Đinh Thế Huynh
His Excellency Party's Central Propaganda Commission | |
|---|---|
| In office 8 February 2011 – 4 February 2016 | |
| General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Preceded by | Tô Huy Rứa |
| Succeeded by | Võ Văn Thưởng |
| Chairman of the Party's Central Theoretical Council | |
| In office 28 March 2011 – 2 March 2018 | |
| General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Preceded by | Tô Huy Rứa |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Xuân Thắng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1953 Nam Định Province, French Indochina |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1974–2021) |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Đinh Thế Huynh (born 15 May 1953 in
Permanent Member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, one of the country's five key leaders along with the General Secretary, President, Prime Minister, and the Chairman of the National Assembly.[2] Once rumored to become the next Party's General Secretary, he stepped down in 2018 due to illness.[3][4]
Đinh Thế Huynh is a member of the 11th and 12th
National Assembly
.
Early life
Đinh Thế Huynh was born on 15 May 1953 in
Lomonosov Moscow State University
and graduated with a degree in journalism.
In 1988, Đinh Thế Huynh assumed the position of Vice editor of Nhân Dân, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Vietnam. In 2001, he was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the paper and became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. In 2011, he became member of the Politburo and Head of the Propaganda Department.
References
- ^ "Remarks With Executive Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam His Excellency Dinh The Huynh". U.S. Department of State. 2016-10-25. Archived from the original on 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ "New Politburo members announced". Vietnam Government Portal. 28 January 2016.
- ^ "越共中央政治局安排陈国旺同志担任中央书记处常务书记" (in Chinese). 越通社. 2017-08-02. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ^ Abuza, Zachary (2016-12-23). "The Fault Lines in Vietnam's Next Political Struggle". thediplomat.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
