List of heads of state of Vietnam

The following is a list of the heads of state of modern Vietnam, from the Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2 September 1945 to the present day.

This article is about the heads of state of modern Vietnam. For the heads of government of modern Vietnam, see List of heads of government of Vietnam.
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North Vietnam

Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–76)
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)		 2 September 1945 2 September 1969 24 years, 0 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

State of Vietnam (1949–55)
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)
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
(Minh / Khanh / Khiem)		 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

Heads of military

During the military junta period, heads of military held the real power in governing the nation. Sometimes head of state and head of military were held by the same person.

Name Military organization Term Military title Head of state at that time
Duong Van Minh Revolutionary Military Council 2 November 1963 – 30 January 1964 Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council himself
Nguyen Khanh Revolutionary Military Council 30 January 1964 – 27 August 1964 Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council Duong Van Minh (30 January 1964 – 16 August 1964)
himself (16 August 1964 – 27 August 1964)
Duong Van Minh
Nguyen Khanh
Tran Thien Khiem		 Provisional Leadership Committee (collective leadership) 27 August 1964 – 24 October 1964 Provisional Leadership Committee itself (27 August 1964 – 8 September 1964)
Duong Van Minh (8/9/1964 – 24 October 1964)
Short period of civilian government of the Chief of State Phan Khac Suu (24 October 1964 – 20 December 1964)
Nguyen Khanh Military Council 18 December 1964 – 25 February 1965 Chairman of the Military Council Phan Khac Suu
Nguyen Van Thieu Military Council 25 February 1965 – 14 June 1965 Chairman of the Military Council Phan Khac Suu
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu National Leadership Committee 14 June 1965 – 1 September 1967 Chairman of the National Leadership Committee himself

Republic of South Vietnam (1969–76)
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)
(influenced by Worker's Party of Vietnam)

Reunified Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)
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)		 23 September 1992 23 September 1997 5 years, 0 days Communist Party of Vietnam
6 Trần Đức Lương
(1937–)		 24 September 1997 26 June 2006 8 years, 275 days Communist Party of Vietnam
7 Nguyễn Minh Triết
(1942–)		 27 June 2006 25 July 2011 5 years, 28 days Communist Party of Vietnam
8 Trương Tấn Sang
(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
(1959–)		 21 September 2018 23 October 2018 32 days Communist Party of Vietnam
10 Nguyễn Phú Trọng
(1944–)		 23 October 2018 Incumbent 2 years, 104 days Communist Party of Vietnam

Timeline
Nguyễn Phú TrọngĐặng Thị Ngọc ThịnhTrần Đại QuangTrương Tấn SangNguyễn Minh TriếtTrần Đức LươngLê Đức AnhVõ Chí CôngTrường ChinhNguyễn Hữu ThọTrần Văn HươngNguyễn Văn ThiệuPhan Khắc SửuTrần Thiện KhiêmNguyễn KhánhDương Văn MinhNgô Đình DiệmBảo ĐạiTôn Đức ThắngHuỳnh Thúc KhángHồ Chí Minh


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