Tô Lâm
General secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam since 2024
Summary
Tô Lâm is a Vietnamese politician and former police officer who since 2024 has served as the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the highest-ranked position of the Vietnamese politics, and as the 13th and current president of Vietnam since 2026. He previously served as president from May to October 2024. A veteran of the People's Public Security Forces with over 40 years of service, Lâm rose through the ranks to become Minister of Public Security in 2016, a position he held until his first election to the presidency in 2024.
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/* Leadership (2024–present) */
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/* Early career */
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Updated short description
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|7|10|df=y}} [[Category:1956 births]]
Refer to his predecessor [[Nguyễn Phú Trọng]], [[Tô Lâm]] is also the [[Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam]].
