Ngô Xuân Lịch (born 20 April 1954 in Hà Nam) is a Vietnamese politician and Vietnam's Minister of National Defence and Chief of the General Department of Politics of Vietnam.[1] Ngô Xuân Lịch became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 8 August 1974.[1]
Ngô Xuân Lịch | |
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| 11th Minister of Defence | |
| In office 9 April 2016 – 7 April 2021 | |
| President | Trần Đại Quang Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Preceded by | Phùng Quang Thanh |
| Succeeded by | Phan Văn Giang |
| Chief of the General Department of Politics | |
| In office 1 March 2011 – 15 April 2016 | |
| President | Trương Tấn Sang Trần Đại Quang |
| Preceded by | Lê Văn Dũng |
| Succeeded by | Lương Cường |
| Member of the Politburo | |
| In office 27 January 2016 – 31 January 2021 | |
| Vice Chief of the General Department of Politics | |
| In office 1 January 2008 – 1 March 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 20, 1954 Duy Tiên, Hà Nam Province, French Indochina |
| Political party |  Communist Party of Vietnam (1974-present) |
| Alma mater | Military Academy of Vietnam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Vietnam |
| Branch/service |  Vietnam People's Army |
| Years of service | 1972-2021 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War |
Ngô Xuân Lịch was previously Vice Chief of the General Department of Politics (January 2008 – 2011), and was promoted to the rank of four-star General in 2016. He replaced Lê Văn Dũng as Director of the General Department of Politics in March 2011.
Rank
Ngo Xuan Lich was promoted to Major General in 2003, then to Lieutenant General in 2008 and after that, Colonel General in 2011.
On October 5, 2015, he was promoted to General by the President along with Do Ba Ty who is now Vice-Chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam.[2]
On January 28, 2016, he was elected to the Politburo of Communist Party of Vietnam at its 12th National Congress.[3]
On April 9, 2016, he was appointed as the successor to Phung Quang Thanh and became the new Minister of National Defense of Vietnam.[4]
References
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