Nguyễn Phú Trọng is a Vietnamese politician who has served as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam since 2011. As the head of the party's Secretariat, Politburo and Central Military Commission, Trọng is Vietnam's paramount leader. He also previously served as president of Vietnam from 2018 to 2021.
Trọng in 2023
General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng arrives at Joint Base Andrews to meet President Barack Obama, 6 July 2015
Nguyễn Phú Trọng with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 5 September 2018
President Donald Trump and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng in front of a statue of Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, 27 February 2019
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
The general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, simply and informally the general secretary, is the current title for the holder of the highest office within the Communist Party of Vietnam and practically being the highest position in the politics of Vietnam. The general secretaryship used to be the second-highest office within the party when Hồ Chí Minh was the chairman, a post which existed from 1951 to 1969, and since 1969, the general secretary has generally been regarded as the highest leader of Vietnam. The general secretary also holds the title of the secretary of the Central Military Commission, the leading party organ on military affairs. The current general secretary is Nguyễn Phú Trọng, ranking first in the Politburo. The position was once designated the first secretary from 1951 to 1976.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Image: Truong Chinh 1955
Image: Truong Chinh 1955
Image: Ho Chi Minh 1946