List of heads of government of Vietnam

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This article lists the heads of government of modern Vietnam since 1945, from the establishment of the Empire of Vietnam to the present day.

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Empire of Vietnam (1945)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Chief of Cabinet of the Empire of Vietnam
1 Mr. Tran Trong Kim.jpg Trần Trọng Kim
(1883–1953)		17 April 1945 25 August 1945 130 days Đại Việt National Socialist Party

North Vietnam

Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–76)

Status
  Denotes Acting Prime Minister
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Chairman of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
1 Portrait of Ho Chi Minh.jpg Hồ Chí Minh
(1890–1969)		 2 September 1945 20 September 195510 years, 18 days Communist Party of Indochina
(until 1951)
Worker's Party of Vietnam
(from 1951)
— Huynh Thuc Khang.jpg Huỳnh Thúc Kháng
(1876–1947)		31 May 194621 September 1946113 days Independent
Prime Minister of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
2 PhamVanDong1954.jpg Phạm Văn Đồng
(1906–2000)		20 September 19552 July 197620 years, 286 days Worker's Party of Vietnam

South Vietnam

Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (1946–48)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina
1 Dr. Nguyen Van Thinh.png Nguyễn Văn Thinh
(1888–1946)		1 June 194610 November 1946162 days Cochinchinese Democratic Party
2 Portrait de Le Van Hoach en 1948.jpg Lê Văn Hoạch
(1896–1978)		29 November 194629 September 1947304 days Independent
3 Nguyen Van Xuan, Luu Duc Trung, Nghiem Van Tri, Tran Van Ly Phan Van Giao Ngo Dinh Diem (cropped).jpg Nguyễn Văn Xuân
(1892–1989)		8 October 194727 May 1948232 days Military

Provisional Central Government of Vietnam (1948–49)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Prime Minister of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam
1 Nguyen Van Xuan, Luu Duc Trung, Nghiem Van Tri, Tran Van Ly Phan Van Giao Ngo Dinh Diem (cropped).jpg Nguyễn Văn Xuân
(1892–1989)		27 May 194814 June 19491 year, 18 days Military

State of Vietnam (1949–55)

Status
  Denotes Acting Prime Minister
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam
1 Bao Dai 1953.jpg Bảo Đại
(1913–1997)		14 June 194921 January 1950221 days Independent
2 Nguyen Phan Long in 1950.jpg Nguyễn Phan Long
(1889–1960)		21 January 195027 April 195096 days Constitutional Party
3 Tran Van Huu.jpg Trần Văn Hữu
(1896–1984)		6 May 19506 June 19522 years, 31 days Independent
4 Mr. Nguyen Van Tam.jpg Nguyễn Văn Tâm
(1893–1990)		6 June 195217 December 19531 year, 194 days Nationalist Party
5 Prince Buu Loc.jpg Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc
(1914–1990)		11 January 195416 June 1954156 days Independent
6 Ngo Dinh Diem - Thumbnail - ARC 542189.png Ngô Đình Diệm
(1901–1963)		16 June 195426 October 19551 year, 132 days Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party

Republic of Vietnam (1955–75)

Status
  Denotes Acting Prime Minister
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam
1 Ruan Yu Shu Fu Zong Tong .jpg Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ
(1908–1976)		4 November 196328 January 196486 days Independent
2 Nguyen Khanh 1964.jpg Nguyễn Khánh
(1927–2013)		28 February 196427 August 1964181 days Military
— Nguyen Xuan Oanh, Viet-Nam Bulletin Viet-Nam info series.jpg Nguyễn Xuân Oánh
(1921–2003)		29 August 19643 September 19645 days Independent
(2) Nguyen Khanh 1964.jpg Nguyễn Khánh
(1927–2013)		3 September 19644 November 196462 days Military
3 Yue Nan Qian Zong Li Chen Wen Xiang .jpg Trần Văn Hương
(1903–1982)		4 November 196427 January 196584 days Military
— Nguyen Xuan Oanh, Viet-Nam Bulletin Viet-Nam info series.jpg Nguyễn Xuân Oánh
(1921–2003)		27 January 196515 February 196519 days Independent
4 Phan Huy Quat.jpg Phan Huy Quát
(1908–1979)		16 February 19655 June 1965109 days Greater Nationalist Party
5 Nguyen Cao Ky 1967.jpg Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
(1930–2011)		14 June 19651 September 19672 years, 79 days Military
6 Nguyen Van Loc (1968).jpg Nguyễn Văn Lộc
(1922–1992)		1 November 196717 May 1968198 days Military
(3) Yue Nan Qian Zong Li Chen Wen Xiang .jpg Trần Văn Hương
(1903–1982)		28 May 196822 August 19691 year, 86 days Independent
(until 1969)
(3) National Social Democratic Front
(from 1969)
7 Yue Nan Zhu Hua Da Shi Chen Shan Qian (cropped).jpg Trần Thiện Khiêm
(1925–2021)		22 August 19695 April 19755 years, 226 days National Social Democratic Front
8 Nguyen Ba Can (1968).jpg Nguyễn Bá Cẩn
(1930–2009)		5 April 197525 April 197520 days Democratic Party
9 19600113Wu Wen Mu .jpg Vũ Văn Mẫu
(1914–1998)		28 April 197530 April 19752 days Forces for National Reconciliation

Republic of South Vietnam (1969–76)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Chairman of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
1 HuynhTanPhat.jpg Huỳnh Tấn Phát
(1913–1989)		8 June 19692 July 19767 years, 24 days People's Revolutionary Party of Vietnam
(National Liberation Front) [lower-alpha 1]

Reunified Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)

Status
  Denotes Acting Chairman of the Council of Ministers/Prime Minister
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Prime Minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(2) Pham Van Dong 1972.jpg Phạm Văn Đồng
(1906–2000)		2 July 19764 July 19815 years, 2 days Communist Party of Vietnam
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(2) Pham Van Dong 1972.jpg Phạm Văn Đồng
(1906–2000)		4 July 198118 June 19875 years, 349 days Communist Party of Vietnam
3 Pham Hung.jpg Phạm Hùng
(1912–1988)		18 June 198710 March 1988273 days Communist Party of Vietnam
— Mr. Vo Van Kiet.jpg Võ Văn Kiệt
(1922–2008)		10 March 198822 June 1988104 days Communist Party of Vietnam
4 Mr. Do Muoi.jpg Đỗ Mười
(1917–2018)		22 June 19888 August 19913 years, 47 days Communist Party of Vietnam
5 Mr. Vo Van Kiet.jpg Võ Văn Kiệt
(1922–2008)		8 August 199124 September 19921 year, 47 days Communist Party of Vietnam
Prime Minister of Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(5) Mr. Vo Van Kiet.jpg Võ Văn Kiệt
(1922–2008)		24 September 199224 September 19975 years Communist Party of Vietnam
6 Mr. Phan Van Khai.jpg Phan Văn Khải
(1933–2018)		24 September 199727 June 20068 years, 275 days Communist Party of Vietnam
7 Nguyen Tan Dung-2012.jpg Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
(born 1949)		27 June 20067 April 20169 years, 285 days Communist Party of Vietnam
8 Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc.jpg Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
(born 1954)		7 April 20165 April 20214 years, 363 days Communist Party of Vietnam
9 Mr. Pham Minh Chinh.jpg Phạm Minh Chính
(born 1958)		5 April 2021Incumbent2 years, 356 days Communist Party of Vietnam

Timeline

Phạm Minh ChínhNguyễn Xuân PhúcNguyễn Tấn DũngPhan Văn KhảiĐỗ MườiVõ Văn KiệtPhạm HùngHuỳnh Tấn PhátVũ Văn MẫuNguyễn Bá CẩnTrần Thiện KhiêmNguyễn Văn LộcNguyễn Cao KỳPhan Huy QuátTrần Văn HươngNguyễn Xuân OánhNguyễn KhánhNguyễn Ngọc ThơNgô Đình DiệmNguyễn Phúc Bửu LộcNguyễn Văn TâmTrần Văn HữuNguyễn Phan LongBảo ĐạiNguyễn Văn XuânLê Văn HoạchNguyễn Văn ThinhPhạm Văn ĐồngHuỳnh Thúc KhángHồ Chí MinhTrần Trọng KimList of heads of government of Vietnam

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Influenced by the Worker's Party of Vietnam.

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