To Lam served as Vietnam's 13th President from May to October 2024 while concurrently serving as Minister of Public Security, and became President again in April 2026 after being elected to a full term. He spent more than 40 years in the People's Public Security Forces, rising to four-star General and serving as Minister of Public Security from 2016 until his first presidential election in 2024, succeeding a predecessor who resigned amid the country's anti-corruption campaign.
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Political RoleGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam 1 Political RoleMinister of Public Security 1 Political Role Political RoleSecretary of the Central Military Commission 1 Sources
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A veteran of the People's Public Security Forces with over 40 years of service, Lam rose through the ranks to become Minister of Public Security in 2016.
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10 July 1957
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He spent more than 40 years in the People's Public Security Forces, rising to four-star General and serving as Minister of Public Security from 2016 until his first presidential election in 2024, succeeding a predecessor who resigned amid the country's anti-corruption campaign.
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