No.
|
Portrait
|
Chief of General Staff |
Took office |
Left office |
Time in office |
Defence branch |
Minister of Defence |
President |
Ref.
|
1 | | Thái, Hoàng VănArmy general Hoàng Văn Thái (1915–1986) [a] | 7 September 1945 | 1953 | 7–8 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Chu Văn Tấn Phan Anh Võ Nguyên Giáp Ta Quang Buu Võ Nguyên Giáp | Hồ Chí Minh | – |
2 | | Dũng, Văn TiếnArmy general Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002) [b] | 1953 | 1954 | 0–1 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Võ Nguyên Giáp | Hồ Chí Minh | – |
(1) | | Thái, Hoàng VănArmy general Hoàng Văn Thái (1915–1986) | 1954 | 1954 | 0 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Võ Nguyên Giáp | Hồ Chí Minh | – |
(2) | | Dũng, Văn TiếnArmy general Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002) | 1954 | 1978 | 23–24 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Võ Nguyên Giáp | Hồ Chí Minh Tôn Đức Thắng | – |
3 | | Tấn, Lê TrọngArmy general Lê Trọng Tấn (1914–1986) [c] | 1978 | 5 December 1986 † | 7–8 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Võ Nguyên Giáp Văn Tiến Dũng | Trường Chinh | – |
4 | | Anh, Lê ĐứcArmy general Lê Đức Anh (1920–2019) [d] | 5 December 1986 | 16 February 1987 | 73 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Văn Tiến Dũng | Võ Chí Công | – |
5 | | Khuê, ĐoànArmy general Đoàn Khuê (1922–1999) [e] | 16 February 1987 | 10 August 1992 | 5 years, 176 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Lê Đức Anh | Võ Chí Công | – |
6 | | Luyện, Đào ĐìnhColonel general Đào Đình Luyện (1929–1999) [f] | 10 August 1992 | December 1995 | 3 years, 3 months | Vietnam People's Air Force | Đoàn Khuê | Võ Chí Công Lê Đức Anh | – |
7 | | Trà, Phạm VănArmy general Phạm Văn Trà (born 1935) [g] | December 1995 | 29 December 1997 | 2 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Đoàn Khuê | Lê Đức Anh | – |
8 | | Lịch, Đào TrọngLieutenant general Đào Trọng Lịch (1939–1998) [h] | 29 December 1997 | 22 May 1998 † | 144 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phạm Văn Trà | Trần Đức Lương | – |
9 | | Dũng, Lê VănArmy general Lê Văn Dũng [vi] (born 1945) [i] | 22 May 1998 | May 2001 | 2 years, 11 months | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phạm Văn Trà | Trần Đức Lương | – |
10 | | Thanh, Phùng QuangArmy general Phùng Quang Thanh (1949–2021) [j] | May 2001 | 31 August 2006 | 5 years, 3 months | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phạm Văn Trà | Trần Đức Lương | – |
11 | | Nghiên, Nguyễn KhắcColonel general Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên (1951–2010) [k] | 31 August 2006 | 13 November 2010 † | 4 years, 74 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phùng Quang Thanh | Nguyễn Minh Triết | – |
12 | | Ty, Đỗ BáArmy general Đỗ Bá Tỵ (born 1954) [l] | 22 November 2010 | 21 May 2016 | 5 years, 190 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phùng Quang Thanh | Nguyễn Minh Triết Trương Tấn Sang | – |
13 | | Giang, Phan VănArmy general Phan Văn Giang (born 1960) [m] | 21 May 2016 | 8 April 2021 | 4 years, 322 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Ngô Xuân Lịch | Trần Đại Quang Nguyễn Phú Trọng | – |
14 | | Cương, Nguyễn TânArmy general Nguyễn Tân Cương (born 1966) | 9 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 227 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phan Văn Giang | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Vo Van Thuong Tô Lâm | – |