| Lê Hồng Anh | |
| Birth Date: | November 12, 1949 Kien Giang Province, Vietnam |
| Office: | Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat |
| Term Start: | 3 August 2011 |
| Term End: | 4 February 2016 |
| 1Blankname: | General Secretary |
| 1Namedata: | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Predecessor: | Trương Tấn Sang |
| Successor: | Đinh Thế Huynh |
| Office1: | Minister of Public Security |
| Term Start1: | 28 January 2002 |
| Term End1: | 3 August 2011 |
| Primeminister1: | Phan Văn Khải Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| Predecessor1: | Lê Minh Hương |
| Successor1: | Trần Đại Quang |
| Office2: | Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission |
| Term Start2: | 22 April 2001 |
| Term End2: | 28 January 2002 |
| Predecessor2: | Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mỹ |
| Successor2: | Nguyễn Văn Chi |
| Office3: | Member of the Politburo |
| Term Start3: | 19 January 2011 |
| Term End3: | 27 January 2016 |
| Office4: | Member of the Secretariat |
| Term Start4: | 19 January 2011 |
| Term Start5: | 22 April 2001 |
| Term End5: | 25 April 2006 |
| Branch: | Vietnam People's Public Security |
| Rank: | General |
| Serviceyears: | 2002-2011 |
Lê Hồng Anh (born November 12, 1949) is a Vietnamese politician who was the Minister of Public Security of Vietnam from 2002 to 2011.[1] He was conferred the rank of General by the President of Vietnam on January 9, 2005.
In 2011, Lê Hồng Anh was a member of the Politburo, Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, one the country's five key leaders, along with General Secretary, President, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the National Assembly.[2] [3]
Lê Hồng Anh is also called "Út Anh", and was born in Vĩnh Bình Bắc Commune, Vĩnh Thuận District, Kiên Giang Province in southern Vietnam. Lê Hồng Anh studied law and gained a bachelor of law and a bachelor of politics. Lê Hồng Anh became member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 2 March 1968.