List of spouses of Vietnamese presidents

Spouse of the president of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Incumbent
Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt
since 21 October 2024
StyleHer Excellency[1]
Madam[2]
Statusde facto
ResidencePresidential Palace, Hanoi
Inaugural holderĐoàn Thị Giàu
Formation2 September 1969; 55 years ago (1969-09-02)
Unofficial namesFirst Lady of Vietnam
SalaryUndisclosed
WebsiteOffice of the President

This is a list of spouses of the presidents of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Phu nhân Chủ tịch nước Việt Nam). The position is sometimes informally called First Lady of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Đệ nhất Phu nhân Việt Nam).[3][4]

There have been 12[a] people holding this title since 1969.[b] the current spouse of the president since October 2024 is Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt the wife of President Lương Cường.

Role and duties

The role of the president's spouse is not an official position, and so they are not given a salary or official duties. Nonetheless, the spouse usually participates in humanitarian and charitable work, and accompanies the president in state visits and entertaining foreign leaders.

Spouses of the presidents of Vietnam

No. Portrait Name Tenure began Tenure ended President
Spouses of the president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
— Vacant[c] 2 September 1945 2 September 1969 Hồ Chí Minh
— Nguyễn Thị Sắt[5]
1881 – 1953 		29 May 1946 21 October 1946 Huỳnh Thúc Kháng
(Acting)
1
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 Đoàn Thị Giàu[3]
1898 – 1974 		2 September 1969 25 May 1974† Tôn Đức Thắng
— Vacant 25 May 1974 2 July 1976
Spouses of the president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
— Vacant 2 July 1976 30 March 1980 Tôn Đức Thắng
— Dương Thị Chung
1922 – 2018 		30 March 1980 4 July 1981 Nguyễn Hữu Thọ
Spouses of the chairman of the Council of State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
2 Nguyễn Thị Minh
1912 – ? 		4 July 1981 18 June 1987 Trường Chinh
3 Phan Thị Nể
? – ? 		18 June 1987 22 September 1992 Võ Chí Công
Spouses of the president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
4 Võ Thị Lê
1928 – 2016 		23 September 1992 24 September 1997 Lê Đức Anh
5 Nguyễn Thị Vinh
? – 		24 September 1997 27 June 2006 Trần Đức Lương
6
First Lady Tran Thi Kim Chi of Vietnam (2006).jpg
 Trần Thị Kim Chi[6]
? – 		27 June 2006 25 July 2011 Nguyễn Minh Triết
7
First Lady Mai Thi Hanh of Vietnam in New Delhi (2011).jpg
 Mai Thị Hạnh[7]
1956 – 		25 July 2011 2 April 2016 Trương Tấn Sang
8
Vietnam First Lady Nguyen Thi Hien.jpg
 Nguyễn Thị Hiền[8]
1958 – 		2 April 2016 21 September 2018 Trần Đại Quang†
— Vacant 21 September 2018 23 October 2018 Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
(Acting)
9
Madame Ngo Thi Man of Vietnam in 2019.jpg
 Ngô Thị Mân[9]
1948 – 		23 October 2018 5 April 2021 Nguyễn Phú Trọng
10
Tranthinguyetthu.jpg
 Trần Thị Nguyệt Thu[10]
? – 		5 April 2021 18 January 2023 Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
— Nguyễn Khánh Hiệp
? – 		18 January 2023 2 March 2023 Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
(Acting)
11
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 Phan Thị Thanh Tâm[11]
? – 		2 March 2023 21 March 2024 Võ Văn Thưởng
— Nguyễn Khánh Hiệp
? – 		21 March 2024 22 May 2024 Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
(Acting)
12 Ngô Phương Ly
? – 		22 May 2024 21 October 2024 Tô Lâm
13 Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt
? – 		21 October 2024 Incumbent Lương Cường

First ladies of South Vietnam

First Lady of South Vietnam
ResidenceIndependence Palace, Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City)
Inaugural holderTrần Lệ Xuân
Formation26 October 1955; 69 years ago (1955-10-26)
Abolished30 April 1975; 49 years ago (1975-04-30)
No. Portrait Name Tenure began Tenure ended President
1
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 Trần Lệ Xuân[d]
Madame Nhu
1924 – 2011 		26 October 1955 2 November 1963 Ngô Đình Diệm
— Vacant 2 November 1963 31 October 1967 Military junta
2
Nguyễn Thị Mai Anh.jpg
 Nguyễn Thị Mai Anh
Madame Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
1930 – 2021 		31 October 1967 21 April 1975 Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
— Vacant 21 April 1975 30 April 1975 Trần Văn Hương
Dương Văn Minh

Notes

  1. ^ Not including the two first ladies of South Vietnam
  2. ^ Hồ Chí Minh, the first president (1945-1969), was a bachelor during his presidency.
  3. ^ Tăng Tuyết Minh was allegedly married to Hồ Chí Minh in 1926 but the pair was separated in 1927 when Hồ went into hiding following the anti-communist coup in Shanghai
  4. ^ Madame Nhu was the wife of Ngô Đình Nhu, who was the brother and chief advisor to President Ngô Đình Diệm. Since Diệm was a lifelong bachelor, Madame Nhu assumed the de facto first lady title.

References

  1. ^ "Governor-General of Australia". 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-08 – via Facebook. Mrs Hurley and Her Excellency Phan Thi Thanh Tam are welcomed by schoolchildren at the Presidential Palace
  2. ^ "Madam Tran Thi Nguyet Thu and Mrs Linda Hurley in the gardens of Government House Sydney". Governor of New South Wales. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2023-01-03 – via Facebook.
  3. ^ a b "Đoàn Thị Giàu - "Đệ nhất phu nhân" giản dị nhất". TẠP CHÍ ĐIỆN TỬ VĂN HÓA VÀ PHÁT TRIỂN (in Vietnamese). 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  4. ^ "Hậu ngã ngựa là chấn thương, liệu bà Trần Thị Nguyệt Thu có xộ khám không?". Thời báo (in Vietnamese). 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  5. ^ "Một góc đời riêng của cụ Huỳnh". baoquangnam.vn. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  6. ^ "Vietnam President Visits Japan". Time Magazine website. Retrieved 17 January 2011.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ Anh Tú, Tử Trực (2020-10-09). "Phu nhân nguyên Chủ tịch nước Trương Tấn Sang tặng quà cho ngư dân và trẻ khuyết tật". Người Lao Động.
  8. ^ Nhị, Xuân (2018-04-18). "Phu nhân Chủ tịch nước Nguyễn Thị Hiền: Người lặng lẽ làm "cầu nối" cho sự phát triển của quê hương". Tổ Quốc (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  9. ^ "Tổng bí thư, Chủ tịch nước và phu nhân cùng kiều bào thả cá tiễn ông Táo". Vietnam Net. 2019-01-26.
  10. ^ "BST áo dài Lan Hương ra mắt phu nhân nguyên thủ các nước tới Hà Nội". Báo Thế giới và Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  11. ^ "Phu nhân Chủ tịch nước Võ Văn Thưởng cùng Phu nhân Toàn quyền Australia thăm Học viện Âm nhạc Quốc gia". Báo Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (in Vietnamese). 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2023-01-03.

See also