Lương Cường

General
Lương Cường
General Lương Cường
	General Cường in 2024
Permanent Member of the Secretariat
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 May 2024
General Secretary	Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Preceded by	Trương Thị Mai
Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 April 2016
President	See list Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (acting) ; Nguyễn Phú Trọng ; Nguyễn Xuân Phúc ; Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting) ; Võ Văn Thưởng ; Tô Lâm ;
Preceded by	Ngô Xuân Lịch
Personal details
Born	15 August 1957; Viet Tri District, Phu Tho Province, Vietnam
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam
Military service
Allegiance	Vietnam
Branch/service	Vietnam People's Army
Years of service	1975–present
Rank	Army General
Commands	Vietnam People's Army
Battles/wars	Sino-Vietnamese War

Lương Cường (born 15 August 1957) is a Vietnamese army general and politician. He currently serves as Permanent Member of the Secretariat since May 2024,^[1]^[2] and as Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam since 2016.^[3]

He was born in Phu Tho Province, and became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 19 January 2011.^[4]^[5] He has been a member of the Politburo since 2021, and a member of the Central Committee since 2011.

Lương Cường was previously Vice Director of the PAVN General Department of Politics (2011–2016), and was promoted to the rank of four-star General in 2019.^[6]^[7]^[8]

On 16 May 2024, General Lương Cường was assigned by the Politburo to assume the position of Permanent Member of the Secretariat, the fifth-highest ranking position in Vietnam's political system, following the resignation of Trương Thị Mai.

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References[edit]

^ "General Luong Cuong holds the position of Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat". chinhphu.vn.
^ "The career of General Luong Cuong - Standing member of the Secretariat - Vietnam.vn". 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
^ "General Luong Cuong became Director of the General Department of Politics".
^ "Raúl receives People's Army of Vietnam Political General". en.granma.cu. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
^ "Việt Nam, Cuba intensify friendship between armed forces". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
^ "Luong Cuong was promoted to General by President Nguyen Phu Trong". 29 January 2019.
^ Việt, Người (2019-01-30). "Phong đại tướng cho hai tướng công an, quân đội". Nguoi Viet Online. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
^ VietTimes.vn (2019-01-29). "Việt Nam chính thức có thêm 2 Đại tướng: ông Tô Lâm và ông Lương Cường". VietTimes (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2019-02-09.

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[1] "General Luong Cuong holds the position of Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat". chinhphu.vn.

[2] "The career of General Luong Cuong - Standing member of the Secretariat - Vietnam.vn". 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

[3] "General Luong Cuong became Director of the General Department of Politics".

[4] "Raúl receives People's Army of Vietnam Political General". en.granma.cu. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-09.

[5] "Việt Nam, Cuba intensify friendship between armed forces". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2019-02-09.

[6] "Luong Cuong was promoted to General by President Nguyen Phu Trong". 29 January 2019.

[7] Việt, Người (2019-01-30). "Phong đại tướng cho hai tướng công an, quân đội". Nguoi Viet Online. Retrieved 2019-02-09.

[8] VietTimes.vn (2019-01-29). "Việt Nam chính thức có thêm 2 Đại tướng: ông Tô Lâm và ông Lương Cường". VietTimes (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2019-02-09.

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