The following is the brief biography of To Lam:
- Full name: To Lam
- Date of birth: July 10, 1957
- Ethnicity: Kinh
- Native place: Nghia Tru commune, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province
- Date of Party admission: August 22, 1981
- Academic title, degree: Professor, Doctor in Laws
- Member of the Party Central Committee in the 11th, 12th and 13th tenures
- Member of the Party Central Committee's Politburo in the 12th and 13th tenures
- Deputy to the National Assembly in the 14th and 15th tenures.
- 2010 –2016: Deputy Minister of Public Security.
- 2016 -2024: Minister of Public Security.
- Promoted to General in January 2019.
- 2024: Elected as the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- August 3, 2024: Elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
