Đinh Thế Huynh
| Đinh Thế Huynh | |
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| Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
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Assumed office 4 February 2016 |
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| General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Preceded by | Lê Hồng Anh |
| Chairman of the Theoretical Council | |
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Assumed office September 2016 |
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| General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Preceded by | Tô Huy Rứa |
| Head of the Propaganda Department | |
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In office 8 February 2011 – 4 February 2016 |
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| General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Preceded by | Tô Huy Rứa |
| Succeeded by | Võ Văn Thưởng |
| Member of the Politburo | |
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Assumed office 19 January 2011 |
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| General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Member of the Secretariat | |
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Assumed office 19 January 2011 |
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| General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council | |
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Assumed office 28 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Tô Huy Rứa |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 May 1953 Nam Định Province |
| Political party | Communist Party |
Đinh Thế Huynh (born 15 May 1953 in Nam Định Province) is the Executive Secretary of Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, one of the country's five key leaders, along with General Secretary, President, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the National Assembly.
He is a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Chairman of the Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Formerly, he was the Chairman of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Huynh was born on 15 May 1953 in Xuân Kiên, Xuân Trường, Nam Định province. He joined the Vietnam People's Army in 1971 and participated in the 1972 battle of Quảng Trị. He joined the Communist Party in 1974. After the war, he was sent by the government to study at Lomonosov Moscow State University and graduated with a degree in journalism.
In 1988, he assumed the position of Vice editor of Nhân Dân, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Vietnam. In 2001, he became member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. In 2011, he became member of the Politburo and Head of the Propaganda Department.
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