Tô Lâm

**Tô Lâm** (born 10 July 1957) is a Vietnamese politician and police officer. In 2024, he became the 13th President of Vietnam. He was Minister of Public Security from April 2016 until May 2024. He is a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Served as **Deputy Minister** (2010–2016) and then **Minister of Public Security** (2016–2024), overseeing national policing and internal security.

In July 2024, following the death of Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Tô became the acting General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. On 3 August 2024, he was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam at the 13th Central Committee, making him the top leader of Vietnam.

As **General Secretary**, Tô Lâm leads the Communist Party, which controls the state and government. The position places him at the top of Vietnam’s political hierarchy, guiding national policy, party leadership, and state direction.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Tô Lâm
- **image**: Keir Starmer meets Tô Lâm 29-10-2025 (6) (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Lâm in 2025
- **office**: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
- **term start**: 3 August 2024
- **predecessor**: Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- **office1**: Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party
- **term start1**: 3 August 2024
- **deputy1**: Phan Văn Giang
- **predecessor1**: Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- **order2**: 13th
- **office2**: President of Vietnam
- **primeminister2**: Phạm Minh Chính
- **vicepresident2**: Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
- **term start2**: 22 May 2024
- **term end2**: 21 October 2024
- **predecessor2**: Võ Văn Thưởng
- **successor2**: Lương Cường
- **office3**: Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam), Minister of Public Security
- **primeminister3**: Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Phạm Minh Chính
- **term start3**: 9 April 2016
- **term end3**: 22 May 2024
- **predecessor3**: Trần Đại Quang
- **successor3**: Lương Tam Quang
- **office4**: Secretary of the Central Police Party Committee
- **term start4**: 4 May 2016
- **term end4**: 6 June 2024
- **predecessor4**: Trần Đại Quang
- **successor4**: Lương Tam Quang
- **office5**: President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society
- **term start5**: 22 May 2024
- **predecessor5**: Võ Văn Thưởng
- **office6**: Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Politburo
- **term start6**: 27 January 2016
- **office7**: Head of Central Highlands (Vietnam), Central Highlands Steering Committee
- **term start7**: 31 July 2016
- **term end7**: 11 October 2017
- **predecessor7**: Trần Đại Quang
- **successor7**: _Position abolished_
- **office8**: Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam), Deputy Minister of Public Security
- **term start8**: 12 August 2010
- **term end8**: 7 April 2016
- **minister8**: Lê Hồng Anh
Trần Đại Quang
- **birth place**: Văn Giang district, Văn Giang, Hung Yen Province, Hưng Yên, North Vietnam
(now Vietnam)
- **spouse**: Ngô Phương Ly
- **awards**:  Military Exploit Order
- **alma mater**:

- **branch**: Vietnam People's Public Security
- **serviceyears**: 1974–2024
- **rank**:  Police General
- **party**: Communist Party of Vietnam, Communist Party
- **nationality**: Vietnamese
- **parents**: Tô Quyền (father)
 Đặng Thị Cam (mother)
- **footnotes**: a.