Chief of the General Staff (Vietnam)


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The Chief of the General Staff (alternatively the General Chief of 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. The Chief of the General Staff also serves ex officio as Standing Deputy Minister of Defense. He is appointed by the President of Vietnam, who is the Commander-in-Chief. The current Chief of the General Staff is Colonel General Nguyễn Tân Cương

Chief of the General Staff
Tổng Tham mưu trưởng

since 9 April 2021

Ministry of National Defence
Member ofGeneral Staff
Reports toThe President
The Minister of Defence
AppointerThe President
with CPV Politburo introduction, advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation7 September 1945
First holderHoàng Văn Thái

List of Chiefs of General Staff

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No. Portrait Chief of General Staff Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Minister of Defence President Ref.
1Army general
Hoàng Văn Thái
(1915–1986)
[a]		7 September 194519537–8 years  Vietnam People's Ground ForceChu Văn Tấn
Phan Anh
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Ta Quang Buu
Võ Nguyên Giáp		Hồ Chí Minh–
2Army general
Văn Tiến Dũng
(1917–2002)
[b]		195319540–1 years  Vietnam People's Ground ForceVõ Nguyên GiápHồ Chí Minh–
(1)Army general
Hoàng Văn Thái
(1915–1986)		195419540 years  Vietnam People's Ground ForceVõ Nguyên GiápHồ Chí Minh–
(2)Army general
Văn Tiến Dũng
(1917–2002)		1954197823–24 years  Vietnam People's Ground ForceVõ Nguyên GiápHồ Chí Minh
Tôn Đức Thắng		–
3Army general
Lê Trọng Tấn
(1914–1986)
[c]		19785 December 1986 †7–8 years  Vietnam People's Ground ForceVõ Nguyên Giáp
Văn Tiến Dũng		Trường Chinh–
4Army general
Lê Đức Anh
(1920–2019)
[d]		5 December 198616 February 198773 days  Vietnam People's Ground ForceVăn Tiến DũngVõ Chí Công–
5Army general
Đoàn Khuê
(1922–1999)
[e]		16 February 198710 August 19925 years, 176 days  Vietnam People's Ground ForceLê Đức AnhVõ Chí Công–
6Colonel general
Đào Đình Luyện
(1929–1999)
[f]		10 August 1992December 19953 years, 3 months  Vietnam People's Air ForceĐoàn KhuêVõ Chí Công
Lê Đức Anh		–
7Army general
Phạm Văn Trà
(born 1935)
[g]		December 199529 December 19972 years  Vietnam People's Ground ForceĐoàn KhuêLê Đức Anh–
8Lieutenant general
Đào Trọng Lịch
(1939–1998)
[h]		29 December 199722 May 1998 †144 days  Vietnam People's Ground ForcePhạm Văn TràTrần Đức Lương–
9Army general
Lê Văn Dũng [vi]
(born 1945)
[i]		22 May 1998May 20012 years, 11 months  Vietnam People's Ground ForcePhạm Văn TràTrần Đức Lương–
10Army general
Phùng Quang Thanh
(1949–2021)
[j]		May 200131 August 20065 years, 3 months  Vietnam People's Ground ForcePhạm Văn TràTrần Đức Lương–
11Colonel general
Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên
(1951–2010)
[k]		31 August 200613 November 2010 †4 years, 74 days  Vietnam People's Ground ForcePhùng Quang ThanhNguyễn Minh Triết–
12Army general
Đỗ Bá Tỵ
(born 1954)
[l]		22 November 201021 May 20165 years, 190 days  Vietnam People's Ground ForcePhùng Quang ThanhNguyễn Minh Triết
Trương Tấn Sang		–
13Army general
Phan Văn Giang
(born 1960)
[m]		21 May 20168 April 20214 years, 322 days  Vietnam People's Ground ForceNgô Xuân LịchTrần Đại Quang
Nguyễn Phú Trọng		–
14Colonel general
Nguyễn Tân Cương
(born 1966)		9 April 2021Incumbent3 years, 171 days  Vietnam People's Ground ForcePhan Văn GiangNguyễn Xuân Phúc
Vo Van Thuong
Tô Lâm		–

Chairmen of Chief of Staff by branches of service

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  • Air Force – 1
  • Ground Force – 13
  • Navy Force – 0
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Later elected to Minister of Defence, Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[1]
  3. ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of Central Committee, died in 1986.[2]
  4. ^ Later elected to President of Vietnam, Member of the Politburo.[3]
  5. ^ Later elected to Minister of Defence, Member of the Politburo.[4]
  6. ^ Held at the same time the position of Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee.
  7. ^ Later elected to Minister of Defence, Member of the Politburo.
  8. ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, member of Central Committee, died in an aircraft crash in 1998.[5]
  9. ^ Later elected to Director of the General Department of Politics, Secretary of the Central Committee.
  10. ^ Later elected to Minister of Defence, Member of the Politburo.
  11. ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee, died in 2010 of cancer.[6]
  12. ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee. Later elected to Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam
  13. ^ Deputy Minister of Defence, Member of the Central Committee.[7] m
  1. ^ "Văn Tiến Dũng" (in Vietnamese). Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Lê Trọng Tấn" (in Vietnamese). Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Lê Đức Anh" (in Vietnamese). Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Đoàn Khuê" (in Vietnamese). Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Bay qua đỉnh Phy Phả Xây" (in Vietnamese). Tuoitre.com.vn. 6 June 2005. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên" (in Vietnamese). National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
  7. ^ "Vietnam's new chief of general staff appointed". e.vnexpress.net/. 22 May 2016.