Phạm Văn Đồng
Phạm Văn Đồng | |
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Phạm Văn Đồng in 1972 | |
| 1st Prime Minister of Vietnam Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
| In office 2 July 1976 – 18 June 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Phạm Hùng |
| Prime Minister of North Vietnam | |
| In office 20 September 1955 – 2 July 1976 | |
| President | Ho Chi Minh Tôn Đức Thắng |
| Preceded by | Hồ Chí Minh (De facto) Position established |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Prime Minister of Vietnam |
| Deputy head of government of North Vietnam | |
| In office 25 June 1947 – 20 September 1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Ho Chi Minh |
| Succeeded by | Phan Kế Toại Võ Nguyên Giáp |
| Member of the Politburo | |
| In office 1951–1987 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office April 1954 – February 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Hoàng Minh Giám |
| Succeeded by | Ung Văn Khiêm |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office September 1945 – March 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lê Văn Hiến |
| Advisor to the Central Committee | |
| In office 18 December 1986 – 29 December 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Võ Văn Kiệt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1906 Đức Tân village, Mộ Đức, Quảng Ngãi Province, Annam, French Indochina |
| Died | 29 April 2000 (aged 94) Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1940–1997) |
| Awards | Gold Star Order |
| Vietnamese name | |
| Vietnamese | Phạm Văn Đồng |
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| Hán-Nôm | 范文同 |
Phạm Văn Đồng (Vietnamese: [faːm˧˨ʔ van˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩] ⓘ; 1 March 1906 – 29 April 2000) was a Vietnamese politician who served as Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1955 to 1976. He later served as Prime Minister of Vietnam, following reunification of North and South Vietnam, from 1976 until he retired in 1987 under the presidency of Trường Chinh and Nguyễn Văn Linh. He was considered one of Hồ Chí Minh's closest lieutenants.
Pham Van Dong is the longest serving Prime Minister of Vietnam, over 30 years from 1955 to 1987 and a student and close associate of Ho Chi Minh. His nickname is To, this used to be his alias. He was also called Lam Ba Kiet when he worked as Deputy Director of the District Attorney's Office in Guilin (the director was Ho Hoc Lam).