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Secretary of the Central Military Commission
Bí thư Quân ủy Trung ương
Emblem of the Communist Party of Vietnam
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Incumbent Tô Lâm since 3 August 2024
Central Military Commission
Term length	Five years
Inaugural holder	Võ Nguyên Giáp
Formation	1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Deputy	Deputy Secretary

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The Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam is the highest party official on military affairs in Vietnam, and politically the highest leader of the People's Army of Vietnam.

Officeholders

Secretary of the Central Military Commission (1946–48)

No. ^{[note 1]}	Portrait	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Rank ^{[note 2]}	Central Committee
1		Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013)	1946	October 1948	3	1st Central Committee (1935–51)

Secretary of the General Military Commission (1952–61)

No. ^{[note 1]}	Portrait	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Rank ^{[note 2]}	Central Committee
1		Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013)	May 1952	January 1961	5	2nd Central Committee (1951–60)
1		Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013)	May 1952	January 1961	7	3rd Central Committee (1960–76)

Secretary of the Central Military Commission (1961–84)

No. ^{[note 1]}	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Rank ^{[note 2]}	Central Committee
1	Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013)	January 1961	1977	7	3rd Central Committee (1960–76)
1	Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013)	January 1961	1977	6	4th Central Committee (1976–82)
2	Lê Duẩn (1907–1986)	1977	December 1984	1	4th Central Committee (1976–82)
2	Lê Duẩn (1907–1986)	1977	December 1984	1	5th Central Committee (1982–86)

Central Military–Party Committee (1985–97)

No. ^{[note 1]}	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Rank ^{[note 2]}	Central Committee
3	Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002)	4 July 1985	1986	10	5th Central Committee (1982–86)
3	Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002)	4 July 1985	1986	6	5th Central Committee (1982–82)
4	Trường Chinh (1907–1988)	1986	18 December 1986	1	5th Central Committee (1976–82)
5	Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915–1998)	1987	27 June 1991	1	6th Central Committee (1986–91)
6	Đỗ Mười (1917–2018)	27 June 1991	26 December 1997	1	7th Central Committee (1986–91)

Central Military Commission (1997–present)

No. ^{[note 1]}	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Rank ^{[note 2]}	Central Committee
7	Lê Khả Phiêu (1931–2020)	26 December 1997	22 April 2001	1	8th Central Committee (2001–06)
8	Nông Đức Mạnh (1940–present)	22 April 2001	19 January 2011	1	9th Central Committee (2001–06)
8	Nông Đức Mạnh (1940–present)	22 April 2001	19 January 2011	1	10th Central Committee (2006–11)
9	Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944–2024)	19 January 2011	19 July 2024	1	11th Central Committee (2011–16)
				1	12th Central Committee (2016–21)
				1	13th Central Committee (2021–26)
10	Tô Lâm (1957-)	3 August 2024	incumbent	1	13th Central Committee (2021–26)

Notes

1.^ These numbers are not official.

2.^ The Central Committee when it convenes for its first session after being elected by a National Party Congress elects the Politburo.^[1] According to David Koh, in interviews with several high-standing Vietnamese officials, the Politburo ranking is based upon the number of approval votes by the Central Committee. Lê Hồng Anh, the Minister of Public Security, was ranked 2nd in the 10th Politburo because he received the second-highest number of approval votes. Another example being Tô Huy Rứa of the 10th Politburo, he was ranked lowest because he received the lowest approval vote of the 10th Central Committee when he stood for election for a seat in the Politburo. This system was implemented at the 1st plenum of the 10th Central Committee.^[2] The Politburo ranking functioned as an official order of precedence before the 10th Party Congress, and some believe it still does.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Van & Cooper 1983, p. 69.
^ Koh 2008, p. 666.

Bibliography

Koh, David (July–August 2008). "Leadership Changes at the 10th Congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party". Asian Survey. 48 (4). University of California Press: 650–672. doi:10.1525/as.2008.48.4.650. JSTOR 10.1525/as.2008.48.4.650.
Van, Canh Nguyen; Cooper, Earle (1983). Vietnam under Communism, 1975–1982. Hoover Press. ISBN 9780817978518.

Communist Party of Vietnam

Central Committee

General Secretary	Trần Phú (1930–31) Lê Hồng Phong (1931–36) Hà Huy Tập (1936–38) Nguyễn Văn Cừ (1938–40) Trường Chinh (1940–56) Hồ Chí Minh (1956–1960) Lê Duẩn (1960–86) Trường Chinh (Jul.–Dec. 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (1986–91) Đỗ Mười (1991–97) Lê Khả Phiêu (1997–01) Nông Đức Mạnh (2001–11) Nguyễn Phú Trọng (2011–2024) Tô Lâm (2024–present)
Permanent Member	Nguyễn Duy Trinh (1976–82) Lê Đức Thọ (1980–82) Lê Thanh Nghị (1980–82) Võ Chí Công (1982–86) Nguyễn Văn Linh (June–Dec. 1986) Đỗ Mười (1986–88) Nguyễn Thanh Bình (1988–91) Lê Đức Anh (1991–92) Đào Duy Tùng (1991–96) Lê Khả Phiêu (1996–97) Phạm Thế Duyệt (1998–01) Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1999–01) Trần Đình Hoan (Apr.–Jul. 2001) Phan Diễn (2002–06) Trương Tấn Sang (2006–11) Lê Hồng Anh (2011–16) Đinh Thế Huynh (2016–18) Trần Quốc Vượng (2018–21) Võ Văn Thưởng (2021–2023) Trương Thị Mai (2023–2024) Lương Cường (2024–present)
Decision-making bodies	Politburo Secretariat Central Military Commission Central Inspection Commission
Apparatus	Commission for External Relations Central Office Mass Mobilization Commission Commission for Information and Education Organisation Commission Theoretical Council Hồ Chí Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration National Political Publishing House – The Truth Nhân Dân The Communist Newspaper
Steering committees	Anti-corruption Central Highlands Judicial Reform Northwest Southwest

National meetings

National Congress	1st (1935) 2nd (1951) 3rd (1960) 4th (1976) 5th (1982) 6th (1986) 7th (1991) 8th (1996) 9th (2001) 10th (2006) 11th (2011) 12th (2016) 13th (2021)

Leadership sittings

Elected by the
Central Committee

Politburo	1st: 1935–51 2nd: 1951–60 3rd: 1960–76 4th: 1976–82 5th: 1982–86 6th: 1986–91 7th: 1991–96 8th: 1996–01 (Enlarged & Standing) 9th: 2001–06 10th: 2006–11 11th: 2011–16 12th: 2016–21 13th: 2021–present
Secretariat	2nd: 1951–60 3rd: 1960–76 4th: 1976–82 5th: 1982–86 6th: 1986–91 7th: 1991–96 9th: 2001–06 10th: 2006–11 11th: 2011–16 12th: 2016–21 13th: 2021–
Military Commission	1946–48 1952–60 1960–76 1976–82 1980–85 1985–90 1990–95 1995–00 2000–05 2005–10 2010–15 2015–20 2020–25
Inspection Commission	1st: 1948–51 2nd: 1951–60 3rd: 1960–76 4th: 1976–82 5th: 1982–86 6th: 1986–91 7th: 1991–96 8th: 1996–01 9th: 2001–06 10th: 2006–11 11th: 2011–16 12th: 2016–21 13th: 2021–present

Elected by
Congress

Central Committee	Provisional: 1930–35 1st: 1935–51 2nd: 1951–60 3rd: 1960–76 4th: 1976–82 5th: 1982–86 6th: 1986–91 7th: 1991–96 8th: 1996–01 9th: 2001–06 10th: 2006–11 11th: 2011–16 12th: 2016–21 (Members Alternates Apparatus) 13th: 2021–present

Wider organisation

Other organs	Constitution Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization Vietnam People's Armed Forces

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