Prime Minister of Vietnam
The Prime Minister of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Thủ tướng Việt Nam), officially styled Prime Minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic (Vietnamese: Thủ tướng Chính phủ nước Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa), is the head of government of Vietnam. He works over the meetings of the Central Government. The prime minister directs the work of government members, and may propose deputy prime ministers to the National Assembly.[2]
| Prime minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Thủ tướng Chính phủ nước Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam | |
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 Emblem of Vietnam | |
| Office of the Prime Minister | |
| Style | His Excellency (in international correspondence) |
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| Reports to | President National Assembly of Vietnam |
| Appointer | National Assembly of Vietnam |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Ho Chi Minh |
| Formation | 2 September 1945 |
| Salary | VND 15,125,000 monthly[1] |
| Website | primeminister |
The current prime minister Phạm Minh Chính since 2021.
Roles
The head of government is responsible to the National Assembly and serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Council for Defence and Security. Moreover, prime minister is also Chairman of the Council for National Education, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission and the Central Police Party Committee.
List
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Position | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| Prime Minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |||||||
| 1 |  | Phạm Văn Đồng (1906–2000) | 2 July 1976 | 18 June 1987 | 10 years, 349 days | Prime Minister (until 1981) Chairman of the Council of Ministers (since 1981) | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| 2 |  | Phạm Hùng (1912–1988) | 18 June 1987 | 10 March 1988 | 273 days | Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers cum Minister of Home Affairs (now the Ministry of Public Security) Chairman of the Council of Ministers | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| 3 |  | Đỗ Mười (1917–2018) | 22 June 1988 | 8 August 1991 | 3 years, 47 days | Chairman of the Council of Ministers | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| — |  | Võ Văn Kiệt (1922–2008) | 10 March 1988 | 22 June 1988 | 104 days | Acting Chairman of the Council of Ministers | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| 4 | 8 August 1991 | 25 September 1997 | 6 years, 48 days | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (until 1992) Prime Minister (since 1992) | |||
| 5 |  | Phan Văn Khải (1933–2018) | 25 September 1997 | 27 June 2006 | 8 years, 275 days | Prime Minister | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| 6 | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949–) | 27 June 2006 | 6 April 2016 | 9 years, 284 days | Prime Minister | Communist Party of Vietnam | |
| 7 |  | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (1954–) | 7 April 2016 | 5 April 2021 | 4 years, 363 days | Prime Minister | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| 8 |  | Police lieutenant general Phạm Minh Chính (1958–) | 5 April 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 360 days | Prime Minister | Communist Party of Vietnam |
