Nguyễn Tấn Dũng

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (born 17 November 1949) is a Vietnamese politician who was prime minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 27 June 2006 to his retirement in 2016. He was elected to the post by National Assembly and nominated by his predecessor Phan Văn Khải who retired from office.

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (2014)
6th Prime Minister of Vietnam
In office 27 June 2006 – 7 April 2016
President	Nguyễn Minh Triết Trương Tấn Sang Trần Đại Quang
Deputy	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Preceded by	Phan Văn Khải
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
First Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam
In office 29 September 1997 – 27 June 2006
Prime Minister	Phan Văn Khải
Preceded by	Phan Văn Khải
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Sinh Hùng
Governor of the State Bank
In office May 1998 – 11 December 1999
Preceded by	Cao Si Kiem
Succeeded by	Le Duc Thuy
Head of the Party Central Committee Economic Commission
In office June 1996 – August 1997
Preceded by	Phan Diễn
Succeeded by	Trương Tấn Sang
Deputy Minister of Public Security
In office January 1995 – August 1998
Personal details
Born	(1949-11-17) 17 November 1949 Cà Mau, South Vietnam (now Vietnam)
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam
Spouse(s)	Trần Thanh Kiệm
Children	3
Military service
Allegiance	Vietnam
Branch/service	People's Army
Years of service	1961–1984
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng became member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 10 June 1967. He became member of the Politburo of the party in 1996. He became deputy prime minister of Vietnam in 1997. In 1998 he served as the governor of the State Bank of Vietnam. He was elected Prime Minister on 27 June 2006 after his predecessor Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải decided to retire. He was re-elected on 25 July 2011. In 7 April 2016 he wasn't able to maintain his post in the party and stepped down from his position as Prime Minister.