Trần Đại Quang
- In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Trần, but is often changed to Tran in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should be called by the given name Quang.
His Excellency Trần Đại Quang | |
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| 8th President of Vietnam | |
| In office 2 April 2016 – 21 September 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Vice President | Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh |
| Preceded by | Trương Tấn Sang |
| Succeeded by | Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (Acting) |
| Minister of Public Security | |
| In office 3 August 2011 – 8 April 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| Preceded by | Lê Hồng Anh |
| Succeeded by | Tô Lâm |
| Secretary of the Central Police Party Committee | |
| In office 30 August 2011 – 4 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Lê Hồng Anh |
| Succeeded by | Tô Lâm |
| Head of Central Highlands Steering Committee | |
| In office 3 August 2011 – 31 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Lê Hồng Anh |
| Succeeded by | Tô Lâm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1956 Ninh Bình Province, North Vietnam (now Vietnam) |
| Died | 21 September 2018 (aged 61) Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Political party |  Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Spouse(s) | Nguyễn Thị Hiền |
| Relatives | Trần Quốc Tỏ (brother) |
| Education | University of Security (BA) Vietnam National University, Hanoi (LLB) National Academy of Public Administration, Ho Chi Minh (PhD) (LLD) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Vietnam |
| Branch/service | Vietnam People's Public Security |
| Years of service | 1972–2016 |
| Rank | General |
| Awards |  Military Exploit Order (2011) Fatherland Defense Order (2011) |
Trần Đại Quang (12 October 1956 – 21 September 2018) was a Vietnamese politician. He was President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. He joined office on April 2, 2016. He was elected to the post by the National Assembly, and nominated by his predecessor Trương Tấn Sang who retired from office.
Career
[change | change source]Trần Đại Quang joined the Communist Party of Vietnam on 26 July 1980 and became official party member on 26 July 1981.[1] And from 1997 he became a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and a member of the Central Committee of the party. At the 12th Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in January 2016 Trần Đại Quang the Police General and former Minister of Public Security was proposed as President of the state.[2] On 2 April 2016 with 91.5 percent votes of the 11th Session of the National Assembly. The National Assembly confirmed on that day he official became the new President, he succeeded Trương Tấn Sang. On the same day, he proposed Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as the new head of government.
Honours
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Vietnam: Fatherland Defense Order (2011) [3]- Vietnam: Military Exploit Order 1st class (2011) [4]
Cuba: Order of José Martí (2016) [5]
Laos: Order of National Gold (2017) [6]- Vietnam: Military Exploit Order 2nd class
- Vietnam: Military Exploit Order 3rd class
Cambodia: Friendship Order 1st class
Personal life
[change | change source]Trần Đại Quang is married to Madam Nguyễn Thị Hiền,[7] who performs ceremonial functions as the First Lady of Vietnam.
Death
[change | change source]Trần Đại Quang died in 108 Military Central Hospital on September 21, 2018 in Hanoi from complications of a virus at the age of 61.[8][9]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Tiểu sử tân Chủ tịch nước Trần Đại Quang". 2017-06-02. Archived from the original on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2016-01-24). "Xác nhận 3 ứng viên Chủ tịch nước, Thủ tướng, Chủ tịch Quốc hội". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ↑ "General Tran Dai Quang received Fatherland Defense Order". Public Security News.
- ↑ "General Tran Dai Quang received Military Exploit Order". Public Security News.
- ↑ "President Tran Dai Quang received Jose Martin Order (Vietnamese)". NEWSPAPER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM.
- ↑ "Tran Dai Quang received the order of national gold by Mr Phankham Viphavanh, Vice President of Laos".
- ↑ "Vietnam president appears in public for first time in more than a month". Reuters. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ↑ Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang dies aged 61
- ↑ Virus kills Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, 61
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Trương Tấn Sang |
President of Vietnam 2016–2018 |
Incumbent |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Lê Hồng Anh |
Minister of Public Security 2011–2016 |
Succeeded by Tô Lâm |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Nguyễn Phú Trọng as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam |
Rank of the Communist Party of Vietnam 12th Politburo |
Succeeded by Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as Prime Minister of Vietnam |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski |
Chair of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2017–2018 |
Incumbent |