Nguyễn Minh Triết

In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Nguyen. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should be called by the given name Triet.

Nguyễn Minh Triết
6th President of Vietnam
In office 27 June 2006 – 25 July 2011
Prime Minister	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Vice President	Trương Mỹ Hoa Nguyễn Thị Doan
Preceded by	Trần Đức Lương
Succeeded by	Trương Tấn Sang
Chairman of the Council for National Defense and Security
In office 27 June 2006 – 25 July 2011
Deputy	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Preceded by	Trần Đức Lương
Succeeded by	Trương Tấn Sang
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee
In office January 2000 – 27 June 2006
Preceded by	Trương Tấn Sang
Succeeded by	Lê Thanh Hải
Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Commission
In office December 1997 – January 2000
Preceded by	Phan Minh Tánh
Succeeded by	Trương Quang Được
Personal details
Born	(1942-10-08) 8 October 1942 Bến Cát, Binh Duong, French Indochina
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam
Spouse(s)	Trần Thị Kim Chi
Alma mater	Ho Chi Minh City University of Science

Nguyễn Minh Triết (born 8 October 1942) was president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 27 June 2006 to 25 July 2011.

Nguyễn Minh Triết was promoted to the Political Politburo of the Party in 1997 and then leader of the Communist Party in Ho Chi Minh City. In 2000 He launched a campaign against organized crime and corruption that led to the arrest of mafia chief Trường Van Cam known as Nam Cam.

On June 27, 2006, he was elected President of the State by the National Assembly with 464 votes (94.12% of the votes).