Minister of Foreign Affairs (Vietnam)
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam | |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | Cabinet Council for National Defense and Security |
| Reports to | The president The prime minister |
| Appointer | The president |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Ho Chi Minh |
| Formation | August 28,1945 |
| Succession | Fifth |
| Deputy | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Website | mofa.gov.vn |
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The minister of foreign affairs is the Government of Vietnam member in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Moreover, member of Council for National Defense and Security. Since 2007, the minister of foreign affairs served as Deputy Prime Minister and sometimes a member of the Politburo, making this ministership one of the highest ranking members in the Vietnamese cabinet. The current Vietnamese acting minister of foreign affairs is Lê Hoài Trung.
Empire of Vietnam
This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and its historical antecedents:[1]
| No | Image | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Trần Văn Chương | April 17, 1945 | August 23, 1945 |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
| No | Image | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Ho Chi Minh | August 28, 1945 | March 2, 1946 |
| 2 | .jpg) | Nhất Linh | March 2, 1946 | November 3, 1946 |
| 1 | | Ho Chi Minh | November 3, 1946 | March 1947 |
| 3 | Hoàng Minh Giám | March 1947 | April 1954 | |
| 4 |  | Phạm Văn Đồng | April 1954 | February 1961 |
| 5 | Ung Văn Khiêm | February 1961 | April 30, 1963 | |
| 6 |  | Xuân Thủy | April 30, 1963 | April 1965 |
| 7 |  | Nguyễn Duy Trinh | April 1965 | February 1980 |
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
| No | Image | Name | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Nguyễn Thị Bình | June 8, 1969 | July 3, 1976 |
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
| No | Image | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | | Nguyễn Duy Trinh | April 1965 | February 1980 |
| 8 |  | Nguyễn Cơ Thạch | February 1980 | August 1991 |
| 9 |  | Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm | August 1991 | February 28, 2000 |
| 10 |  | Nguyễn Dy Niên | February 28, 2000 | June 28, 2006 |
| 11 |  | Phạm Gia Khiêm | June 28, 2006 | August 3, 2011 |
| 12 |  | Phạm Bình Minh | August 3, 2011 | April 8, 2021 |
| 13 |  | Bùi Thanh Sơn | April 8, 2021 | August 30, 2025 |
| 14 | _in_Washington,_D.C._on_December_2,_2024_(cropped).jpg) | Lê Hoài Trung | October 25, 2025 (acting from August 30 - October 25, 2025) | Present |
