Trần Đức Lương
Trần Đức Lương | |
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| 6th President of Vietnam | |
| In office 24 September 1997 – 27 June 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Phan Văn Khải |
| Vice President | Nguyễn Thị Bình Trương Mỹ Hoa |
| General Secretary | Lê Khả Phiêu Nông Đức Mạnh |
| Preceded by | Lê Đức Anh |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Minh Triết |
| Chairman of the Council for National Defense and Security | |
| In office 24 September 1997 – 27 June 2006 | |
| Deputy | Phan Văn Khải |
| Preceded by | Lê Đức Anh |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Minh Triết |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| In office February 1987 – 29 September 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Phạm Văn Đồng Phạm Hùng Đỗ Mười Võ Văn Kiệt Phan Văn Khải |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1937 Quảng Ngãi Province, French Indochina (now Vietnam) |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Spouse | Nguyễn Thị Vinh |
| Children | Trần Tuấn Anh |
| Alma mater | Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Academy of Politics |
Trần Đức Lương (born May 5, 1937) was president of Vietnam from 1997 to 2006.[1]
Lương was born in Quảng Ngãi Province, and moved to Hanoi after leaving school in 1955. He studied geology at Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, and was employed as a cartographer. He joined the Communist Party of Vietnam in 1959, and became a functionary of the party in the 1970s. In 1987, he became deputy prime minister. Member of the Politburo since June 1996, he was elected president on September 24, 1997, and re-elected in 2002. On June 24, 2006, Lương announced his resignation (along with Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải). Nguyễn Minh Triết was named to succeed Lương as president.
References
- ^ Bruce M. Lockhart, William J. Duiker Historical Dictionary of Vietnam, 2006, p. 371. entry Trần Đức Lương
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