Chief of the General Staff
Tổng tham mưu trưởng
Incumbent
Nguyễn Tân Cương
since 9 April 2021
Ministry of Defence
Member ofGeneral Staff
Reports toThe President
The Minister of Defence
AppointerThe President
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation7 September 1945
First holderHoàng 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. 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 StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchMinister of DefencePresidentRef.
1
Hoàng Văn Thái
Thái, Hoàng VănArmy general
Hoàng Văn Thái
(1915–1986)
[lower-alpha 1]		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–
2
Văn Tiến Dũng
Dũng, Văn TiếnArmy general
Văn Tiến Dũng
(1917–2002)
[lower-alpha 2]		195319540–1 years Vietnam People's Ground ForceVõ Nguyên GiápHồ Chí Minh–
(1)
Hoàng Văn Thái
Thái, Hoàng VănArmy general
Hoàng Văn Thái
(1915–1986)		195419540 years Vietnam People's Ground ForceVõ Nguyên GiápHồ Chí Minh–
(2)
Văn Tiến Dũng
Dũng, Văn TiếnArmy general
Văn Tiến Dũng
(1917–2002)		1954197823–24 years Vietnam People's Ground ForceVõ Nguyên GiápHồ Chí Minh
Tôn Đức Thắng		–
3
Lê Trọng Tấn
Tấn, Lê TrọngArmy general
Lê Trọng Tấn
(1914–1986)
[lower-alpha 3]		19785 December 1986 †7–8 years Vietnam People's Ground ForceVõ Nguyên Giáp
Văn Tiến Dũng		Trường Chinh–
4
Lê Đức Anh
Anh, Lê ĐứcArmy general
Lê Đức Anh
(1920–2019)
[lower-alpha 4]		5 December 198616 February 198773 days Vietnam People's Ground ForceVăn Tiến DũngVõ Chí Công–
5
Đoàn Khuê
Khuê, ĐoànArmy general
Đoàn Khuê
(1923–1999)
[lower-alpha 5]		16 February 198710 August 19914 years, 175 days Vietnam People's Ground ForceLê Đức AnhVõ Chí Công–
6
Đào Đình Luyện
Luyện, Đào ĐìnhColonel general
Đào Đình Luyện
(1929–1999)
[lower-alpha 6]		10 August 1991December 19954 years, 3 months Vietnam People's Air ForceĐoàn KhuêVõ Chí Công
Lê Đức Anh		–
7
Phạm Văn Trà
Trà, Phạm VănArmy general
Phạm Văn Trà
(born 1935)
[lower-alpha 7]		December 199529 December 19972 years Vietnam People's Ground ForceĐoàn KhuêLê Đức Anh–
8
Đào Trọng Lịch
Lịch, Đào TrọngLieutenant general
Đào Trọng Lịch
(1939–1998)
[lower-alpha 8]		29 December 199722 May 1998 †144 days Vietnam People's Ground ForcePhạm Văn TràTrần Đức Lương–
9
Lê Văn Dũng [vi]
Dũng, Lê VănArmy general
Lê Văn Dũng
(born 1945)
[lower-alpha 9]		22 May 1998May 20012 years, 11 months Vietnam People's Ground ForcePhạm Văn TràTrần Đức Lương–
10
Phùng Quang Thanh
Thanh, Phùng QuangArmy general
Phùng Quang Thanh
(1949–2021)
[lower-alpha 10]		May 200131 August 20065 years, 3 months Vietnam People's Ground ForcePhạm Văn TràTrần Đức Lương–
11
Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên
Nghiên, Nguyễn KhắcColonel general
Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên
(1951–2010)
[lower-alpha 11]		31 August 200613 November 2010 †4 years, 74 days Vietnam People's Ground ForcePhùng Quang ThanhNguyễn Minh Triết–
12
Đỗ Bá Tỵ
Ty, Đỗ BáArmy general
Đỗ Bá Tỵ
(born 1954)
[lower-alpha 12]		22 November 201021 May 20165 years, 190 days Vietnam People's Ground ForcePhùng Quang ThanhNguyễn Minh Triết
Trương Tấn Sang		–
13
Phan Văn Giang
Giang, Phan VănArmy general
Phan Văn Giang
(born 1960)
[lower-alpha 13]		21 May 20168 April 20214 years, 322 days Vietnam People's Ground ForceNgô Xuân LịchTrần Đại Quang
Nguyễn Phú Trọng		–
14
Nguyễn Tân Cương
Cương, Nguyễn TânColonel general
Nguyễn Tân Cương
(born 1966)		9 April 2021Incumbent2 years, 263 days Vietnam People's Ground ForcePhan Văn GiangNguyễn Xuân Phúc
Vo Van Thuong		–

Chairmen of Chief of Staff by branches of service

  • Air Force – 1
  • Ground Force – 13
  • Navy Force – 0

Notes

  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

References

  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.
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