General Secretary Of The Communist Party Of Vietnam: Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam and top leader of Vietnam
The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Tổng Bí thư Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam), known as First Secretary (Vietnamese: Bí thư Thứ nhất) from 1951 to 1976, is the highest office within the Communist Party of Vietnam.
| General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
|---|---|
 Symbol of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
| Style | Comrade (Đồng chí) (Formal) |
| Type | Party leader |
| Status | 1st in Politburo and Secretariat |
| Member of | Central Committee Political Bureau Central Military Commission Secretariat |
| Appointer | Central Committee |
| Term length | Five years renewable once |
| Precursor | First Secretary |
| Inaugural holder | Trần Phú |
| Formation | 27 October 1930 |
Officeholders
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Rank | Central Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Trần Phú (1904–1931) | 27 October 1930 | 6 September 1931 | 1 | Provisional Central Committee (1930–35) |
| 2 |  | Lê Hồng Phong (1902–1942) | 27 October 1931 | 26 July 1936 | 1 | 1st Central Committee (1935–51) |
| 3 |  | Hà Huy Tập (1906–1941) | 26 July 1936 | 30 March 1938 | 1 | |
| 4 |  | Nguyễn Văn Cừ (1912–1941) | 30 March 1938 | 9 November 1940 | 1 | |
| 5 |  | Trường Chinh (1907–1988) | 9 November 1940 | 5 October 1956 | 1 | 1st Central Committee (1935–51) |
| 2 | 2nd Central Committee (1951–60) | |||||
| 6 |  | Hồ Chí Minh (1890–1969) | 5 October 1956 | 10 September 1960 | 1 | 2nd Central Committee (1951–60) |
| 3rd Central Committee (1960–76) | ||||||
| 7 | Lê Duẩn (1907–1986) | 10 September 1960 | 10 July 1986 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 4th Central Committee (1976–82) | |||||
| 5th Central Committee (1982–86) | ||||||
| 5 | | Trường Chinh (1907–1988) | 14 July 1986 | 18 December 1986 | 1 | 5th Central Committee (1982–86) |
| 8 | Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915–1998) | 18 December 1986 | 28 June 1991 | 1 | 6th Central Committee (1986–91) | |
| 9 |  | Đỗ Mười (1917–2018) | 28 June 1991 | 26 December 1997 | 1 | 7th Central Committee (1991–96) |
| 8th Central Committee (1996–2001) | ||||||
| 10 |  | Lê Khả Phiêu (1931–2020) | 26 December 1997 | 22 April 2001 | 1 | |
| 11 |  | Nông Đức Mạnh (1940–) | 22 April 2001 | 19 January 2011 | 1 | 9th Central Committee (2001–06) |
| 10th Central Committee (2006–11) | ||||||
| 12 |  | Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944–) | 19 January 2011 | Incumbent | 1 | 11th Central Committee (2011–16) |
| 12th Central Committee (2016–21) |
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