Ngô Xuân Lịch

Ngô Xuân Lịch
11th Minister of Defence
In office
9 April 2016  7 April 2021
PresidentTrần Đại Quang
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Prime MinisterNguyễn Xuân Phúc
Preceded byPhùng Quang Thanh
Succeeded byPhan Văn Giang
Chief of the General Department of Politics
In office
1 March 2011  15 April 2016
PresidentTrương Tấn Sang
Trần Đại Quang
Preceded byLê Văn Dũng
Succeeded byLương 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 (1954-04-20) April 20, 1954
Duy Tiên, Hà Nam Province, State of Vietnam
Political party Communist Party of Vietnam (1974-present)
Alma materMilitary Academy of Vietnam
Military service
Allegiance Vietnam
Branch/service Vietnam People's Army
Years of service1972–2021
RankGeneral
Battles/warsVietnam 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.