Lê Hồng Phong

Lê Hồng Phong
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Indochinese Communist Party
de facto
In office
27 October 1931  26 July 1936
Preceded byTrần Phú
Succeeded byHà Huy Tập
Personal details
Born
Lê Huy Doãn

(1902-09-06)6 September 1902
Nghệ An Province, French Indochina
Died6 September 1942(1942-09-06) (aged 40)
Côn Đảo, French Indochina
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam

Lê Hồng Phong (6 September 1902 – 6 September 1942) was the second leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV); he led the party through the office of General Secretary of the Overseas Executive Committee of the Indochinese Communist Party. The Overseas Executive Committee was the only body of the CPV left intact after increased repression by the French authorities in Indochina. His wife, Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, also played an important role in the Party in its early stages.