Nguyễn Phú Trọng

Nguyễn Phú Trọng
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Assumed office
19 January 2011
Preceded by Nông Đức Mạnh
Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party
Assumed office
19 January 2011
Preceded by Nông Đức Mạnh
Chairman of the National Assembly
In office
26 June 2006 – 23 July 2011
Preceded by Nguyễn Văn An
Succeeded by Nguyễn Sinh Hùng
Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee
In office
January 2000 – 26 June 2006
Preceded by Lê Xuân Tùng
Succeeded by Phạm Quang Nghị
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
19 May 2002
Constituency Hanoi
Personal details
Born (1944-04-14) 14 April 1944
Hanoi, Tonkin, French Indochina
(now Vietnam)
Political party Communist Party of Vietnam
Spouse(s) Ngô Thị Mẫn
Alma mater University of Hanoi
National Academy of Public Administration
Russian Academy of Sciences

Nguyễn Phú Trọng (born 14 April 1944) is a Vietnamese politician currently serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the most powerful position in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. On October 3, 2018 the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam formally nominated him to be the next President of Vietnam to be voted on the next session of the National Assembly of Vietnam where the party holds an overwhelming majority, making him the third person to simultaneously head the party and the state after Ho Chi Minh (in North Vietnam only) and Truong Chinh. Nguyễn Phú Trọng was also Chairman of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2011.

Nguyễn Phú Trọng was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam at the party's 11th National Congress on 19 January 2011[1][2][3][4] and was re-elected at the 12th National Congress in 2016. Trong heads the party's Secretariat,[5][6][7] and is the Secretary of the Central Military Commission,[8][9] in addition to being the de facto head of the Politburo, the highest decision-making body in Vietnam, which currently makes him the most powerful person in Vietnam.[10]

Early life and career

Trong arrives at Joint Base Andrews, to meet U.S. President Barack Obama, 6 July 2015
Trọng with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, 7 July 2015

Nguyễn Phú Trọng was born in Đông Hội Commune, Đông Anh District, Hanoi. His official biography gives his family background only as "poor peasant".[11] He studied philology at Vietnam National University, Hanoi from 1963 to 1967. Trọng officially became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam in December 1968. He worked for the Tạp chí Cộng Sản (Communist Review), the theoretical and political agency of the Communist Party of Vietnam (formerly the "Labor Party"), in the periods of 1967–73, 1976–80, and 1983–96. From 1991 to 1996, he served as the editor-in-chief of the Tạp chí Cộng Sản.

Nguyễn Phú Trọng went to the Soviet Union in 1981 to study at the Academy of Sciences and received a Candidate of Sciences degree in history in 1983.[12] In 1998, Trọng entered the party section devoted to political work, making him one of the most prominent Vietnamese political theoreticians, heading the CPVCC's Theoretical Council in charge of the Party's theoretical work from 2001 to 2006.

Nguyễn Phú Trọng has been member of the Party's Central Committee since January 1994, member of the Party's Political Bureau since December 1997, and deputy to the National Assembly since May 2002. From January 2000 to June 2006, Trọng was secretary of the Party's Executive Committee of Hanoi, the de facto head of the city authority. On 26 June 2006, Trọng was elected as the Chairman of the National Assembly.[13] During this period he was elected secretary of the Party organization in the Assembly and member of the Council for Defence and Security.

General Secretary leadership

Nguyễn Phú Trọng was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam in 2011. The 5th plenum of the 11th Central Committee decided to take the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption away from the prime minister’s control, and Nguyễn Phú Trọng was elected its head.[14][15]

On July 6, 2015, General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng arrived in the United States to begin his US visit to July 10. This is the first time a leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam has held office in the US Department of State, but has not held any official post in the Oval Office. This visit coincided with the milestone of 20 years since the United States and Vietnam normalized diplomatic relations. The talks with President Obama was about human rights, security and defense and the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic.[16][17]

On 27 January 2016, Nguyễn Phú Trọng was re-elected as General Secretary of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam at the first conference of the committee.[18] At 72 years old, he is the 12th Committee's oldest member. For this term Trong is ranked number one in the politburo, marking a return to normality.

Nguyễn Phú Trọng hopes under a one party rule, to strengthen Vietnam position in the world, turning it into an industrial country rather than a country that produces on primary products.[19]“A country without discipline would be chaotic and unstable … we need to balance democracy and law and order,” said the Communist party’s general secretary, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, at the close of a meeting to choose the country’s leadership for the next five years". I very much hope the new faces in the politburo will push with reforms and bring the country forward, but I don’t know whether they can do that,” said Tran Thi Tram. “They will also have to really tackle the corruption problem, otherwise the people would be the ones to suffer most.”[19]

Nominated to become President

On 3 October 2018, Nguyễn Phú Trọng is chosen by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam with 100% support to become the party nominee for President of Vietnam, replacing the deceased Trần Đại Quang.[20][21]

Published works

Books

  • Nguyen Phu Trong. Viet Nam on the path of renewal. Hanoi: Thế giới Publishers (2004), 351p[22].
  • Nguyen Phu Trong. Renewal in Việt Nam: theory and reality. Hanoi: Thế giới Publishers (2015), 397p.[23]
  • Nguyen Phu Trong; Tran Dinh Nghiem; Vu Hien. Vietnam from 1986. Hanoi: Thế giới Publishers (1995), 116p[24]

Awards

  • Order of José Martí (2012)[25]

References

  1. ↑ Vietnam: Foreign Policy and Government Guide International Business Publications, USA. – 2007– Page 8 "General Secretary Nông Ðức Mạnh – President Nguyễn Minh Triết – Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng – National Assembly Chairman Nguyễn Phú Trọng"
  2. ↑ "Nguyen Phu Trong elected Party Chief", Vietnam News Agency, 19 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Nguyen Phu Trong elected Party General Secretary", Nhan Dan, 19 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Party Congress announces CPVCC Politburo members", VGP News, 19 January 2011
  5. ↑ "Party leader Trong announces Central Committee Secretariat", Viet Nam News, 10 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "11th CPVCC Secretariat members named", Vietnam News Agency, 9 February 2011.
  7. ↑ (in Vietnamese) "Ban Chấp hành trung ương, Bộ Chính trị, Ban Bí thư Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine., Báo điện tử Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam, 25 January 2011.
  8. ↑ (in Vietnamese) "Tổ chức trọng thể lễ tang Thượng tướng Nguyễn Trọng Xuyên", VOV Online, 27 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Tổng Bí thư dự Hội nghị quân chính toàn quân", VOV Online, 16 December 2011.
  10. ↑ (in Vietnamese) "BBC News".
  11. ↑ "Biography of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong", Vietnam News Agency, 19 January 2011
  12. ↑ "Нгуен Фу Чонг - Деятельность Коммунистической партии Вьетнама по укреплению ее связи с массами на современном этапе : с учетом опыта КПСС : диссертация ... кандидата исторических наук : 07.00.14 - Search RSL". search.rsl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  13. ↑ "Vietnam confirms new leadership", BBC, 27 June 2006.
  14. ↑ (in Vietnamese) "Tổng Bí thư sẽ làm Trưởng Ban Chỉ đạo phòng, chống tham nhũng", Pháp luật & Xã hội, 16 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "Party Central Committee's conference concludes", VOV Online, 15 May 2012.
  16. ↑ "Tổng thống Obama tiếp TBT Nguyễn Phú Trọng tại phòng Bầu dục ở Nhà trắng". Radio Free Asia (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  17. ↑ Press, Associated (4 July 2015). "Vietnam Communist party chief to make first US trip". US news.
  18. ↑ Xuxin, ed. (27 January 2016). "Nguyen Phu Trong re-elected as Vietnam's communist party chief". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  19. 1 2 Press, Associated (2016-01-28). "One-party rule best for Vietnam, says leader". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  20. ↑ Trung ương giới thiệu Tổng bí thư để bầu làm Chủ tịch nước, translation: Central Committee introduce the General secretary to become new President
  21. ↑ Vietnam nominates party chief as new president, Reuters, 3 Oct 2018
  22. ↑ "Vietnam On The Path Of Renewal".
  23. ↑ "Renewal in Viet Nam - Theory and Reality".
  24. ↑ "Vietnam from 1986 / Nguyen Phu Trong, Tran Dinh Nghiem, Vu Hien".
  25. ↑ "Trong received Order of Jose Martí".
Party political offices
Preceded by
Nông Đức Mạnh		 General Secretary of the Communist Party
2011–present		 Incumbent
Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party
2011–present
Political offices
Preceded by
Nguyễn Văn An		 Chairman of the National Assembly
2006–2011		 Succeeded by
Nguyễn Sinh Hùng
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