The deputy prime minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (), known as the deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers () from 1981 to 1992, is one of the highest offices within the Central Government. The deputy prime minister has throughout its history been responsible for helping the prime minister to handle Vietnam's internal policies. Since Vietnam is a one-party state, with the Communist Party of Vietnam being the sole party allowed by the constitution, all the deputy prime ministers of the Democratic Republic and the Socialist Republic have been members of the party while holding office.
There are currently six deputy prime ministers: Phạm Gia Túc, Phan Văn Giang, Nguyễn Văn Thắng, Lê Tiến Châu, Phạm Thị Thanh Trà and Hồ Quốc Dũng. Each deputy prime minister is responsible for one particular field of the country.
The Permanent Deputy Prime Minister, also known as the First Deputy Prime Minister (), is a senior member of the Central Government and usually a member of the Politburo. The Permanent Deputy Prime Minister ranks second in the cabinet after the Prime Minister and above all the other deputy prime ministers and ministers. This position is currently held by Phạm Gia Túc since April 2026.
All deputy prime ministers are appointed by the Prime Minister with consent from the National Assembly.
Deputy prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–1976) No. Rank Name(birth–death) Portrait Took office Left office Head of government 1 1 Nguyễn Hải Thần(1878–1958) 27 September 1945 1 June 1946 Hồ Chí Minh 2 2 6 Phạm Văn Đồng(1906–2000) 25 June 1947 20 September 1955 3 3 Phan Kế Toại(1892–1973) 20 September 1955 6 June 1973 Phạm Văn Đồng 4 4 5 Võ Nguyên Giáp(1911–2013) 20 September 1955 2 July 1976 7 5 5 2 Trường Chinh(1907–1988) April 1958 10 June 1960 6 6 11 Phạm Hùng(1912–1988) April 1958 10 June 1971 5 7 7 10 Nguyễn Duy Trinh(1910–1985) 15 June 1960 2 July 1976 9 8 8 12 Lê Thanh Nghị(1911–1989) 15 June 1960 2 July 1976 10 9 9 Nguyễn Côn(1916–2022) November 1967 2 July 1976 10 10 Đỗ Mười(1917–2018) December 1969 2 July 1976 11 11 Hoàng Anh(1912–2016) April 1971 2 July 1976 12 12 Trần Hữu Dực(1910–1993) March 1974 2 July 1976 13 13 Phan Trọng Tuệ(1917–1991) March 1974 2 July 1976 14 14 Đặng Việt Châu(1914–1987) March 1974 2 July 1976
Deputy prime ministers of the Republic of South Vietnam (1969–1976) No. Name(birth–death) Portrait Took office Left office Chairman of government 1 Phùng Văn Cung(1909–1987) 6 June 1969 2 July 1976 Huỳnh Tấn Phát 2 Nguyễn Văn Kiết(1906–1987) 6 June 1969 2 July 1976 3 Nguyễn Đóa(1896–1993) 6 June 1969 2 July 1976 4 Trịnh Đình Thảo(1901–1986) 6 June 1969 2 July 1976
Deputy prime ministers of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present) No. Rank Name(birth–death) Portrait Took office Left office Prime Minister 1 3 7 Võ Nguyên Giáp(1911–2013) 2 July 1976 8 August 1991 Phạm Văn Đồng 6 Phạm Hùng Đỗ Mười 2 6 5 Phạm Hùng(1912–1988) 22 June 1987 Phạm Văn Đồng 4 2 3 8 10 Lê Thanh Nghị(1911–1989) 4 July 1981 8 4 10 17 Đỗ Mười(1917–2018) 22 June 1987 Phạm Văn Đồng 114Phạm Hùng 5 15Huỳnh Tấn Phát(1913–1989) June 1982Phạm Văn Đồng 6 16 13 Võ Chí Công(1912–2011) April 1982 7 7 17 15 Tố Hữu(1920–2002) February 1980 June 1986 9 8 18 Nguyễn Lam(1922–1990) February 1980 April 1982 9 19 Trần Quỳnh(1920–2005) January 1981 February 1987 10 20 10 Võ Văn Kiệt(1922–2008) April 1982 8 August 1991 Phạm Văn Đồng 5 Himself (acting) Phạm Hùng Đỗ Mười 11 21 16Đồng Sỹ Nguyên(1923–2019) April 1982 8 August 1991Phạm Văn Đồng 9 Phạm Hùng Đỗ Mười 12 22 Vũ Đình Liệu(1918–2005) April 1982 February 1987 Phạm Văn Đồng 13 23 Trần Phương(1927–2025) April 1982 February 1987 6 16 3 Võ Chí Công(1912–2011) 27 June 1986 22 June 1987 14 24 8 Nguyễn Cơ Thạch(1921–1998) February 1987 8 August 1991 Phạm Văn Đồng Phạm Hùng Đỗ Mười 15 25 Nguyễn Ngọc Trìu(1926–2016) February 1987 May 1988 Phạm Văn Đồng Phạm Hùng 16 26 Trần Đức Lương(1937–2025) February 1987 29 September 1997 Phạm Văn Đồng Phạm Hùng Đỗ Mười Võ Văn Kiệt 12 Phan Văn Khải 17 27 Nguyễn Khánh(1928–2023) February 1987 29 September 1997 Phạm Văn Đồng Phạm Hùng Đỗ Mười Võ Văn Kiệt Phan Văn Khải 18 28 Đoàn Duy Thành(1929–2026) February 1987 May 1988 Phạm Văn Đồng Phạm Hùng 19 29 Nguyễn Văn Chính(1924–2016) February 1987 May 1988 Phạm Văn Đồng Phạm Hùng 20 30 Phan Văn Khải(1933–2018) 8 August 1991 29 September 1997 Đỗ Mười 8 Võ Văn Kiệt 7 3 21 31 15 Nguyễn Tấn Dũng(born 1949) 29 September 1997 27 June 2006 Phan Văn Khải 5 4 22 32 8 Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm(born 1929) 29 September 1997 12 August 2002 23 33 Nguyễn Công Tạn(1935–2014) 29 September 1997 12 August 2002 24 34 Ngô Xuân Lộc(born 1940) 29 September 1997 11 December 1999 25 35 Phạm Gia Khiêm(born 1944) 29 September 1997 3 August 2011 Phan Văn Khải 7 Nguyễn Tấn Dũng 26 36 Vũ Khoan(1937–2023) 12 August 2002 27 June 2006 Phan Văn Khải 27 37 Nguyễn Sinh Hùng(born 1946) 28 June 2006 25 July 2011 Nguyễn Tấn Dũng 28 38 9 Trương Vĩnh Trọng(1942–2021) 28 June 2006 19 January 2012 29 39 Hoàng Trung Hải(born 1959) 2 August 2007 8 April 2016 30 40 Nguyễn Thiện Nhân(born 1953) 2 August 2007 11 November 2013 31 41 3 Nguyễn Xuân Phúc(born 1954) 2 August 2011 7 April 2016 6 32 42 Vũ Văn Ninh(born 1955) 2 August 2011 8 April 2016 33 43 Phạm Bình Minh(born 1959) 13 November 2013 5 January 2023 Nguyễn Tấn Dũng 13 Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Phạm Minh Chính 34 44 Vũ Đức Đam(born 1963) 13 November 2013 5 January 2023 Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Phạm Minh Chính 35 45 11 Vương Đình Huệ(born 1957) 9 April 2016 11 June 2020 Nguyễn Xuân Phúc 36 46 15 Trương Hòa Bình(born 1955) 28 July 2021 37 47 Trịnh Đình Dũng(born 1956) 7 April 20213848 Lê Minh Khái(born 1964)8 April 202126 August 2024 Phạm Minh Chính3949 Lê Văn Thành(1962–2023)8 April 202122 August 20234050Trần Hồng Hà(born 1964)5 January 20238 April 20264151Trần Lưu Quang(born 1967)26 August 20244252Lê Thành Long(born 1963)6 June 20248 April 20264353Nguyễn Hòa Bình(born 1958)26 August 20244454Hồ Đức Phớc(born 1963)4555Bùi Thanh Sơn(born 1962)4656Nguyễn Chí Dũng(born 1960)18 February 20254757Mai Văn Chính(born 1961)4858Phạm Thị Thanh Trà(born 1964)25 October 2025Incumbent Phạm Minh Chính Lê Minh Hưng4959Hồ Quốc Dũng(born 1966) Phạm Minh Chính Lê Minh Hưng5060Phạm Gia Túc(born 1965)8 April 2026 Lê Minh Hưng5161Phan Văn Giang(born 1960)5262Nguyễn Văn Thắng(born 1973)5363Lê Tiến Châu(born 1969)
See also Prime Minister of Vietnam Vice President of Vietnam
Notes 1. The Politburo of the Central Committee is the highest decision-making body of the CPV and the Central Government. The membership composition, and the order of rank of the individual Politburo members is decided in an election within the newly formed Central Committee in the aftermath of a Party Congress. The Central Committee can overrule the Politburo, but that does not happen often. 2. These numbers are official. The "—" denotes acting deputy prime minister. The first column shows how many deputy prime ministers there have been in Vietnamese history, while the second show how many deputy prime ministers there was in that state. 3. The Central Committee when it convenes for its first session after being elected by a National Party Congress elects the Politburo. According to David Koh, in interviews with several high-standing Vietnamese officials, the Politburo ranking is based upon the number of approval votes by the Central Committee. Lê Hồng Anh, the Minister of Public Security, was ranked 2nd in the 10th Politburo because he received the second-highest number of approval votes. Another example being Tô Huy Rứa of the 10th Politburo, he was ranked lowest because he received the lowest approval vote of the 10th Central Committee when he stood for election for a seat in the Politburo. This system was implemented at the 1st plenum of the 10th Central Committee. The Politburo ranking functioned as an official order of precedence before the 10th Party Congress, and some believe it still does.
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