List of spouses of Vietnamese presidents
| Spouse of the president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |
|---|---|
since 22 May 2024 | |
| Style | Her Excellency[1] Madam[2] |
| Status | de facto |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, Hanoi |
| Inaugural holder | Đoàn Thị Giàu |
| Formation | 2 September 1969 |
| Unofficial names | First Lady of Vietnam |
| Salary | Undisclosed |
| Website | Office of the President |
This is a list of spouses of the presidents of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Phu nhân Chủ tịch nước Việt Nam). The position is sometimes informally called First Lady of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Đệ nhất Phu nhân Việt Nam).[3][4]
There have been 11[a] people holding this title since 1969.[b] The role is currently vacant since the resignation of President Võ Văn Thưởng in March 2024.
Role and duties
[edit]The role of the president's spouse is not an official position, and so they are not given a salary or official duties. Nonetheless, the spouse usually participates in humanitarian and charitable work, and accompanies the president in state visits and entertaining foreign leaders.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Tenure began | Tenure ended | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spouses of the president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam | |||||
| — | Vacant[c] | 2 September 1945 | 2 September 1969 | Hồ Chí Minh | |
| — | Nguyễn Thị Sắt[5] 1881 – 1953 |
29 May 1946 | 21 October 1946 | Huỳnh Thúc Kháng (Acting) | |
| 1 | Đoàn Thị Giàu[3] 1898 – 1974 |
2 September 1969 | 25 May 1974† | Tôn Đức Thắng | |
| — | Vacant | 25 May 1974 | 2 July 1976 | ||
| Spouses of the president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |||||
| — | Vacant | 2 July 1976 | 30 March 1980 | Tôn Đức Thắng | |
| — | Dương Thị Chung 1922 – 2018 |
30 March 1980 | 4 July 1981 | Nguyễn Hữu Thọ | |
| Spouses of the chairman of the Council of State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |||||
| 2 | Nguyễn Thị Minh 1912 – ? |
4 July 1981 | 18 June 1987 | Trường Chinh | |
| 3 | Phan Thị Nể ? – ? |
18 June 1987 | 22 September 1992 | Võ Chí Công | |
| Spouses of the president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |||||
| 4 | Võ Thị Lê 1928 – 2016 |
23 September 1992 | 24 September 1997 | Lê Đức Anh | |
| 5 | Nguyễn Thị Vinh ? – |
24 September 1997 | 27 June 2006 | Trần Đức Lương | |
| 6 | Trần Thị Kim Chi[6] ? – |
27 June 2006 | 25 July 2011 | Nguyễn Minh Triết | |
| 7 | Mai Thị Hạnh[7] 1956 – |
25 July 2011 | 2 April 2016 | Trương Tấn Sang | |
| 8 | Nguyễn Thị Hiền[8] 1958 – |
2 April 2016 | 21 September 2018 | Trần Đại Quang† | |
| — | Vacant | 21 September 2018 | 23 October 2018 | Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (Acting) | |
| 9 | Ngô Thị Mân[9] 1948 – |
23 October 2018 | 5 April 2021 | Nguyễn Phú Trọng | |
| 10 | Trần Thị Nguyệt Thu[10] ? – |
5 April 2021 | 18 January 2023 | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc | |
| — | Vacant | 18 January 2023 | 2 March 2023 | Võ Thị Ánh Xuân(Acting) | |
| 11 | Phan Thị Thanh Tâm[11] ? – |
2 March 2023 | 21 March 2024 | Võ Văn Thưởng | |
| — | Vacant | 21 March 2024 | 22 May 2024 | Võ Thị Ánh Xuân(Acting) | |
| 12 | Ngô Phương Ly ? - | 22 May 2024 | Incumbent | Tô Lâm | |
First ladies of South Vietnam
[edit]| First Lady of South Vietnam | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Independence Palace, Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) |
| Inaugural holder | Trần Lệ Xuân |
| Formation | 26 October 1955 |
| Abolished | 30 April 1975 |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Tenure began | Tenure ended | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trần Lệ Xuân[d] Madame Nhu 1924 – 2011 |
26 October 1955 | 2 November 1963 | Ngô Đình Diệm | |
| — | Vacant | 2 November 1963 | 31 October 1967 | Military junta | |
| 2 | Nguyễn Thị Mai Anh Madame Nguyễn Văn Thiệu 1930 – 2021 |
31 October 1967 | 21 April 1975 | Nguyễn Văn Thiệu | |
| — | Vacant | 21 April 1975 | 30 April 1975 | Trần Văn Hương Dương Văn Minh | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Not including the two first ladies of South Vietnam
- ^ Hồ Chí Minh, the first president (1945-1969), was a bachelor during his presidency.
- ^ Tăng Tuyết Minh was allegedly married to Hồ Chí Minh in 1926 but the pair was separated in 1927 when Hồ went into hiding following the anti-communist coup in Shanghai
- ^ Madame Nhu was the wife of Ngô Đình Nhu, who was the brother and chief advisor to President Ngô Đình Diệm. Since Diệm was a lifelong bachelor, Madame Nhu assumed the de facto first lady title.
References
[edit]- ^ "Governor-General of Australia". 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-08 – via Facebook.
Mrs Hurley and Her Excellency Phan Thi Thanh Tam are welcomed by schoolchildren at the Presidential Palace
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- ^ "Vietnam President Visits Japan". Time Magazine website. Retrieved 17 January 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Anh Tú, Tử Trực (2020-10-09). "Phu nhân nguyên Chủ tịch nước Trương Tấn Sang tặng quà cho ngư dân và trẻ khuyết tật". Người Lao Động.
- ^ Nhị, Xuân (2018-04-18). "Phu nhân Chủ tịch nước Nguyễn Thị Hiền: Người lặng lẽ làm "cầu nối" cho sự phát triển của quê hương". Tổ Quốc (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "Tổng bí thư, Chủ tịch nước và phu nhân cùng kiều bào thả cá tiễn ông Táo". Vietnam Net. 2019-01-26.
- ^ "BST áo dài Lan Hương ra mắt phu nhân nguyên thủ các nước tới Hà Nội". Báo Thế giới và Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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