Phạm Văn Đồng
First Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, diplomat
(Redirected from Pham Van Dong)
- In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Pham. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should be called by the given name Dong.
Phạm Văn Đồng (1 March 1906 – 29 April 2000) was the first Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam since 1976 until his retirement in 1987. Prior to that he had served as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1955 to 1976. He was the longest serving Vietnamese Prime Minister (1955-1987). He was the student and associate of President Hồ Chí Minh .His nickname was Tô which was once his alias.
Phạm Văn Đồng | |
|---|---|
 Pham Van Dong in 1972 | |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
| In office 2 July 1976 – 18 June 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Phạm Hùng |
| Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam | |
| In office 20 September 1955 – 2 July 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Hồ Chí Minh |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam | |
| In office 25 June 1947 – 20 September 1955 | |
| Member of the Politburo | |
| In office 1951–1987 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office April 1954 – February 1961 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 16 August 1945 – March 1946 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1906 Đức Tân village, Mộ Đức district, in Quảng Ngãi Province, Indochina |
| Died | 29 April 2000 (aged 94) Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Awards |  Gold Star Order |