Ngô Xuân Lịch
Ngô Xuân Lịch | |
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| 11th Minister of Defence | |
| In office 9 April 2016 – 7 April 2021 | |
| President | Trần Đại Quang Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Preceded by | Phùng Quang Thanh |
| Succeeded by | Phan Văn Giang |
| Chief of the General Department of Politics | |
| In office 1 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 | |
| In office 27 January 2016 – 31 January 2021 | |
| Vice Chief of the General Department of Politics | |
| In office 1 January 2008 – 1 March 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 20, 1954 Duy Tiên, Hà Nam Province, State of Vietnam |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1974-present) |
| Alma mater | Military Academy of Vietnam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Vietnam |
| Branch/service | Vietnam People's Army |
| Years of service | 1972–2021 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War |
Ngô Xuân Lịch (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋo˧˧ swən˧˧ lïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]; born 20 April 1954 in Hà Nam) is a former Minister of National Defence and Chief of the General Department of Politics of Vietnam. Ngô Xuân Lịch became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 8 August 1974.
Ngô Xuân Lịch was previously Vice Chief of the General Department of Politics (January 2008 – 2011), and was promoted to the rank of four-star General in 2016. He replaced Lê Văn Dũng as Director of the General Department of Politics in March 2011.