Trần Đức Lương | |
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 Lương in 2004 | |
| 6thPresident of Vietnam | |
| In office 24 September 1997 – 27 June 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Phan Văn Khải |
| Vice President | Nguyễn Thị Bình Trương Mỹ Hoa |
| Preceded by | Lê Đức Anh |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Minh Triết |
| Chairman of theCouncil for National Defense and Security | |
| In office 24 September 1997 – 27 June 2006 | |
| Deputy | Phan Văn Khải |
| Preceded by | Lê Đức Anh |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Minh Triết |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam | |
| In office February 1987 – 29 September 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Phạm Văn Đồng Phạm Hùng Đỗ Mười Võ Văn Kiệt Phan Văn Khải |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1937-05-05)5 May 1937[citation needed] |
| Died | 20 May 2025(2025-05-20) (aged 88) Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Resting place | Đức Phổ District,Quảng Ngãi Province |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1959–2006) |
| Spouse | Nguyễn Thị Vinh |
| Children | Two, includingTrần Tuấn Anh |
| Alma mater | Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics |
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Trần Đức Lương (Vietnamese:[t͡ɕən˨˩ʔɗɨk̚˧˦lɨəŋ˧˧]; 5 May 1937 – 20 May 2025) was a Vietnamese politician who served as the sixthPresident of Vietnam from 1997 to 2006.[1]
Trần Đức Lương was born inĐức Phổ District,Quảng Ngãi Province and relocated toHanoi after graduating from high school in 1954. He studied geology atHanoi University of Mining and Geology.[citation needed]
Lương joined theCommunist Party of Vietnam in 1959, and became a functionary of the party in the 1970s. In 1987, he becameDeputy Prime Minister of Vietnam. Member of thePolitburo since June 1996, Trần Đức Lươngwas elected state president of theSocialist Republic of Vietnam on September 24, 1997, andre-elected in 2002. On June 24, 2006, Lương announced his resignation (along with Prime MinisterPhan Văn Khải).Nguyễn Minh Triết was named to succeed Lương as president.
His sonTrần Tuấn Anh was the head of the CPV's Central Economic Committee before resigning in 2024.[2]
Lương died at his home on 20 May 2025, at the age of 88.[3][4] State media, citing information from the CPV's Board of Health Protection and Care for Central Officials (Ban Bảo vệ, chăm sóc sức khỏe cán bộ Trung ương), stated that he died "due to old age and severe illness".[5] A state funeral was carried out on 24 and 25 May, at the National Funeral House. Lương was buried in his hometown inĐức Phổ District,Quảng Ngãi Province on 25 May.[6]
Vietnam:
Gold Star Order (2007)[7]
France:
Grand Cross of theLegion of Honour (2002)[8]
Russia:
Order of Friendship (1997)[9]
Honorary Professor of theRussian Academy of Sciences[10]| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | President of Vietnam 1997–2006 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chairperson ofASEAN 1998 | Succeeded by |
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