8th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam

The 8th Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam was elected by the Central Committee on 1 July 1996 in the aftermath of the 8th National Congress. The Politburo was dissolved on 19 April 2001, at the beginning of the 9th National Congress.

8th Politburo (1996–2001)

8th National Congress (1996–1997)

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Portrait	Information		Party position(s)	State position(s)
	Rank	1st	Secretary of the Central Military Commission Member of the Secretariat
	Name	Đỗ Mười
	Birthplace	Thanh Trì, Hanoi
	Member since	31 March 1982
Order of precedence
Portrait	Information		Party position(s)	State position(s)
—	Rank	2nd		President of Vietnam Chairman of the National Defence Council
	Name	Lê Đức Anh
	Birthplace	Thừa Thiên–Huế Province
	Member since	31 March 1982
	Rank	3rd		Prime Minister of Vietnam
	Name	Võ Văn Kiệt
	Birthplace	Trung Hiệp village, Vĩnh Long Province
	Member since	31 March 1982
	Rank	4th		Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam
	Name	Nông Đức Mạnh
	Birthplace	Na Rì, Bắc Kạn
	Member since	27 June 1991
	Rank	5th	Head of the General Political Department
	Name	Lê Khả Phiêu
	Birthplace	Đông Sơn District, Thanh Hóa Province
	Member since	6 November 1993
—	Rank	6th	Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission	Minister of Defence
	Name	Đoàn Khuê
	Birthplace	Thôn Gia Đẳng, Quảng Trị Province
	Member since	28 June 1991
	Rank	7th		Deputy Prime Minister
	Name	Phan Văn Khải
	Birthplace	Củ Chi District, Hồ Chí Minh City
	Member since	28 June 1991
	Rank	8th		Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs
	Name	Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm
	Birthplace	Vinh, Nghệ An
	Member since	6 November 1993
—	Rank	9th	Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Member of the Secretariat	Director of the National Hồ Chí Minh Academy of Politics
	Name	Nguyễn Đức Bình
	Birthplace	Hồng Lĩnh, Hà Tĩnh Province
	Member since	28 June 1991
—	Rank	10th	Deputy Head of the Organisation Department
	Name	Nguyễn Văn An
	Birthplace	Mỹ Tân, Nam Định Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
	Rank	11th		General Staff Deputy Minister of Defence Minister of Defence
	Name	Phạm Văn Trà
	Birthplace	Quế Võ, Bắc Ninh, Tonkin
	Member since	1 July 1996
	Rank	12th		Deputy Prime Minister
	Name	Trần Đức Lương
	Birthplace	Phổ Khánh, Quảng Ngãi Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
—	Rank	13th	Deputy Chairman of the Central Control Commission
	Name	Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mỹ
	Birthplace	Hải Dương Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
	Rank	14th	Secretary of the Hồ Chí Minh City Party Committee
	Name	Trương Tấn Sang
	Birthplace	Long An Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
—	Rank	15th	Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee
	Name	Lê Xuân Tùng
	Birthplace	Hà Tĩnh Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
—	Rank	16th	Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee	Deputy Minister of Public Security
	Name	Lê Minh Hương
	Birthplace	Hà Tĩnh Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
—	Rank	17th	Secretary of the Science, Technology and Education Commission
	Name	Nguyễn Đình Tứ
	Birthplace	Hà Tĩnh Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
—	Rank	18th	Secretary of the Mass Mobilisation Commission
	Name	Phạm Thế Duyệt
	Birthplace	Hải Dương Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
	Rank	19th		Deputy Minister of Public Security
	Name	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
	Birthplace	Cà Mau Province
	Member since	1 July 1996

4th Plenum of the Central Committee (1997–2001)

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Portrait	Information		Party position(s)	State position(s)
	Rank	1st	Secretary of the Central Military Commission Member of the Secretariat Member of the Politburo Standing Committee
	Name	Lê Khả Phiêu
	Birthplace	Thanh Hóa Province
	Member since	6 November 1993
Order of precedence
Portrait	Information		Party position(s)	State position(s)
	Rank	2nd	Member of the Politburo Standing Committee	President of Vietnam Chairman of the National Defence Council
	Name	Trần Đức Lương
	Birthplace	Quảng Ngãi Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
	Rank	3rd	Member of the Politburo Standing Committee	Prime Minister of Vietnam
	Name	Phan Văn Khải
	Birthplace	Hồ Chí Minh City
	Member since	28 June 1991
	Rank	4th	Member of the Politburo Standing Committee	Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam
	Name	Nông Đức Mạnh
	Birthplace	Bắc Kạn Province
	Member since	27 June 1991
	Rank	5th	Chairman of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front Member of the Politburo Standing Committee
	Name	Phạm Văn Trà
	Birthplace	Bắc Ninh Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
—	Rank	6th	Secretary of the Political Defence Commission	Minister of Public Security
	Name	Đoàn Khuê
	Birthplace	Quảng Trị Province
	Member since	28 June 1991
	Rank	7th		Minister of Foreign Affairs
	Name	Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm
	Birthplace	Nghệ An Province
	Member since	6 November 1993
—	Rank	8th	Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Member of the Secretariat	Director of the National Hồ Chí Minh Academy of Politics
	Name	Nguyễn Đức Bình
	Birthplace	Hà Tĩnh Province
	Member since	28 June 1991
—	Rank	9th	Deputy Head of the Organisation Department
	Name	Nguyễn Văn An
	Birthplace	Nam Định Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
—	Rank	10th	Chairman of the Central Control Commission
	Name	Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mỹ
	Birthplace	Hải Dương Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
	Rank	11th	Secretary of the Hồ Chí Minh City Party Committee
	Name	Trương Tấn Sang
	Birthplace	Long An Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
—	Rank	12th	Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee
	Name	Lê Xuân Tùng
	Birthplace	Hà Tĩnh Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
—	Rank	13th	Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee	Minister of Public Security
	Name	Lê Minh Hương
	Birthplace	Hà Tĩnh Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
—	Rank	14th	Chairman of the Mass Works Commission
	Name	Phạm Thế Duyệt
	Birthplace	Hải Dương Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
	Rank	15th		First Deputy Prime Minister
	Name	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
	Birthplace	Cà Mau Province
	Member since	1 July 1996
—	Rank	16th	Head of the General Political Department	Deputy Minister of Defense
	Name	Phạm Thanh Ngân
	Birthplace	Thái Nguyên Province
	Member since	29 December 1997
—	Rank	17th	Head of the General Office Chairman of the Central Economic Commission
	Name	Phan Diễn
	Birthplace	Quảng Nam Province
	Member since	29 December 1997
	Rank	18th	Deputy Secretary of the Hồ Chí Minh City Party Committee
	Name	Nguyễn Minh Triết
	Birthplace	Bình Dương Province
	Member since	29 December 1997
	Rank	19th	Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Editor-in-chief of Tạp chí Cộng sản
	Name	Nguyễn Phú Trọng
	Birthplace	Hanoi
	Member since	29 December 1997

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References

Bibliography

Van, Canh Nguyen; Cooper, Earle (1983). Vietnam under Communism, 1975–1982. Hoover Press. ISBN 9780817978518.

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