| Post: | Chief |
| Body: | the General Staff |
| Native Name: | Tổng tham mưu trưởng |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the General Staff |
| Incumbent: | Nguyễn Tân Cương |
| Incumbentsince: | 9 April 2021 |
| Department: | Ministry of Defence |
| Member Of: | General Staff |
| Reports To: | The President The Minister of Defence |
| Appointer: | The President |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Formation: | 7 September 1945 |
| First: | Hoàng 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