Trần Đại Quang

**Trần Đại Quang** (12 October 1956 – 21 September 2018) was a Vietnamese politician. He was President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. He joined office on April 2, 2016. He was elected to the post by the National Assembly, and nominated by his predecessor Trương Tấn Sang who retired from office.

## Career

Trần Đại Quang joined the Communist Party of Vietnam on 26 July 1980 and became official party member on 26 July 1981. And from 1997 he became a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and a member of the Central Committee of the party. At the 12th Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in January 2016 Trần Đại Quang the Police General and former Minister of Public Security was proposed as President of the state. On 2 April  2016 with 91.5 percent votes of the 11th Session of the National Assembly. The National Assembly confirmed on that day he official became the new President, he succeeded Trương Tấn Sang. On the same day, he proposed Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as the new head of government.

## Honours

- Fatherland Defense Order (2011)
    - Military Exploit Order 1st class (2011)
    - Order of José Martí (2016)
    - Order of National Gold (2017)
    - Military Exploit Order 2nd class
    - Military Exploit Order 3rd class
    - Friendship Order 1st class

## Personal life

Trần Đại Quang is married to Madam Nguyễn Thị Hiền, who performs ceremonial functions as the First Lady of Vietnam.

## Death

Trần Đại Quang died in 108 Military Central Hospital on September 21, 2018 in Hanoi from complications of a virus at the age of 61.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: His Excellency
- **name**: Trần Đại Quang
- **image**: Mr. Tran Dai Quang.jpg
- **office**: List of Presidents of Vietnam, 8th President of Vietnam
- **primeminister1**: Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
- **vicepresident1**: Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
- **term start**: 2 April 2016
- **term end**: 21 September 2018
- **predecessor1**: Trương Tấn Sang
- **successor1**: Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
- **office2**: Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam), Minister of Public Security
- **primeminister2**: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
- **term start2**: 3 August 2011
- **term end2**: 8 April 2016
- **predecessor2**: Lê Hồng Anh
- **successor2**: Tô Lâm
- **office3**: Secretary of the Central Police Party Committee
- **term start3**: 30 August 2011
- **term end3**: 4 May 2016
- **predecessor3**: Lê Hồng Anh
- **successor3**: Tô Lâm
- **office4**: Head of Central Highlands Steering Committee
- **term start4**: 3 August 2011
- **term end4**: 31 July 2016
- **predecessor4**: Lê Hồng Anh
- **successor4**: Tô Lâm
- **birth place**: Ninh Bình Province, North Vietnam
- **death place**: Hanoi, Vietnam
- **nationality**: Vietnamese
- **party**:  Communist Party of Vietnam
- **relatives**: Trần Quốc Tỏ
- **spouse**: Nguyễn Thị Hiền
- **education**: University of Security
Vietnam National University, Hanoi
National Academy of Public Administration (Vietnam), National Academy of Public Administration, Ho Chi Minh
- **signature**: President Tran Dai Quang signature.jpg
- **branch**: Vietnam People's Public Security
- **serviceyears**: 1972–2016
- **rank**: General officer, General
- **mawards**:  Military Exploit Order (2011)
 Fatherland Defense Order (2011)