Biography of newly-elected Party General Secretary To Lam

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.