Tô Lâm

• Date of Birth: July 10, 1957        
           
• Place of Birth: Nghia Tru Commune, Van Giang District, Hung Yen Province
   
• Ethnicity: Kinh
   
• Date of Party Admission: August 22, 1981
   
• Academic Titles and Degrees: Professor, Doctor of Law
   
• Member of the Party Central Committee in the 11^th, 12^th and 13^th tenures
   
• Member of the Party Central Committee’s Politburo in the 12^th and 13^th tenures
   
• Deputy to the National Assembly in the 14^th and 15^th tenures
   
• Deputy Minister of Public Security: 2010 - 2016
   
• Minister of Public Security: 2016 - 2024
   
• Promoted to the rank of General of the People's Public Security of Viet Nam in January 2019
   
• President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: 2024
   
• August 3, 2024: Elected by the Party Central Committee to hold the position of General Secretary of the 13^th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam

Source: Office of the President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, September 2024