This article lists the heads of government of modern Vietnam since 1945, from the establishment of the Empire of Vietnam to the present day.
Empire of Vietnam (1945) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Trần Trọng Kim 17 April 1945 25 August 1945 Đại Việt National Socialist Party
North Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–76)
Status
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Hồ Chí Minh 2 September 1945 20 September 1955 Communist Party of Indochina Worker's Party of Vietnam — Huỳnh Thúc Kháng 31 May 1946 21 September 1946 Independent 2 Phạm Văn Đồng 20 September 1955 2 July 1976 Worker's Party of Vietnam
South Vietnam
Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (1946–48) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Nguyễn Văn Thinh 1 June 1946 10 November 1946 Cochinchinese Democratic Party 2 Lê Văn Hoạch 29 November 1946 29 September 1947 Independent 3 Nguyễn Văn Xuân 8 October 1947 27 May 1948 Military
Provisional Central Government of Vietnam (1948–49) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Nguyễn Văn Xuân 27 May 1948 14 June 1949 Military
State of Vietnam (1949–55)
Status
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Bảo Đại 14 June 1949 21 January 1950 Independent 2 Nguyễn Phan Long 21 January 1950 27 April 1950 Constitutional Party 3 Trần Văn Hữu 6 May 1950 6 June 1952 Independent 4 Nguyễn Văn Tâm 6 June 1952 17 December 1953 Nationalist Party 5 Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc 11 January 1954 16 June 1954 Independent 6 Ngô Đình Diệm 16 June 1954 26 October 1955 Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party
Republic of Vietnam (1955–75)
Status
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ 4 November 1963 28 January 1964 Independent 2 Nguyễn Khánh 28 February 1964 27 August 1964 Military — Nguyễn Xuân Oánh 29 August 1964 3 September 1964 Independent Nguyễn Khánh 3 September 1964 4 November 1964 Military 3 Trần Văn Hương 4 November 1964 27 January 1965 Military — Nguyễn Xuân Oánh 27 January 1965 15 February 1965 Independent 4 Phan Huy Quát 16 February 1965 5 June 1965 Greater Nationalist Party 5 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ 14 June 1965 1 September 1967 Military 6 Nguyễn Văn Lộc 1 November 1967 17 May 1968 Military Trần Văn Hương 28 May 1968 22 August 1969 Independent National Social Democratic Front 7 Trần Thiện Khiêm 22 August 1969 5 April 1975 National Social Democratic Front 8 Nguyễn Bá Cẩn 5 April 1975 25 April 1975 Democratic Party 9 Vũ Văn Mẫu 28 April 1975 30 April 1975 Forces for National Reconciliation
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam (1969–76) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Huỳnh Tấn Phát 8 June 1969 2 July 1976 People's Revolutionary Party of Vietnam
Reunified Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)
Status
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office Phạm Văn Đồng 2 July 1976 4 July 1981 Communist Party of Vietnam Phạm Văn Đồng 4 July 1981 18 June 1987 Communist Party of Vietnam 3 Phạm Hùng 18 June 1987 10 March 1988 Communist Party of Vietnam — Võ Văn Kiệt 10 March 1988 22 June 1988 Communist Party of Vietnam 4 Đỗ Mười 22 June 1988 8 August 1991 Communist Party of Vietnam 5 Võ Văn Kiệt 8 August 1991 24 September 1992 Communist Party of Vietnam Võ Văn Kiệt 24 September 1992 24 September 1997 years Communist Party of Vietnam 6 Phan Văn Khải 24 September 1997 27 June 2006 Communist Party of Vietnam 7 Nguyễn Tấn Dũng 27 June 2006 7 April 2016 Communist Party of Vietnam 8 Nguyễn Xuân Phúc 7 April 2016 5 April 2021 Communist Party of Vietnam 9 Phạm Minh Chính 5 April 2021 7 April 2026 Communist Party of Vietnam 10 Lê Minh Hưng 7 April 2026 Incumbent Communist Party of Vietnam
Timeline
See also History of Vietnam (1945–present) Prime Minister of Vietnam List of prime ministers of Vietnam List of leaders of South Vietnam
Notes
External links List of Vietnamese heads of state and government World Statesmen – Vietnam