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List of heads of state of Vietnam

This article lists the heads of state of modern Vietnam since 1945, from the establishment of the Empire of Vietnam to the present day.

Empire of Vietnam (1945)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Reign House Claim
Start End Duration
1 Bảo Đại
(1913–1997)		 11 March 1945 25 August 1945 167 days Nguyễn Son of Khải Định

North Vietnam

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Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–76)

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Status
  Denotes Acting President
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
1 Hồ Chí Minh
(1890–1969)		 6 January 1946 2 September 1969 23 years, 239 days Indochinese Communist Party
(until 1951)
Worker's Party of Vietnam
(from 1951)
— Huỳnh Thúc Kháng
(1876–1947)		 31 May 1946 21 September 1946 113 days Independent
— Tôn Đức Thắng
(1888–1980)		 3 September 1969 22 September 1969 19 days Worker's Party of Vietnam
2 22 September 1969 2 July 1976 6 years, 284 days

South Vietnam

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State of Vietnam (1949–55)

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Status
  Denotes Acting Chief of the State
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
Chief of the State of Vietnam
1 Bảo Đại
(1913–1997)		 13 June 1949 30 April 1955 5 years, 321 days Independent
— Ngô Đình Diệm
(1901–1963)		 30 April 1955 26 October 1955 179 days Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party

Republic of Vietnam (1955–75)

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Status
  Denotes Acting President
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
President of the Republic of Vietnam
1 Ngô Đình Diệm
(1901–1963)		 1961 26 October 1955 2 November 1963 8 years, 7 days Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party
Chief of State of the Republic of Vietnam
2 Dương Văn Minh
(1916–2001)		 — 2 November 1963 16 August 1964 288 days Military
3 Nguyễn Khánh
(1927–2013)		 — 16 August 1964 27 August 1964 11 days Military
N/A Provisional Leadership Committee
[a]		 27 August 1964 8 September 1964 12 days Military
(2) Dương Văn Minh
(1916–2001)		 — 8 September 1964 24 October 1964 46 days Military
4 Phan Khắc Sửu
(1893–1970)		 — 24 October 1964 14 June 1965 233 days Independent
5 Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
(1923–2001)		 — 14 June 1965 3 September 1967 2 years, 81 days Military
President of the Republic of Vietnam
(5) Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
(1923–2001)		 1967
1971		 3 September 1967 21 April 1975 7 years, 230 days Military
(until 1969)
(5) National Social Democratic Front
(from 1969)
6 Trần Văn Hương
(1902–1982)		 — 21 April 1975 28 April 1975 7 days Independent
(2) Dương Văn Minh
(1916–2001)		 — 28 April 1975 30 April 1975 2 days Independent

Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam (1969–76)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
Chairman of the Consultative Council of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
1 Nguyễn Hữu Thọ
(1910–1996)		 8 June 1969 2 July 1976 7 years, 24 days People's Revolutionary Party of Vietnam
(National Liberation Front) [b]

Reunified Vietnam

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Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)

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Status
  Denotes Acting President
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(2) Tôn Đức Thắng
(1888–1980)		 2 July 1976 30 March 1980 3 years, 272 days Communist Party of Vietnam
— Nguyễn Hữu Thọ
(1910–1996)		 30 March 1980 4 July 1981 1 year, 96 days Communist Party of Vietnam
Chairman of the Council of State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
3 Trường Chinh
(1907–1988)		 4 July 1981 18 June 1987 5 years, 349 days Communist Party of Vietnam
4 Võ Chí Công
(1912–2011)		 18 June 1987 22 September 1992 5 years, 96 days Communist Party of Vietnam
President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
5 Lê Đức Anh
(1920–2019)		 22 September 1992 24 September 1997 5 years, 2 days Communist Party of Vietnam
6 Trần Đức Lương
(1937–2025)		 24 September 1997 27 June 2006 8 years, 276 days Communist Party of Vietnam
7 Nguyễn Minh Triết
(born 1942)		 27 June 2006 25 July 2011 5 years, 28 days Communist Party of Vietnam
8 Trương Tấn Sang
(born 1949)		 25 July 2011 2 April 2016 4 years, 252 days Communist Party of Vietnam
9 Trần Đại Quang
(1956–2018)		 2 April 2016 21 September 2018 2 years, 172 days Communist Party of Vietnam
— Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
(born 1959)		 21 September 2018 23 October 2018 32 days Communist Party of Vietnam
10 Nguyễn Phú Trọng
(1944–2024)		 23 October 2018 5 April 2021 2 years, 164 days Communist Party of Vietnam
11 Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
(born 1954)		 5 April 2021 18 January 2023 1 year, 288 days Communist Party of Vietnam
— Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
(born 1970)		 18 January 2023 2 March 2023 43 days Communist Party of Vietnam
12 Võ Văn Thưởng
(born 1970)		 2 March 2023 21 March 2024 1 year, 19 days Communist Party of Vietnam
— Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
(born 1970)		 21 March 2024 22 May 2024 62 days Communist Party of Vietnam
13 Tô Lâm
(born 1957)		 22 May 2024 21 October 2024 152 days Communist Party of Vietnam
14 Lương Cường
(born 1957)		 21 October 2024 7 April 2026 1 year, 168 days Communist Party of Vietnam
(13) Tô Lâm
(born 1957)		 7 April 2026 Incumbent 67 days Communist Party of Vietnam

Timeline

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See also

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Notes

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