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Brief biography of General Secretary of 14th Party Central Committee To Lam

The first meeting of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam on January 23 unanimously elected To Lam, General Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee, to this position for the 14th tenure.

General Secretary of the 14th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam (Photo: VNA)
General Secretary of the 14th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The first meeting of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam on January 23 unanimously elected To Lam, General Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee, to this position for the 14th tenure.

The following is a brief biography of the Party leader:

– Full name: To Lam

– Date of birth: July 10, 1957

– Date of Party admission: August 22, 1981

– Native place: Hung Yen province

Positions:

– General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee in the 13th and 14 tenures

– Member of the Party Central Committee's Political Bureau in the 12th, 13th and 14th tenures

– Member of the Party Central Committee in the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th tenures

– President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Chairman of the Council for National Defence and Security: 2024

– Secretary of the Central Military Commission: since August 2024

– Head of the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena

– Deputy to the National Assembly in the 14th and 15th tenures

– Political theory: High-level

– Professional expertise: Law – Security

– Academic title, degree: Professor of Security Science, PhD in Laws

SUMMARY OF CAREER

– 1974–1979: Student at the People’s Security University (now the People’s Security Academy)

– 1979–2010: Working at the Ministry of Public Security

– 2010–2016: Deputy Minister of Public Security

– 2016–2024: Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee, Minister of Public Security

– January 2019: Promoted to the rank of General of the People’s Public Security

– 2024: President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

– August 3, 2024: Elected as General Secretary of the 13th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee by the Party Central Committee

– January 22, 2026: Elected as member of the 14th Party Central Committee, the 2026–2031 tenure, at the 14th National Party Congress

– January 23, 2026: Unanimously elected as General Secretary of the 14th Party Central Committee at the first meeting of the 14th Party Central Committee./.

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