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.
Empire of Vietnam (1945)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Chief of Cabinet of the Empire of Vietnam | ||||||
| 1 |  | Trần Trọng Kim (1883–1953) | 17 April 1945 | 25 August 1945 | 130 days | Đại Việt National Socialist Party |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–76)
- Status
Denotes Acting Prime Minister
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Chairman of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam | ||||||
| 1 |  | Hồ Chí Minh (1890–1969) | 2 September 1945 | 20 September 1955 | 10 years, 18 days | Communist Party of Indochina (until 1951) Worker's Party of Vietnam (from 1951) |
| — |  | Huỳnh Thúc Kháng (1876–1947) | 31 May 1946 | 21 September 1946 | 113 days | Independent |
| Prime Minister of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam | ||||||
| 2 |  | Phạm Văn Đồng (1906–2000) | 20 September 1955 | 2 July 1976 | 20 years, 286 days | Worker's Party of Vietnam |
South Vietnam
Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (1946–48)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina | ||||||
| 1 |  | Nguyễn Văn Thinh (1888–1946) | 1 June 1946 | 10 November 1946 | 162 days | Cochinchinese Democratic Party |
| 2 |  | Lê Văn Hoạch (1896–1978) | 29 November 1946 | 29 September 1947 | 304 days | Independent |
| 3 | .jpg) | Nguyễn Văn Xuân (1892–1989) | 8 October 1947 | 27 May 1948 | 232 days | Military |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Prime Minister of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam | ||||||
| 1 | | Nguyễn Văn Xuân (1892–1989) | 27 May 1948 | 14 June 1949 | 1 year, 18 days | Military |
State of Vietnam (1949–55)
- Status
Denotes Acting Prime Minister
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam | ||||||
| 1 |  | Bảo Đại (1913–1997) | 14 June 1949 | 21 January 1950 | 221 days | Independent |
| 2 |  | Nguyễn Phan Long (1889–1960) | 21 January 1950 | 27 April 1950 | 96 days | Constitutional Party |
| 3 |  | Trần Văn Hữu (1896–1984) | 6 May 1950 | 6 June 1952 | 2 years, 31 days | Independent |
| 4 |  | Nguyễn Văn Tâm (1893–1990) | 6 June 1952 | 17 December 1953 | 1 year, 194 days | Nationalist Party |
| 5 |  | Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc (1914–1990) | 11 January 1954 | 16 June 1954 | 156 days | Independent |
| 6 |  | Ngô Đình Diệm (1901–1963) | 16 June 1954 | 26 October 1955 | 1 year, 132 days | Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party |
Republic of Vietnam (1955–75)
- Status
Denotes Acting Prime Minister
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam | ||||||
| 1 |  | Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ (1908–1976) | 4 November 1963 | 28 January 1964 | 86 days | Independent |
| 2 |  | Nguyễn Khánh (1927–2013) | 28 February 1964 | 27 August 1964 | 181 days | Military |
| — |  | Nguyễn Xuân Oánh (1921–2003) | 29 August 1964 | 3 September 1964 | 5 days | Independent |
| (2) | | Nguyễn Khánh (1927–2013) | 3 September 1964 | 4 November 1964 | 62 days | Military |
| 3 |  | Trần Văn Hương (1903–1982) | 4 November 1964 | 27 January 1965 | 84 days | Military |
| — | | Nguyễn Xuân Oánh (1921–2003) | 27 January 1965 | 15 February 1965 | 19 days | Independent |
| 4 |  | Phan Huy Quát (1908–1979) | 16 February 1965 | 5 June 1965 | 109 days | Greater Nationalist Party |
| 5 |  | Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (1930–2011) | 14 June 1965 | 1 September 1967 | 2 years, 79 days | Military |
| 6 | .jpg) | Nguyễn Văn Lộc (1922–1992) | 1 November 1967 | 17 May 1968 | 198 days | Military |
| (3) | | Trần Văn Hương (1903–1982) | 28 May 1968 | 22 August 1969 | 1 year, 86 days | Independent (until 1969) |
| (3) | National Social Democratic Front (from 1969) | |||||
| 7 | .jpg) | Trần Thiện Khiêm (1925–2021) | 22 August 1969 | 5 April 1975 | 5 years, 226 days | National Social Democratic Front |
| 8 | .jpg) | Nguyễn Bá Cẩn (1930–2009) | 5 April 1975 | 25 April 1975 | 20 days | Democratic Party |
| 9 |  | Vũ Văn Mẫu (1914–1998) | 28 April 1975 | 30 April 1975 | 2 days | Forces for National Reconciliation |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Chairman of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam | ||||||
| 1 | .jpg) | Huỳnh Tấn Phát (1913–1989) | 8 June 1969 | 2 July 1976 | 7 years, 24 days | People's Revolutionary Party of Vietnam (National Liberation Front) [a] |
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)
- Status
Denotes Acting Chairman of the Council of Ministers/Prime Minister
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Prime Minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | ||||||
| (2) |  | Phạm Văn Đồng (1906–2000) | 2 July 1976 | 4 July 1981 | 5 years, 2 days | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | ||||||
| (2) | | Phạm Văn Đồng (1906–2000) | 4 July 1981 | 18 June 1987 | 5 years, 349 days | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| 3 |  | Phạm Hùng (1912–1988) | 18 June 1987 | 10 March 1988 | 273 days | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| — |  | Võ Văn Kiệt (1922–2008) | 10 March 1988 | 22 June 1988 | 104 days | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| 4 |  | Đỗ Mười (1917–2018) | 22 June 1988 | 8 August 1991 | 3 years, 47 days | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| 5 | | Võ Văn Kiệt (1922–2008) | 8 August 1991 | 24 September 1992 | 1 year, 47 days | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Prime Minister of Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | ||||||
| (5) | | Võ Văn Kiệt (1922–2008) | 24 September 1992 | 24 September 1997 | 5 years | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| 6 |  | Phan Văn Khải (1933–2018) | 24 September 1997 | 27 June 2006 | 8 years, 275 days | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| 7 |  | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (born 1949) | 27 June 2006 | 7 April 2016 | 9 years, 285 days | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| 8 |  | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (born 1954) | 7 April 2016 | 5 April 2021 | 4 years, 363 days | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| 9 |  | Phạm Minh Chính (born 1958) | 5 April 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 137 days | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Timeline
See also
Notes
- ^ Influenced by the Worker's Party of Vietnam.
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| Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present) | |
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