In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Trần, but is often simplified to Tran in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Lương.
| Trần Đức Lương | |
|---|---|
 Trần Đức Lương in 2004 | |
| 6th President of Vietnam | |
| In office 24 September 1997 – 27 June 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Phan Văn Khải |
| Vice President | Nguyễn Thị Bình Trương Mỹ Hoa |
| Preceded by | Lê Đức Anh |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Minh Triết |
| Chairman of the Council for National Defense and Security | |
| In office 24 September 1997 – 27 June 2006 | |
| Deputy | Phan Văn Khải |
| Preceded by | Lê Đức Anh |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Minh Triết |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam | |
| In office February 1987 – 29 September 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Phạm Văn Đồng Phạm Hùng Đỗ Mười Võ Văn Kiệt Phan Văn Khải |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1937-05-05) 5 May 1937 (age 87) Quảng Ngãi Province, French Indochina (now Vietnam) |
| Political party |  Communist Party of Vietnam (1959–2006) |
| Spouse | Nguyễn Thị Vinh |
| Children | Trần Thị Minh Anh Trần Tuấn Anh |
| Alma mater | Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Academy of Politics |
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Trần Đức Lương (born 5 May 1937) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the sixth President of Vietnam from 1997 to 2006.
Early life
Trần Đức Lương was born in Đức Phổ District in Quảng Ngãi Province, and relocated to Hanoi after graduating from high school in 1954. He studied geology at Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, and was employed as a cartographer.
Career
He joined the Communist Party of Vietnam in 1959, and became a functionary of the party in the 1970s. In 1987, he became Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam. Member of the Politburo since June 1996, Trần Đức Lương was elected state president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on September 24, 1997, and re-elected in 2002. On June 24, 2006, Lương announced his resignation (along with Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải). Nguyễn Minh Triết was named to succeed Lương as president.
His retirement was quiet and he only joined the government national programs or state funerals of other senior members of the Communist Party.
Family
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His son, Trần Tuấn Anh was the head of the CPV's Central Economic Committee until the resignation in 2024.
It's been stated that his family members will not become involved in politics.
Other family members of Trần Đức Lương work in commerce, trading field.
References
- "Tran Duc Long", in Historical Dictionary of Vietnam, ed. by Bruce M. Lockhart and William J. Duiker (Scarecrow Press, 2006) p. 371
- "Tran Tuan Anh no longer Politburo member". The Saigon Times. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
External links
- "Vietnamese crime boss executed by firing squad", 2004, Go Asia Pacific
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| Preceded byLê Đức Anh | President of Vietnam 1997–2006 |
Succeeded byNguyễn Minh Triết |
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| Preceded byBanharn Silpa-archa | Chairperson of ASEAN 1998 |
Succeeded byHassanal Bolkiah |
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