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Military advisor in the People's Army of Vietnam
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. 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
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
Ref.
1 Thái, Hoàng Văn Army general
Hoàng Văn Thái (1915–1986)
[a] 7 September 1945 1953 7–8 years
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Chu Văn Tấn
Phan Anh
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Ta Quang Buu
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Hồ Chí Minh –
2 Dũng, Văn Tiến Army general
Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002)
[b] 1953 1954 0–1 years
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Hồ Chí Minh –
(1) Thái, Hoàng Văn Army general
Hoàng Văn Thái (1915–1986) 1954 1954 0 years
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Hồ Chí Minh –
(2) Dũng, Văn Tiến Army general
Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002) 1954 1978 23–24 years
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Hồ Chí Minh
Tôn Đức Thắng –
3 Tấn, Lê Trọng Army general
Lê Trọng Tấn (1914–1986)
[c] 1978 5 December 1986 † 7–8 years
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Văn Tiến Dũng
Trường Chinh –
4 Anh, Lê Đức Army general
Lê Đức Anh (1920–2019)
[d] 5 December 1986 16 February 1987 73 days
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Văn Tiến Dũng
Võ Chí Công –
5 Khuê, Đoàn Army general
Đoàn Khuê (1923–1999)
[e] 16 February 1987 10 August 1991 4 years, 175 days
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Lê Đức Anh
Võ Chí Công –
6 Luyện, Đào Đình Colonel general
Đào Đình Luyện (1929–1999)
[f] 10 August 1991 December 1995 4 years, 3 months
Vietnam People's Air Force
Đoàn Khuê
Võ Chí Công
Lê Đức Anh –
7 Trà, Phạm Văn Army general
Phạm Văn Trà (born 1935)
[g] December 1995 29 December 1997 2 years
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Đoàn Khuê
Lê Đức Anh –
8 Lịch, Đào Trọng Lieutenant general
Đào Trọng Lịch (1939–1998)
[h] 29 December 1997 22 May 1998 † 144 days
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Phạm Văn Trà
Trần Đức Lương –
9 Dũng, Lê Văn Army general
Lê Văn Dũng [
vi ] (born 1945)
[i] 22 May 1998 May 2001 2 years, 11 months
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Phạm Văn Trà
Trần Đức Lương –
10 Thanh, Phùng Quang Army general
Phùng Quang Thanh (1949–2021)
[j] May 2001 31 August 2006 5 years, 3 months
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Phạm Văn Trà
Trần Đức Lương –
11 Nghiên, Nguyễn Khắc Colonel general
Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên (1951–2010)
[k] 31 August 2006 13 November 2010 † 4 years, 74 days
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Phùng Quang Thanh
Nguyễn Minh Triết –
12 Ty, Đỗ Bá Army general
Đỗ Bá Tỵ (born 1954)
[l] 22 November 2010 21 May 2016 5 years, 190 days
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Phùng Quang Thanh
Nguyễn Minh Triết
Trương Tấn Sang –
13 Giang, Phan Văn Army general
Phan Văn Giang (born 1960)
[m] 21 May 2016 8 April 2021 4 years, 322 days
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Ngô Xuân Lịch
Trần Đại Quang
Nguyễn Phú Trọng –
14 Cương, Nguyễn Tân Colonel general
Nguyễn Tân Cương (born 1966) 9 April 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 18 days
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Phan Văn Giang
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Vo Van Thuong –
Gallery
Chairmen of Chief of Staff by branches of service
Air Force – 1
Ground Force – 13
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
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