Trương Tấn Sang
| Trương Tấn Sang | |
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Sang during his visit to Iran, March 2016
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| 8th President of Vietnam | |
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In office 25 July 2011 – 2 April 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| Vice President | Nguyễn Thị Doan |
| General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Minh Triết |
| Succeeded by | Trần Đại Quang |
| Chairman of the Council for National Defense and Security | |
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In office 25 July 2011 – 2 April 2016 |
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| Deputy | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Minh Triết |
| Succeeded by | Trần Đại Quang |
| Head of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform | |
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In office 19 September 2011 – 12 August 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Trần Đại Quang |
| Executive Secretary of the Communist Party | |
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In office May 2006 – 3 August 2011 |
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| General Secretary |
Nông Đức Mạnh Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Preceded by | Phan Dien |
| Succeeded by | Lê Hồng Anh |
| Head of the Party Central Committee Economic Commission | |
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In office January 2000 – January 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| Succeeded by | Vương Đình Huệ |
| Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee | |
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In office June 1996 – January 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Vo Tran Chi |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Minh Triết |
| Chairperson of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee | |
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In office March 1992 – July 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Nguyen Vinh Nghiep |
| Succeeded by | Vo Viet Thanh |
| Personal details | |
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21 January 1949 Đức Hòa District, Vietnam |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mai Thi Hanh |
| Alma mater | National Academy of Public Administration |
Trương Tấn Sang (born 21 January 1949) is a Vietnamese politician, who was the President of Vietnam (2011–2016) and one of the country's top leaders, alongside prime minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and Party general secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng. He became state president following a vote of the National Assembly in July 2011. The office is a ceremonial position, but Sang is also ranked second after General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng on the party's Central Secretariat, a body which directs policy making. Sang has been a member of the Central Politburo, the executive committee of the Communist Party, since 1996. He was party secretary for Ho Chi Minh City from 1996 to 2000. He was promoted to the national party’s number two slot in October 2009. There were reports of rivalry between Sang and Prime Minister Dũng, and each was backed by a faction within the party.
Sang was born 21 January 1949, in Mỹ Hạnh, Đức Hòa, Long An.
He joined the Communist Party on 20 December 1969. He was jailed by the South Vietnamese government in 1971 and held in prison at Phú Quốc. He was released under the Paris Peace Treaty in 1973. He received his bachelor of law degree in 1990 from the National Academy of Public Administration.
From 1983–86, he headed Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)'s Forestry Department, as well as the city's New Economic Zone Development Department. In 1986, he was promoted to the Standing Board of the city's Party Committee. He became a member of the national party's Central Committee in 1991. In 1992, he became chairman for HCMC, the number two position in the city government. He joined the Politburo in 1996 as its 14th ranking member. He was party secretary for HCMC, the top position in the city government, from 1996 to 2000. He was promoted to 10th position in the national party at a congress in April 2001. He was also appointed head of the party’s economic commission at this time.
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