Lương Cường

Lương Cường
Cường in 2024
14th President of Vietnam
Assumed office
21 October 2024
Prime MinisterPhạm Minh Chính
Vice PresidentVõ Thị Ánh Xuân
Preceded byTô Lâm
Permanent Member of the Secretariat
In office
16 May 2024  25 October 2024
General SecretaryNguyễn Phú Trọng
Tô Lâm
Preceded byTrương Thị Mai
Succeeded byTrần Cẩm Tú
Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam
In office
15 April 2016  3 June 2024
President
See list
Preceded byNgô Xuân Lịch
Succeeded byTrịnh Văn Quyết
Personal details
Born (1957-08-15) 15 August 1957
Việt Trì, Phú Thọ, North Vietnam
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam
SpouseNguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt
Children2
Military service
Allegiance Communist Party of Vietnam
Branch/service Vietnam People's Army
Years of service1975–2024
Rank Army general
CommandsVietnam People's Army
Battles/warsCambodian-Vietnamese War
Sino-Vietnamese War

Lương Cường (Vietnamese pronunciation: [lɯɤŋ˧˧ kɯɤŋ˨˩]; born 15 August 1957) is a Vietnamese politician and former army general who is currently serving as the 14th president of Vietnam since October 2024. He also served as the permanent Member of the Secretariat since May 2024 to October 2024 and as director of the general department of politics of the People's Army of Vietnam from April 2016 to June 2024.