Lương Cường Facts for Kids

In this article, the family name is Lương. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Cường.

Quick facts for kids His Excellency General Lương Cường
Cường in 2024

14th President of Vietnam
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 October 2024
Prime Minister	Phạm Minh Chính
Vice President	Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
Preceded by	Tô Lâm
Permanent Member of the Secretariat
In office 16 May 2024 – 25 October 2024
General Secretary	Nguyễn Phú Trọng Tô Lâm
Preceded by	Trương Thị Mai
Succeeded by	Trần Cẩm Tú
Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam
In office 15 April 2016 – 3 June 2024
President	See list Trần Đại Quang Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (acting) Nguyễn Phú Trọng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting) Võ Văn Thưởng Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting) Tô Lâm
Preceded by	Ngô Xuân Lịch
Succeeded by	Trịnh Văn Quyết

Personal details
Born	(1957-08-15) 15 August 1957 (age 67) Việt Trì, Phú Thọ, North Vietnam
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam
Spouse	Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt
Children	2
Military service
Allegiance	Communist Party of Vietnam
Branch/service	Vietnam People's Army
Years of service	1975–2024
Rank	Army general
Commands	Vietnam People's Army
Battles/wars	Cambodian-Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War

Lương Cường (Vietnamese pronunciation: [lɨəŋ˧ kɨəŋ˨˩]; born 15 August 1957) is a Vietnamese politician and former army general who is currently serving as the 14th president of Vietnam since October 2024. He also served as the permanent Member of the Secretariat since May 2024 to October 2024 and as director of the general department of politics of the People's Army of Vietnam from April 2016 to June 2024.

Biography
- Career
Presidency (2024–present)
- Foreign Affairs
Rank
Honours
- National awards
- Foreign awards
See also

Biography

He was born in Phú Thọ Province on 15 August 1957. He has a bachelor's degree in Party Building and State Administration, and a high level of political theory. During his work, he attended training courses for cadres at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and in China.

Career

Cường joined the Vietnamese army at the age of 18 in 1975. He fought in the Vietnam War. He became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam in August 1978.

He has been a member of the Politburo since 2021, and a member of the Central Committee since 2011.

Cường, then-Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam with then-Indian defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a visit to New Delhi, India, 13 November 2017

Cường was previously vice director of the People's Army of Vietnam General Political Department from 2011 to 2016 where he became the director, and was promoted to the rank of four-star General in 2019.

On 16 May 2024, Cường was assigned by the Politburo to assume the position of Permanent Member of the Secretariat, the fifth-highest ranking position in Vietnam's political system, following the resignation of Trương Thị Mai.

Presidency (2024–present)

Cường taking the oath of office, 21 October 2024

On 26 August 2024, General Secretary Tô Lâm resigned from the presidency shortly after his election as the new general secretary earlier that month following Nguyễn Phú Trọng's death in July. On 21 October, at the eighth session of the 15th National Assembly, Cường was elected to the presidency with 440/440 attending National Assembly delegates in favor (reaching 91.67% of the total number of National Assembly delegates). He was subsequently inaugurated as president, succeeding Tô Lâm.

In his inaugural speech, Cường declared his commitment to maintaining and enhancing high unity and solidarity within the Party; building a clean and strong Socialist rule-of-law state; strengthening national defense and security; and consistently pursuing an independent, self-reliant, peaceful, and friendly foreign policy. On the morning of 22 October 2024, the handover ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace. At the ceremony, Tô Lâm officially handed over the presidential duties to Cường and requested relevant agencies to report specific tasks, review work plans, and coordinate internal and external affairs with the new president.

Foreign Affairs

Cường with Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba in the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru, 16 November 2024

On 10 November 2024, Cường arrived in Chile for a three-day visit, his first overseas visit since becoming president. He arrived in Santiago to meet President Gabriel Boric. Before that, he visited the home of the late president Salvador Allende and meet with Allende's family. .....

On 13 November, Cường arrived in Lima in Peru to participate in the APEC Summit. He arrived and met Peruvian president Dina Boluarte and was awarded Order of the Sun of Peru. He also met many other world leaders in the summit.