Nguyễn Phú Trọng - Wikipedia

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Trọng.

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Nguyễn Phú Trọng (Vietnamese: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥fu˧˦t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] ⓘ new-yen foo chong;[1] 14 April 1944 – 19 July 2024) was a Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024. As the head of the party's Secretariat, Politburo and Central Military Commission, Trọng was Vietnam's paramount leader.[2] From 2018 to 2021, he also served concurrently as the tenth president of Vietnam.[3]

Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Trọng in 2023
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office19 January 2011 – 19 July 2024
Preceded by	Nông Đức Mạnh
Succeeded by	Tô Lâm
Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party
In office19 January 2011 – 19 July 2024
Deputy	Phùng Quang Thanh(2011–2016) Ngô Xuân Lịch(2016–2021) Phan Văn Giang(2021–2024)
Preceded by	Nông Đức Mạnh
Succeeded by	Tô Lâm
10th President of Vietnam
In office23 October 2018 – 5 April 2021
Prime Minister	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Vice President	Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
Preceded by	Trần Đại Quang
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Additional positions Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam In office26 June 2006 – 23 July 2011 Preceded by Nguyễn Văn An Succeeded by Nguyễn Sinh Hùng Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee In office6 January 2000 – 26 June 2006 Preceded by Lê Xuân Tùng Succeeded by Phạm Quang Nghị
Personal details
Born	(1944-04-14)14 April 1944Đông Anh, Tonkin, French Indochina
Died	19 July 2024(2024-07-19) (aged 80)Hanoi, Vietnam
Resting place	Mai Dich Cemetery
Party	CPV
Spouse	Ngô Thị Mận
Children	Nguyễn Trọng Trường (son) Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngọc (daughter)
Alma mater	University of HanoiNational Academy of Public AdministrationSoviet Academy of Sciences
Occupation	Politician professor
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A conservative Marxist–Leninist, Trọng joined the Communist Party of Vietnam in 1967 and rose through the section devoted to political work. He later joined the party's Central Committee in 1994, its Politburo in 1997 and Vietnam's National Assembly in 2002. Between 2000 and 2006, he was the Party Secretary for Hanoi, effectively the city's highest-ranking position. He served as Chairman of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2011.[3]

Trọng rose to the general secretaryship at the party's 11th National Congress in 2011 and was re-elected at the 12th National Congress in 2016. He became state president in 2018 following the death of President Trần Đại Quang, becoming the third person to simultaneously head the party and state after Hồ Chí Minh (in North Vietnam only) and Trường Chinh. At the 13th National Congress in 2021, he was re-elected as general secretary, becoming the third leader of Vietnam to secure a third term (after Hồ Chí Minh and Lê Duẩn), and was succeeded by Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as president.[3]

During his tenure, Trọng pursued a wide anti-corruption campaign, implicating numerous senior officials to a degree unprecedented in Vietnamese political history. His foreign policy, known as bamboo diplomacy, sought to balance Vietnam's relations with both the United States and China. He presided over a period of rapid economic growth. Trọng is considered one of the most influential Vietnamese leaders since Hồ Chí Minh.[4]

Contents

• 1 Early life and career
• 2 General Secretaryship
  • 2.1 First term (2011–2016)
    • 2.1.1 Domestic policy
    • 2.1.2 Foreign policy
      • 2.1.2.1 China
      • 2.1.2.2 United States
      • 2.1.2.3 India
      • 2.1.2.4 Russia
  • 2.2 Second term (2016–2021)
    • 2.2.1 Anti-corruption campaign
    • 2.2.2 Presidency (2018–2021)
  • 2.3 Third term (2021–2024)
• 3 Political positions
• 4 Personal life
• 5 Death
• 6 Legacy
• 7 Honours
  • 7.1 State honours
  • 7.2 Other honours
• 8 Published works
  • 8.1 Books
• 9 See also
• 10 References
• 11 External links