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]
| Spouse of the president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
There have been 12[a] people holding this title since 1969.[b] the current spouse of the president since May 2024 is Ngô Phương Ly the wife of President Tô Lâm.
Role and duties
editThe 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 |
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
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 | |
.jpg)
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
- ^ "Madam Tran Thi Nguyet Thu and Mrs Linda Hurley in the gardens of Government House Sydney". Governor of New South Wales. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2023-01-03 – via Facebook.
- ^ a b "Đoàn Thị Giàu - "Đệ nhất phu nhân" giản dị nhất". TẠP CHÍ ĐIỆN TỬ VĂN HÓA VÀ PHÁT TRIỂN (in Vietnamese). 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "Hậu ngã ngựa là chấn thương, liệu bà Trần Thị Nguyệt Thu có xộ khám không?". Thời báo (in Vietnamese). 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ "Một góc đời riêng của cụ Huỳnh". baoquangnam.vn. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Phu nhân Chủ tịch nước Võ Văn Thưởng cùng Phu nhân Toàn quyền Australia thăm Học viện Âm nhạc Quốc gia". Báo Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (in Vietnamese). 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2023-01-03.