| Phạm Văn Trà | |
| Office: | 9th Minister of Defence |
| Term Start: | 29 December 1997 |
| Term End: | 28 June 2006 |
| President: | Trần Đức Lương |
| Primeminister: | Phan Văn Khải |
| Predecessor: | Đoàn Khuê |
| Successor: | Phùng Quang Thanh |
| Office2: | 7th Chief of General Staff |
| Term Start2: | 1995 |
| Term End2: | 1997 |
| Predecessor2: | Đào Đình Luyện |
| Successor2: | Đào Trọng Lịch |
| Office3: | Member of the Politburo |
| Term Start3: | 1 July 1996 |
| Term End3: | 25 April 2006 |
| Birth Date: | 19 August 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Quế Võ, Bắc Ninh Province, Tonkin, French Indochina |
| Party: | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Alma Mater: | Military Academy of Vietnam |
| Branch: | Vietnam People's Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1955–2006 |
| Rank: | General |
| Battles: | Vietnam War |
| Awards: | Hero of the People's Armed Forces |
Phạm Văn Trà (born 19 August 1937) is a Vietnamese politician who served as Vietnam's Minister of Defense from 1997 to 2006.[1] [2]
Phạm Văn Trà was previously Chief of the General Staff of the People's Army of Vietnam and Vice-Minister of Defense (Dec 1995–1997), and a four-star General. He replaced Đoàn Khuê as minister of defense in September 1997.[3] [4]