Nguyen Minh Triet

In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Nguyen. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Triet.

Nguyễn Minh Triết
President of Vietnam
In office 27 June 2006 – 25 July 2011
Prime Minister	Nguyen Tan Dung
Vice President	Truong My Hoa Nguyen Thi Doan
Preceded by	Tran Duc Luong
Succeeded by	Truong Tan Sang
Personal details
Born	8 October 1942 (1942-10-08) (age 69) Bến Cát, French Indochina (now Vietnam)
Political party	Communist Party
Spouse(s)	Tran Thi Kim Chi
Religion	none (atheist)[1]

Nguyen Minh Triet and First Lady Tran Thi Kim Chi meet with George W. Bush and Laura Bush at the President's Palace, November 2006.

Nguyễn Minh Triết (born October 9, 1942) was president of Vietnam from 2006 to 2011. He was elected by the National Assembly of Vietnam with 464 votes (94%) on June 27, 2006. He was previously the head of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City. The presidency of Vietnam is a ceremonial position and the Politburo decides government policy. Triet was the fourth ranking member of the Politburo from 2006 to 2011. His term as president expired in July. Senior Politburo member Truong Tan Sang succeeded him.

References

1. ^ “Pope, Vietnamese president try for closer ties”, MDJ online, 12 Dec 2009

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Political offices
Preceded by Tran Duc Luong	President of Vietnam 2006–2011	Succeeded by Truong Tan Sang

Persondata
Name	Nguyen Minh Triet
Alternative names
Short description	President of Vietnam
Date of birth	8 October 1942
Place of birth	Ben Cat, Binh Duong, Vietnam
Date of death
Place of death