Tô Lâm
| Tô Lâm | |
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| Minister of Public Security | |
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Assumed office 9 April 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Trần Đại Quang |
| Secretary of the Central Police Party Committee | |
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Assumed office 4 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Trần Đại Quang |
| Head of Central Highlands Steering Committee | |
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Assumed office 31 July 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Trần Đại Quang |
| Member of the Politburo | |
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Assumed office 27 January 2016 |
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| General secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Deputy Minister of Public Security | |
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In office 12 August 2010 – 7 April 2016 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 July 1957 Hung Yen Province, Vietnam |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Security University (BA) Hanoi Law University (LL.B) Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (Ph.D) |
| Awards |
 Military Exploit Order
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Vietnam
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| Service/branch |
 Vietnam People's Public Security
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| Years of service | 1974–present |
| Rank | General |
Tô Lâm (born 10 July 1957) is a Vietnamese politician, who served as Minister of Public Security since 9 April 2016. He is a member of the 12th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Tô Lâm was born on 10 July 1956 in Hung Yen Province, "Vietnam."
He attended the People's Police School in 1974. From October 1974 to October 1979: Student at the People’s Security Academy
October 1979 – December 1988: Working at the Political Protection Department I, the Ministry of Public Security
December 1988 – 1993: Cadre; Deputy Chief of the Political Protection Department I; the Ministry of Public Security
1993-2006: Deputy Director of the Political Protection Department I, Director of the Political Protection Department III, the Ministry of Public Security;
2006-2009: Deputy Director of the General Security Department, Permanent Deputy Director of the General Security Department in charge of the Political Protection Department I, the Ministry of Public Security; appointed as Major-general in 2007
2009 – August, 2010: Director of the General Security Department I, the Ministry of Public Security; appointed as Lieutenant-General in July, 2020
September 16, 2014: The Minister of Public Security, Lieutenant General To Lam, was promoted to the rank of Colonel General by President Truong Tan Sang
August 2010 – January 2016: Deputy Minister of Public Security; a member of the Party Central Committee (at the 11th Party Congress)
January 2016 – April 2016: Senior Lieutenant-General; Deputy Minister of Public Security; a member of the Politburo
June 4, 2011: To Lam was appointed as the new Secretary of the Central Police Party Committee
April 27, 2016: He was appointed Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-corruption by President Tran Dai Quang
July 31, 2016: He was appointed Head of Central Highlands Steering Committee, replacing Tran Dai Quang
July 27, 2016 – present: Member of the Politburo; Head of Central Highlands Steering Committee, Minister of Public Security, Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-corruption
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