Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh

Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (born 25 December 1959) is a Vietnamese politician who is currently serving as the Vice President of Vietnam, in office since 2016. In this capacity she was the Acting President of Vietnam from the death of President Trần Đại Quang on 21 September 2018 until the election and swearing-in of his successor Nguyễn Phú Trọng on 23 October 2018. Thịnh was the first woman in Vietnamese history to become President or Acting President of Vietnam (in the sense of a constitutional head of state in her own right). She was the first female head of state in a communist country since Soong Ching-ling of China.

Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
Vice President of Vietnam
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 April 2016
President	Trần Đại Quang Herself (acting) Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Preceded by	Nguyễn Thị Doan
President of Vietnam Acting
In office 21 September 2018 – 23 October 2018
Prime Minister	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Preceded by	Trần Đại Quang
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Secretary of the Vĩnh Long Provincial Party Committee
In office October 2010 – March 2015
Preceded by	Trương Văn Sáu
Succeeded by	Trần Văn Rón
Personal details
Born	(1959-12-25) 25 December 1959 Duy Trinh, Quảng Nam, South Vietnam (now Vietnam)
Political party	Communist Party

Thịnh was elected Vice President of Vietnam on 8 April 2016 after winning 91.09% of votes (450 votes) in the National Assembly, continuing the recent norm of having a woman holding this position.[1] She was a member of the 11th and 13th National Assemblies.[2] She became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 19 November 1979.