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🇻🇳 Vietnam

One-party state, republic, unitary stateClosed autocracy

Tô Lâm

President · 831 days in office

Tenure records

Recent presidents by days in office

Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Vietnam?

Across 16 completed terms, the average president of Vietnam has served 1,554 days (about 4.3 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 426 days. The last leader to beat the average was Trương Tấn Sang, who left office in 2016.

All presidents of Vietnam

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Days
17	Lương Cường	Oct 21, 2024	Incumbent	679
16	Tô Lâm	May 22, 2024	Oct 21, 2024	152
15	Võ Văn Thưởng	Mar 2, 2023	Mar 21, 2024	385
14	Võ Thị Ánh Xuân	Jan 18, 2023	Mar 2, 2023	43
13	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc	Apr 5, 2021	Jan 18, 2023	653
12	Nguyễn Phú Trọng	Oct 23, 2018	Apr 5, 2021	895
11	Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh	Sep 21, 2018	Oct 23, 2018	32
10	Trần Đại Quang	Apr 2, 2016	Sep 21, 2018	902
9	Trương Tấn Sang	Jul 25, 2011	Jul 25, 2016	1,827
8	Nguyễn Minh Triết	Jun 27, 2006	Jul 25, 2011	1,854
7	Trần Đức Lương	Sep 24, 1997	Jun 27, 2006	3,198
6	Le Duc Anh	Sep 22, 1992	Sep 24, 1997	1,828
5	Nguyen Huu Tho	Mar 30, 1980	Jul 4, 1981	461
4	Tôn Đức Thắng	Jul 2, 1976	Mar 30, 1980	1,367
3	Tôn Đức Thắng	Sep 23, 1969	Jul 2, 1976	2,474
2	Tôn Đức Thắng	Sep 2, 1969	Sep 23, 1969	21
1	Ho Chi Minh	Sep 2, 1945	Sep 2, 1969	8,766

Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the President of Vietnam?

Tô Lâm has been President of Vietnam since May 22, 2024.

Who is the longest-serving President of Vietnam?

Ho Chi Minh, with 8,766 days in office.

Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Vietnam?

Across 16 completed terms, the average president of Vietnam has served 1,554 days (about 4.3 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 426 days. The last leader to beat the average was Trương Tấn Sang, who left office in 2016.