The Minister of Foreign Affairs is the Government of Vietnam's cabinet member in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Moreover, member of Council for National Defense and Security. Since 2007, the Minister of Foreign Affairs served as Deputy Prime Minister and sometimes a member of the Politburo, making this ministership one of the highest ranking members in the Vietnamese cabinet. The current Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs is Lê Hoài Trung.
List of ministers This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and its historical antecedents: Empire of Vietnam No Image Name Took office Left office Time in office 1 Trần Văn Chương April 17, 1945 August 23, 1945
Democratic Republic of Vietnam No Image Name Took office Left office Time in office 1 Hồ Chí Minh1st term August 28, 1945 March 2, 1946 2 Nhất LinhAbandoned his post. March 2, 1946 November 3, 1946 1 Hồ Chí Minh2nd term November 3, 1946 March 1, 1947 3 Hoàng Minh Giám March 1947 October 1954 4 Phạm Văn Đồng October 1954 February 1961 5 Ung Văn KhiêmRemoved for "pro-Soviet sentiments" February 1, 1961 April 30, 1963 6 Xuân Thủy April 30, 1963 April 1, 1965 7 Nguyễn Duy Trinh April 1, 1965 February 7, 1980
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam No Image Name Took office Left office Time in office 1 Nguyễn Thị Bình June 8, 1969 July 3, 1976
Socialist Republic of Vietnam No Image Name Took office Left office Time in office 7 Nguyễn Duy Trinh April 1, 1965 February 7, 1980 8 Nguyễn Cơ Thạch February 7, 1980 August 9, 1991 9 Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm August 9, 1991 February 28, 2000 10 Nguyễn Dy Niên January 28, 2000 June 28, 2006 11 Phạm Gia Khiêm June 28, 2006 August 3, 2011 12 Phạm Bình Minh August 3, 2011 April 8, 2021 13 Bùi Thanh Sơn April 8, 2021 August 30, 2025 14 Lê Hoài Trung October 25, 2025 Present
See also Minister of Foreign Affairs (South Vietnam)
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External links Official website