Võ Văn Thưởng
President of Vietnam (2023–2024)
Võ Văn Thưởng (born 13 December 1970) is a Vietnamese politician. He has been the President of Vietnam from 2023 until 2024. He was the youngest person to serve in this position since the government's founding in 1945.
Võ Văn Thưởng | |
|---|---|
 Võ Văn Thưởng in 2023 | |
| 12th President of Vietnam | |
| Assumed office 2 March 2023 – 21 March 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Phạm Minh Chính |
| Vice President | Võ Thị Ánh Xuân |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Succeeded by | Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting) |
| Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat | |
| In office 5 February 2021 – 6 March 2023 | |
| General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Preceded by | Trần Quốc Vượng |
| Succeeded by | Trương Thị Mai |
| Head of the Party Propaganda Department | |
| In office 4 February 2016 – 19 February 2021 | |
| General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Preceded by | Đinh Thế Huynh |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Trọng Nghĩa |
| Member of the Politburo | |
| In office 27 January 2016 – 21 March 2024 | |
| Member of the Party Central Committee | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1970 Hải Dương Province, Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now Vietnam) |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1993–present) |
| Residence | Presidential Palace |
| Alma mater | University of Hồ Chí Minh City Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities Hồ Chí Minh National Academy of Politics |
| Website | President website |
Between 1988 and 1992, he studied Marxist-Leninism at the University of Ho Chi Minh City, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree. In 1999, he received a Master of Philosophy from Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities.[1]
He resigned after just over a year in office amid the Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign, making him the shortest-serving president in Vietnamese history.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Tiểu sử Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị khóa XII Võ Văn Thưởng". Báo điện tử Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ↑ "Vietnam's president resigns after less than a year in office". Semafor. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-21.