Lương Cường

Lương Cường (born 15 August 1957) is a Vietnamese army general and politician. He currently serves as Permanent Member of the Secretariat since May 2024,[1][2] and as Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam since 2016.[3]

General
Lương Cường
Permanent Member of the Secretariat
Assumed office
16 May 2024
General SecretaryNguyễn Phú Trọng
Preceded byTrương Thị Mai
Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam
In office
15 April 2016 – 3 June 2024
President
See list
Preceded byNgô Xuân Lịch
Succeeded byTrịnh Văn Quyết
Personal details
Born(1957-08-15)15 August 1957
Viet Tri District, Phu Tho Province, Vietnam
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam
Military service
Allegiance Vietnam
Branch/service Vietnam People's Army
Years of service1975–2024
RankArmy General
CommandsVietnam People's Army
Battles/warsSino-Vietnamese War

He was born in Phu Tho Province, and became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 19 January 2011.[4][5] He has been a member of the Politburo since 2021, and a member of the Central Committee since 2011.

Lương Cường was previously Vice Director of the PAVN General Department of Politics (2011–2016), and was promoted to the rank of four-star General in 2019.[6][7][8]

On 16 May 2024, General Lương Cường was assigned by the Politburo to assume the position of Permanent Member of the Secretariat, the fifth-highest ranking position in Vietnam's political system, following the resignation of Trương Thị Mai.

Rank

References
  1. "General Luong Cuong holds the position of Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat". chinhphu.vn.
  2. "The career of General Luong Cuong - Standing member of the Secretariat - Vietnam.vn". 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  3. "General Luong Cuong became Director of the General Department of Politics".
  4. "Raúl receives People's Army of Vietnam Political General". en.granma.cu. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  5. "Việt Nam, Cuba intensify friendship between armed forces". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  6. "Luong Cuong was promoted to General by President Nguyen Phu Trong". 29 January 2019.
  7. Việt, Người (2019-01-30). "Phong đại tướng cho hai tướng công an, quân đội". Nguoi Viet Online. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  8. VietTimes.vn (2019-01-29). "Việt Nam chính thức có thêm 2 Đại tướng: ông Tô Lâm và ông Lương Cường". VietTimes (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2019-02-09.


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