Ngô Xuân Lịch
| Ngô Xuân Lịch | |
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| 11th Minister of Defence | |
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Assumed office 9 April 2016 | |
| President | Trần Đại Quang |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| Preceded by | Phùng Quang Thanh |
| Chief of the General Department of Politics | |
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In office 01 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 | |
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Assumed office 27 January 2016 | |
| General Secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Vice Chief of the General Department of Politics | |
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In office 31 December 2007 – 01 March 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 20, 1954 Duy Tiên, Hà Nam Province, Hanoi |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Alma mater | Military Academy of Vietnam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Vietnam |
| Service/branch |
 Vietnam People's Army |
| Years of service | 1972-present |
| Rank |
 General |
| Battles/wars |
Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War |
Ngô Xuân Lịch (born 20 April 1954 in Hà Nam) is a Minister of National Defense of Vietnam[1] and Chief of the General Department of Politics of Vietnam.[2]
He was previously Vice Chief of the General Department of Politics (December 2007 – 2011), and a four-star General. He replaced Lê Văn Dũng as Director of the General Department of Politics in March 2011.
Rank
Ngo Xuan Lich was promoted to Major General in 2003, Lieutenant General in 2007, Colonel General in 2011.
On October 10, 2015, he was promoted to General.[3]
On January 28, 2016, he was elected to be a Politburo of Communist Party of Vietnam at its 12th National Congress.[4]
On April 9, 2016, he was appointed as a successor of Phung Quang Thanh as a new Minister of National Defense of Vietnam.[5]
References
Media related to Ngô Xuân Lịch at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceded by Lê Văn Dũng |
Chief of the General Department of Politics 2011-16 |
Succeeded by Lương Cường |
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