Trần Đức Lương facts for kids
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Trần Đức Lương
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Trần Đức Lương in 2004
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| 6th President of Vietnam | |
| In office 24 September 1997 – 27 June 2006 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Prime Minister | Phạm Văn Đồng Phạm Hùng Đỗ Mười Võ Văn Kiệt Phan Văn Khải |
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| Born | 5 May 1937 Quảng Ngãi Province, French Indochina (now Vietnam) |
| Died | 20 May 2025 (aged 88) Hanoi, 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 ( 5 May 1937 – 20 May 2025) was a Vietnamese politician who served as the sixth President of Vietnam from 1997 to 2006.
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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.
Family
His son, Trần Tuấn Anh was the head of the CPV's Central Economic Committee until the resignation in 2024.
Death
Lương died at his home on 20 May 2025 at the age of 88.
See also
In Spanish: Trần Đức Lương para niños
