Chu Văn Tấn

Colonel General
Chu Văn Tấn
1st Minister of Defence (Vietnam)
In office
2 September 1945  2 March 1946
Prime MinisterHồ Chí Minh
Succeeded byPhan Anh
Personal details
Born1909 (1909)
Võ Nhai, Thái Nguyên, Tonkin (French protectorate)
Died1984 (aged 7475)
Hà Nội, Việt Nam
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam
Military service
Allegiance Democratic Republic of Vietnam and later Vietnam
Branch/servicePeople's Army of Vietnam
RankColonel General
Battles/wars

Chu Văn Tấn (19091984) was a colonel-general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War. He was the first Minister of Defence of Vietnam