Date of birth: April 14, 1944
Date of death: July 19, 2024
Date of Party admission : December 19, 1967
Position:
- General Secretary of the Party Central Committee in the 11th, 12th, 13th tenures (until July 2024)
- Member of the Political Bureau in the 8th (from December 1997), 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th tenures
- Member of the Politburo's Standing Board (August 1999 - April 2001)
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 7th (from January 1994), 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th tenures (until July 2024)
- President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (from October 2018 to April 2021)
- Chairman of the National Assembly in the 11th and 12th tenures
- Secretary of the Central Military Commission (from January 2011 to July 2024)
- Member of the Central Public Security Party Committee's Standing Board (from August 2016 to July 2024)
- Head of the Central Steering Committee on Corruption Prevention and Control (from February 2013 to July 2024)
- Deputy to the National Assembly in 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th tenures (until July 2024)