Ngô Xuân Lịch
Ngô Xuân Lịch | |
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| File:Mr. Ngo Xuan Lich.jpg | |
| 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 | File:Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam.svg Communist Party of Vietnam (1974-present) |
| Alma mater | Military Academy of Vietnam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam |
| Branch/service | File:Flag of the People's Army of Vietnam.svg Vietnam People's Army |
| Years of service | 1972-2021 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War |
Ngô Xuân Lịch (born 20 April 1954 in Hà Nam) is a Vietnamese politician and Vietnam's Minister of National Defence and Chief of the General Department of Politics of Vietnam.[1] Ngô Xuân Lịch became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 8 August 1974.[1] 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.
Rank
Ngo Xuan Lich was promoted to Major General in 2003, then to Lieutenant General in 2008 and after that, Colonel General in 2011. On October 5, 2015, he was promoted to General by the President along with Do Ba Ty who is now Vice-Chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam.[2] On January 28, 2016, he was elected to the Politburo of Communist Party of Vietnam at its 12th National Congress.[3] On April 9, 2016, he was appointed as the successor to Phung Quang Thanh and became the new Minister of National Defense of Vietnam.[4]
Awards and honors
National awards
- File:Vietnam Military Exploit Order ribbon.png Military Exploit Order (1st class)[5]
- File:Vietnam Military Exploit Order 3kl rib.png Military Exploit Order (3rd class)[5]
- File:Vietnam Feat Order ribbon.png Feat Order (1st class)[5]
- File:Vietnam Feat Order 2kl rib.png Feat Order (2nd class)[5]
- File:Vietnam Resistance Order ribbon.png Resistance Medal (1st class)[5]
- File:Liberation Order 2kl rib.png Liberation Order (2nd class)[5]
- File:Liberation Order 3kl rib.png Liberation Order (3rd class)[5]
- File:Vietnam Friendship Order ribbon.png Victory Banner Medal[5]
- File:Vietnam Glorious Fighter Medal ribbon.png Glorious Fighter Medal (1st class)[5]
- File:Huan chuong chien si ve vang2.png Glorious Fighter Medal (2nd class)[5]
- File:Huan chuong chien si ve vang3.png Glorious Fighter Medal (3rd class)[5]
- File:Decoration without ribbon - en.svg 50 years of Party membership badge[6]
Foreign awards
- File:KHM Royal Order of Sahametrei - Grand Cross.png Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sahametrei (Cambodia, 2019)[7]
- File:CUB Order of Playa Giron 3rd type (after 1979) ribbon.svg Order of Playa Girón (Cuba, 2022)[8]
- File:Order of merits for the people with silver rays RIB.gif Freedom Medal (1st class) (Laos, 2019)[7]
- File:Orden of Friendship.png Order of Friendship (Russia, 2021)[9]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ngô Xuân Lịch là Chủ nhiệm Tổng cục Chính trị"
- ↑ President Truong Tan Sang announced the promotion of two senior Vietnamese military officials to General ranking during a ceremony in Hanoi on October 5."
- ↑ "Chân dung 19 ủy viên Bộ Chính trị khóa XII". tuoitre.vn (in Tiếng Việt). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ↑ "Tin tức mới nhất 24h - Đọc Báo Lao Động online - Laodong.vn". laodong.vn. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 "Bộ trưởng Ngô Xuân Lịch (từ 2016 - 2021)". Ministry of National Defence (Socialist Republic of Viwtnam). Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Trao tặng Huy hiệu 50 năm tuổi Đảng cho Đại tướng Ngô Xuân Lịch". VTV. 2023-09-28. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Lễ trao tặng Huân chương của Nhà nước Việt Nam, Lào, Campuchia". Biên phòng. 2019-12-20. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Vietnamese army officer honoured with Cuban orders". Voice of Vietnam. 2022-12-07. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Russia's friendship order conferred on Vietnamese diplomat, military officials". Vietnam+. 2021-03-30. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
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- CS1 Tiếng Việt-language sources (vi)
- Generals of the People's Army of Vietnam
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Members of the 12th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam
- Members of the 11th Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam
- Members of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
- Members of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
- Members of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
- People from Hà Nam province
- Ministers of defence of Vietnam
- North Vietnamese military personnel of the Vietnam War