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Trương Tấn Sang (born 21 January 1949) is a Vietnamese politician, who served as the seventh
President of Vietnam The president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam, lit=Chairman of the nation of Socialist Republic of Vietnam) is the head of state of Vietnam, elected by the Vietnam Nat ...
from 2011 to 2016. He was one of Vietnam's top leaders, alongside prime minister
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (born 17 November 1949) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Vietnam from 2006 to 2016. He was confirmed by the National Assembly on 27 June 2006, having been nominated by his predecessor, Phan Vă ...
and Party general secretary
Nguyễn Phú Trọng Nguyễn Phú Trọng (born 14 April 1944) is a Vietnamese politician who has served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam — the highest political position in Vietnam — since 2011. In addition, Nguyễn Phú Trọng ser ...
. In July 2011, Trương Tấn Sang was elected state president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam by the
National Assembly of Vietnam The National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Quốc hội nước Cộng hoà xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) is the national legislature of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Constitution of Vietnam recognizes the ...
and nominated by his predecessor
Nguyễn Minh Triết Nguyễn Minh Triết (born 8 October 1942) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the sixth President of Vietnam from 2006 to 2011. He was elected by the National Assembly of Vietnam with 464 votes (94%) in June 2006. Nguyễn Minh Triết w ...
who retired from office. Trương Tấn Sang was also ranked second after General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng on the party's Central Secretariat, a body which directs policy making. Sang has been a member of the Central Politburo, the executive committee of the Communist Party, since 1996. He was Communist Party secretary for
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from 1996 to 2000. He was promoted to the national party's number two slot in October 2009.
Ban Chấp hành trung ương, Bộ Chính trị, Ban Bí thư
, ''Báo điện tử Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam'' (Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper).

Danh sách Bộ Chính trị Khoá X
, ''Nhan Dan'', 7 January 2011. This gives the Poliburo ranking immediately before the 2011 congress, with Sang second and Dũng fifth.Vietnam profile
, BBC, 15 January 2011. This describes Sang as No. 2 prior to the 2011 congress.
There were reports of rivalry between Trương Tấn Sang and Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, and each was backed by a faction within the party. At the
11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam The 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam ( vi, Đại hội đại biểu toàn quốc lần thứ XI, links=no, 11th National Congress of Delegates) was the eleventh party congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the sole ...
in January 2011, Trương Tấn Sang was nominated President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and confirmed on 25 July 2011 by the National Assembly. On that day, he succeeded Nguyễn Minh Triết. On the same day he proposed
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (born 17 November 1949) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Vietnam from 2006 to 2016. He was confirmed by the National Assembly on 27 June 2006, having been nominated by his predecessor, Phan Vă ...
as the new head of government.


Early life and career

Trương Tấn Sang was born 21 January 1949, in Đức Hòa District in Long An Province.Thông tấn xã Việt Nam,
Tiểu sử tóm tắt của đồng chí Trương Tấn Sang
''Tiền Phong Online'', 19 January 2011.
In 1966 Trương Tấn Sang joined the revolution. From 1966 to 1969 he was leader of the Youth-student movement PK 2. From 1969 to 1971, Trương Tấn Sang was Party Committee member, secretary of Youth Union, in charge of the secret guerrilla group in Đức Hòa District in Long An Province. Trương Tấn Sang joined the
Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), also known as the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP), is the founding and sole legal party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Founded in 1930 by Hồ Chí Minh, the CPV became the ruling party of North ...
on 20 December 1969.Biography of State President Truong Tan Sang
''VietnamPlus'', 25 July 2011.
He was jailed by the
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ese government in 1971 and held in prison at
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. He was released under the Paris Peace Treaty in 1973. He received his bachelor of law degree in 1990 from the National Academy of Public Administration.


Political career

From 1983–86, Trương Tấn Sang headed Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)'s Forestry Department, as well as the city's New Economic Zone Development Department. In 1986, he was promoted to the Standing Board of the city's Party Committee. He became a member of the national party's Central Committee in 1991. In 1992, he became chairman for HCMC, the number two position in the city government. He joined the Politburo in 1996 as its 14th ranking member. He was party secretary for HCMC, the top position in the city government, from 1996 to 2000. He was promoted to 10th position in the national party at a congress in April 2001. He was also appointed head of the party's economic commission at this time. In 2003, he was reprimanded for failing to act in the
Năm Cam Trương Văn Cam, known by the sobriquet Năm Cam (April 22, 1947 – June 3, 2004) was a notorious Vietnamese mobster who is often called the "Godfather" of Vietnam. Known for building and running a criminal enterprise revolving around ga ...
corruption scandal when he headed the city government. Sang was promoted to fifth position in the party at a congress in April 2006."Danh sách Ban lễ tang đồng chí Võ Văn Kiệt"
''Báo An ninh Thủ đô'', 14 June 2008
At this congress, he was also appointed executive secretary of the party's secretariat, a position which supervises the membership and the internal structure of the party.


Climb to leadership

Trương Tấn Sang was promoted to the party's number two slot between congresses in October 2009. His authority soon eclipsed that of General Secretary
Nông Đức Mạnh Nông Đức Mạnh (; born 11 September 1940) is a Vietnamese politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the most powerful position in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, from 22 April 2001 to 19 January 2011. ...
, the only person nominally above Sang in the party hierarchy, according to a leaked diplomatic cable by U.S. Ambassador Michael Michalak.Michalak, Michael
US embassy cables: Vietnam picks its new leaders
''The Guardian'', 12 January 2011.
Sang "assumed many of Manh's normal responsibilities," Michalak wrote. At diplomatic meetings, Sang could "comment authoritatively, in detail and without notes," whereas Mạnh "appeared disengaged" while he read a 30-minute prepared statement "verbatim and in a monotone." A BBC story described rivalry between Sang and Prime Minister Dũng and described their relationship as "stormy."Ông Trương Tấn Sang làm chủ tịch nước
, ''BBC'', 25 July 2011.
Michalak described both Sang and Dũng as "pragmatic" and "market-oriented." Both are southerners, but traditionally the party's top slot has gone to a northerner.
Nguyễn Phú Trọng Nguyễn Phú Trọng (born 14 April 1944) is a Vietnamese politician who has served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam — the highest political position in Vietnam — since 2011. In addition, Nguyễn Phú Trọng ser ...
, a northerner, was appointed
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam ( vi, Tổng Bí thư Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam), known as First Secretary ( vi, Bí thư Thứ nhất) from 1960 to 1976, is t ...
at 11th National Congress held in
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in January 2011.Nguyen Phu Trong elected Party General Secretary
, ''Nhan Dan'', 19 January 2011.
Nguyen Phu Trong elected Party Chief
, ''VietnamPlus'', 19 January 2011.
Party Congress announces CPVCC Politburo members
, VGP News, 19 January 2011.
The congress selected a list of
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members, and Sang is ranked first on this list. Following the congress, Trong was named the top ranking member of the party's Secretariat, Vietnam's most powerful decision-making body, while Sang is ranked second.


Presidency

The
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elected Trương Tấn Sang as state president on 25 July 2011 with 97.4 percent of the vote. The term of office is five years. Sang told the Assembly that he would defend Vietnam's independence and territorial integrity, and would resolve the Spratly Islands dispute with China peacefully. Trương Tấn Sang,
Bài phát biểu nhận nhiệm vụ của tân Chủ tịch nước
(This is the full text of Sang's speech to the Assembly, as reported by VNA.)
As the new president, he will work to set a foundation that will allow Vietnam to become an industrialized and modernized country by 2020, Sang told the Assembly. Under party regulations, the president is under the authority of Secretariat, so the position is ceremonial. Sang's authority derives from his position as the senior member of the Politburo and as the second ranking member of the Secretariat.11th CPVCC Secretariat members named
, Vietnam News Agency, 9 February 2011.

Ban Chấp hành trung ương, Bộ Chính trị, Ban Bí thư
, ''Báo điện tử Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam'', 25 January 2011.
On 25 July 2013, Trương Tấn Sang met with US President
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to discuss bilateral trade between the U.S. and Vietnam.


Personal life

Trương Tấn Sang is married to Mai Thị Hạnh (born
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), who served ceremonial functions as the First Lady of Vietnam.


See also

*
President of Vietnam The president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam, lit=Chairman of the nation of Socialist Republic of Vietnam) is the head of state of Vietnam, elected by the Vietnam Nat ...
* List of presidents of Vietnam * Human rights in Vietnam


References


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