Ngô Xuân Lịch

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Ngô Xuân Lịch
11th Minister of Defence
Assumed office
9 April 2016
President Trần Đại Quang
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Preceded by Phùng Quang Thanh
Chief of the General Department of Politics
In office
01 March 2011 – 15 April 2016
President Trương Tấn Sang
Trần Đại Quang
Preceded by Lê Văn Dũng
Succeeded by Lương Cường
Member of the Politburo
Assumed office
27 January 2016
General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Vice Chief of the General Department of Politics
In office
31 December 2007 – 01 March 2011
Personal details
Born (1954-04-20) April 20, 1954 (age 69)
Duy Tiên, Hà Nam Province, Hanoi
Political party Communist Party of Vietnam
Alma mater Military Academy of Vietnam
Military service
Allegiance  Vietnam
Service/branch Flag of the People's Army of Vietnam.svg Vietnam People's Army
Years of service 1972-present
Rank Vietnam People's Army General.jpg General
Battles/wars Vietnam War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War

Ngô Xuân Lịch (born 20 April 1954 in Hà Nam) is a Minister of National Defense of Vietnam[1] and Chief of the General Department of Politics of Vietnam.[2]

He was previously Vice Chief of the General Department of Politics (December 2007 – 2011), and a four-star General. He replaced Lê Văn Dũng as Director of the General Department of Politics in March 2011.

Rank

Ngo Xuan Lich was promoted to Major General in 2003, Lieutenant General in 2007, Colonel General in 2011.

On October 10, 2015, he was promoted to General.[3]

On January 28, 2016, he was elected to be a Politburo of Communist Party of Vietnam at its 12th National Congress.[4]

On April 9, 2016, he was appointed as a successor of Phung Quang Thanh as a new Minister of National Defense of Vietnam.[5]

References

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Preceded by Chief of the General Department of Politics
2011-16
Succeeded by
Lương Cường


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