Lương Cường Explained

Honorific Prefix:His Excellency
General
Lương Cường
Order:14th
Office:President of Vietnam
Primeminister:Phạm Minh Chính
Vicepresident:Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
Term Start:21 October 2024
Predecessor:Tô Lâm
Office1:Permanent Member of the Secretariat
1Namedata1:Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Tô Lâm
Term Start1:16 May 2024
Term End1:25 October 2024
Predecessor1:Trương Thị Mai
Successor1:Trần Cẩm Tú
Office2:Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam
Term Start2:15 April 2016
Term End2:3 June 2024
Predecessor2:Ngô Xuân Lịch
Successor2:Trịnh Văn Quyết
Party:Communist Party of Vietnam
Birth Date:15 August 1957
Birth Place:Việt Trì, Phú Thọ, North Vietnam
Allegiance: Communist Party of Vietnam
Branch: Vietnam People's Army
Serviceyears:1975–2024
Rank: Army general
Commands:Vietnam People's Army
Battles:Cambodian-Vietnamese War
Sino-Vietnamese War
Spouse:Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt
Children:
  • Lương Anh Tuấn (son)
  • Lương Hoàng Giang (son)

Lương Cường [lɨəŋ˧ kɨəŋ˨˩] (born 15 August 1957) is a Vietnamese army general and politician. He currently serves as the 14th president of Vietnam since October 2024.[1] [2] He also served as the Permanent Member of the Secretariat since May 2024 to October 2024[3] and as Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam from April 2016 to June 2024.[4]

Biography

He was born in Phú Thọ Province in 1957 and joined the Vietnamese army at age 18.[5] He became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam in August 1978.[6] [7] He has been a member of the Politburo since 2021, and a member of the Central Committee since 2011.[8]

Cường was previously Vice Director of the People's Army of Vietnam General Political Department (2011–2016), and was promoted to the rank of four-star General in 2019.[9] [10] [11]

On 16 May 2024, Cường was assigned by the Politburo to assume the position of Permanent Member of the Secretariat, the fifth-highest ranking position in Vietnam's political system, following the resignation of Trương Thị Mai.

Presidency (2024–present)

On 26 August 2024, General Secretary Tô Lâm resigned from the presidency shortly after his election as the new general secretary earlier that month following Nguyễn Phú Trọng's death in July.[12] On 21 October, at the eighth session of the 15th National Assembly, Cường was elected to the presidency with 440/440 attending National Assembly delegates in favor (reaching 91.67% of the total number of National Assembly delegates).[13] [14] [15] He was subsequently inaugurated as president, succeeding Tô Lâm.[16] [17]

In his inaugural speech, Cường declared his commitment to maintaining and enhancing high unity and solidarity within the Party; building a clean and strong Socialist rule-of-law state; strengthening national defense and security; and consistently pursuing an independent, self-reliant, peaceful, and friendly foreign policy.[18] [19] [20] On the morning of 22 October 2024, the handover ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace.[21] At the ceremony, Tô Lâm officially handed over the presidential duties to Cường and requested relevant agencies to report specific tasks, review work plans, and coordinate internal and external affairs with the new president.[22] [23] [24]

Foreign Affairs

Rank

Honours

National awards

Foreign awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trí . Dân . 2024-10-21 . Ông Lương Cường giữ chức Chủ tịch nước . 2024-10-23 . Báo điện tử Dân Trí . vi.
  2. Web site: 2024-05-16 . The career of General Luong Cuong - Standing member of the Secretariat . Vietnam.vn . 2024-05-19 . en.
  3. Web site: General Luong Cuong holds the position of Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat . chinhphu.vn.
  4. Web site: General Luong Cuong became Director of the General Department of Politics.
  5. News: Firn . Mike . October 21, 2024 . Vietnam’s parliament names Luong Cuong president . October 29, 2024 . Radio Free Asia.
  6. Web site: Raúl receives People's Army of Vietnam Political General. en.granma.cu. 29 November 2018 . en. 2019-02-09.
  7. Web site: Việt Nam, Cuba intensify friendship between armed forces. vietnamnews.vn. en. 2019-02-09.
  8. Web site: Vietnam appoints army general as new president after months of turmoil . 2024-10-21. Associated Press. 21 October 2024 .
  9. Web site: Luong Cuong was promoted to General by President Nguyen Phu Trong. 29 January 2019.
  10. Web site: Phong đại tướng cho hai tướng công an, quân đội. Việt. Người. 2019-01-30. Nguoi Viet Online. en-US. 2019-02-09.
  11. Web site: Việt Nam chính thức có thêm 2 Đại tướng: ông Tô Lâm và ông Lương Cường. VietTimes.vn. 2019-01-29. VietTimes. vietnamese. 2019-02-09.
  12. Web site: Vietnam Party Chief Lam Relinquishes Presidency Amid Shuffle. Bloomberg. 27 August 2024.
  13. News: Đồng chí Lương Cường được Quốc hội bầu làm Chủ tịch nước . 2024-11-08 . Trang tin Điện tử Đảng bộ thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
  14. Web site: Hải Giang . 2024-10-21 . Đồng chí Lương Cường, Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Thường trực Ban Bí thư được bầu làm Chủ tịch nước . 2024-11-08 . baochinhphu.vn . vi.
  15. Web site: 2024-10-21 . Quốc hội bầu Đại tướng Lương Cường giữ chức Chủ tịch nước . 2024-11-08 . Báo điện tử Tiền Phong . vi.
  16. Web site: 2024-10-21 . Lương Cường được bầu làm chủ tịch nước Việt Nam thay Tô Lâm . 2024-11-08 . Voice of America . vi.
  17. Web site: 2024-08-03 . Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm làm tổng bí thư . 2024-11-08 . BBC News Tiếng Việt . vi.
  18. Web site: Đồng chí Lương Cường được bầu giữ chức vụ Chủ tịch nước . 2024-11-08 . www.qdnd.vn . vi.
  19. Web site: Trí . Nguyễn . 2024-10-21 . 33Win . 2024-11-08 . Báo điện tử Dân Trí . vi.
  20. Web site: Trí . Dân . 2024-10-21 . Tân Chủ tịch nước: "Tôi tuyệt nhiên không mơ làm đến cấp này, chức kia" . 2024-11-08 . Báo điện tử Dân Trí . vi.
  21. Web site: Tổ chức trọng thể lễ bàn giao công tác của Chủ tịch nước . 2024-11-08 . laodong.vn.
  22. Web site: 2024-10-22 . Bàn giao công tác giữa Tổng Bí thư Tô Lâm và Chủ tịch nước Lương Cường . 2024-11-08 . Báo Nhân Dân điện tử . vi.
  23. Web site: Trí . Dân . 2024-10-22 . Tổng Bí thư Tô Lâm và Chủ tịch nước Lương Cường bàn giao công tác . 2024-11-08 . Báo điện tử Dân Trí . vi.
  24. Web site: Tổng Bí thư Tô Lâm tin tưởng Chủ tịch nước Lương Cường sẽ nhanh chóng tiếp cận công việc mới, có những chỉ đạo sâu sát . 2024-11-08 . Tạp chí Kinh tế và Dự báo - Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư . vi.
  25. Web site: Đại tướng Lương Cường làm Thường trực Ban Bí thư. VnExpress. 2024-05-16. November 26, 2024.
  26. Web site: Trao Huy hiệu 40 năm tuổi Đảng cho Thượng tướng Lương Cường. Tiền Phong. 2018-08-30. November 26, 2024.
  27. Web site: Lễ trao tặng Huân chương của Nhà nước Việt Nam, Lào, Campuchia. Biên phòng. 2019-12-20. November 26, 2024.
  28. Web site: Vietnamese army officer honoured with Cuban orders. Voice of Vietnam. 2022-12-07. November 26, 2024.
  29. Web site: Trao tặng Huân chương của Nhà nước Việt Nam, Nhà nước Lào và Vương quốc Campuchia. Quân đội nhân dân. 2019-12-20. November 26, 2024.
  30. Web site: State President of Vietnam honoured with “The Sun of Peru” Order. Vietnam+. 2019-11-14. November 26, 2024.
  31. Web site: Russia’s friendship order conferred on Vietnamese diplomat, military officials. Vietnam+. 2021-03-30. November 26, 2024.

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