President of Vietnam

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government position head of state political office

The President of Vietnam is the country's ceremonial head of state and nominal commander-in-chief, representing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam domestically and internationally while sharing executive authority with the prime minister and the Communist Party leadership.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government position → head of state → political office →
appointedBy	National Assembly of Vietnam →
appoints	Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam → Prime Minister of Vietnam → Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam → Vice President of Vietnam → ambassadors of Vietnam → senior military officers →
chairs	Council for National Defense and Security →
commanderInChiefStatus	nominal →
constitutingInstrument	Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam →
country	Vietnam →
currentHolder	Tô Lâm →
currentHolderStartDate	2024 →
dateEstablished	1945 →
deFactoPowerHeldBy	General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam →
deFactoPowerSharedWith	Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam →
electedBy	National Assembly of Vietnam →
eligibleFor	member of National Assembly of Vietnam →
firstHolder	Ho Chi Minh →
governmentForm	socialist republic →
hasJurisdiction	Socialist Republic of Vietnam →
memberOf	Council for National Defense and Security →
nativeLabel	Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam →
nominator	Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam →
officialName	President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam →
partyRequirement	Communist Party of Vietnam membership →
power	declare a state of emergency with National Assembly approval → declare war with National Assembly approval → grant pardons → promulgate laws passed by the National Assembly → propose legislation to the National Assembly →
precededByOffice	President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam → President of the Republic of South Vietnam →
residence	Presidential Palace, Hanoi →
role	ceremonial head of state → nominal commander-in-chief of the armed forces → represents Vietnam domestically → represents Vietnam internationally →
seat	Hanoi →
sharesExecutiveAuthorityWith	Communist Party of Vietnam leadership → Prime Minister of Vietnam →
shortName	Chủ tịch nước Việt Nam →
style	His Excellency →
symbolizes	unity of the Vietnamese people →
termLength	5 years →
termRenewable	yes →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nguyen Van Thieu ("President of South Vietnam") → Truong Chinh ("President of the State Council of Vietnam") →	positionHeld
National Assembly of Vietnam →	elects
Ba Đình Square ("Office of the President of Vietnam") →	hasNearbyBuilding
Vietnam →	headOfStateTitle
Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam →	influences
President of Vietnam ("Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam") →	nativeLabel
President of Vietnam ("President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam") →	officialName
Vice President of Vietnam →	reportsTo
President of Vietnam ("Chủ tịch nước Việt Nam") →	shortName
Vice President of Vietnam →	subordinateTo
National Assembly of Vietnam →	supervises
Presidential Palace of Vietnam →	usedBy