Trần Đức Lương

Trần Đức Lương
5th President of Vietnam
In office
24 September 1997 – 27 June 2006
Prime MinisterPhan Văn Khải
Vice PresidentNguyễn Thị Bình
Trương Mỹ Hoa
Preceded byLê Đức Anh
Succeeded byNguyễn Minh Triết
Chairman of the Council for National Defense and Security
In office
24 September 1997 – 27 June 2006
DeputyPhan Văn Khải
Preceded byLê Đức Anh
Succeeded byNguyễn Minh Triết
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
February 1987 – 29 September 1997
Prime MinisterPhạm Văn Đồng
Phạm Hùng
Đỗ Mười
Võ Văn Kiệt
Phan Văn Khải
Personal details
Born (1936-05-05) May 5, 1936 (age 88)
Quảng Ngãi Province, French Indochina
(now Vietnam)
NationalityVietnamese
Political party Communist Party of Vietnam
Spouse(s)Nguyễn Thị Vinh
ChildrenTrần Tuấn Anh
Alma materHo Chi Minh National Academy of Academy of Politics

Trần Đức Lương (born May 5, 1936) is a former Vietnamese politician and President of Vietnam from 1997 to 2006.[1]

Trần Đức Lương became member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 1959 in Hanoi. And became a functionary of the party in 1970. Trần Đức Lương was Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam from August 1987 to Februray 1997. And became member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam in June 1996.

References

  1. ↑ Bruce M. Lockhart, William J. Duiker Historical Dictionary of Vietnam, 2006, p. 371. entry Trần Đức Lương

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