietnamese). Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Đoàn Khuê" (in Vietnamese). Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Bay qua đỉnh Phy Phả Xây" (in Vietnamese). Tuoitre.com.vn. 6 June 2005.
- ^ "Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên" (in Vietnamese). National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Vietnam's new chief of general staff appointed". e.vnexpress.net/. 22 May 2016.