On the morning of January 23, 2026, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, the 14th Central Executive Committee of the Party held the first Conference to elect the Politburo, General Secretary, Secretariat and Central Inspection Committee.
According to the announced list, Comrade General Nguyen Trong Nghia - Head of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army - was elected as a member of the Politburo of the 14th Central Executive Committee.
Comrade General Nguyen Trong Nghia was born on March 6, 1962. Hometown: Dong Thap province.
Position:
- Politburo Member: XIII, XIV term
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee: XIII, XIV terms
- Member of the Party Central Committee: XII, XIII, XIV terms
- Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission
- General, Head of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army (from November 2025)
- Member of the National Electoral Council (from June 2025)
- National Assembly Deputy: XIV, XV term
Political theory level: Advanced
Professional qualifications: Bachelor of Social Sciences and Humanities
SUMMARY OF THE WORKING PROCESS
4.1979 - 6.1979: Soldier of Company 2, Ap Bac Battalion, Tien Giang Provincial Military Command, Military Region 9.
7.1979 - 10.1979: Soldier of Battalion 4, Division 441, Military Region 4.
11.1979 - 3.1980: Soldier of Battalion 5, Regiment 5, Division 320, Army Corps 3.
4.1980 - 7.1982: Student of the Military Corps Culture School 3.
8.1982 - 6.1985: Student of the School of Command Officers - Information Technology.
7.1985 - 2.1986: Lieutenant, Political Assistant of Training Battalion, Brigade 596, Information Corps.
3.1986 - 11.1986: Lieutenant, Student of the Party School of the Information Corps.
12.1986 - 9.1987: Lieutenant, Senior Lieutenant, Teacher of the School of Command Officers - Information Technology.
10.1987 - 9.1988: Senior Lieutenant, Training Assistant; Deputy Battalion Commander for Politics, Battalion 40, Information Regiment 23, Military Region 7.
10.1988 - 8.1995: Senior Lieutenant, Captain, Major in charge of Politics, Information Regiment 23, Military Region 7; studied Philosophy at the Central Propaganda University (3.1989 - 1.1993).
9.1995 - 8.2000: Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Regiment Commander for Politics, Information Regiment 23, Military Region 7; Secretary of the Party Committee of Regiment 23; in-service majoring in International Studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (7.1996 - 1.1999); student of the Academy of Politics, majoring in Party Building and State Government (11.1999 - 10.2000).
9.2000 - 10.2007: Lieutenant Colonel, Senior Colonel, Colonel; Deputy Head, Head of Propaganda and Training Department of the Political Department, Military Region 7; Student of the Academy of Politics (10.2003 - 10.2004).
11.2007 - 4.2008: Colonel, Deputy Political Commissar of Division 5, Military Region 7; Member of the Party Committee of Division 5.
5.2008 - 9.2009: Colonel, Political Commissar of Division 5, Military Region 7; Secretary of the Party Committee of Division 5.
10.2009 - 7.2010: Colonel, Deputy Head of Politics, Military Region 7; Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Political Department.
8.2010 - 8.2012: Major General, Political Commissar of Army Corps 4; Secretary of the Party Committee of Army Corps 4.
9.2012 - 8.2017: Lieutenant General, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Member of the 12th Central Committee of the Party (January 2016); National Assembly Deputy of the 14th term; Member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Member of the Central Military Commission; Standing Member of the Party Committee of the General Department of Politics;
9.2017 - 1.2021: Member of the 12th Central Committee of the Party, Member of the Central Military Commission; Senior Lieutenant General, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Member of the Central Theoretical Council; Standing Member of the Party Committee of the General Department of Politics; National Assembly Deputy of the 14th term.
1.2021: At the 13th National Party Congress, elected to the Central Executive Committee and elected to the Secretariat of the Central Executive Committee.
2.2021 - 5.2024: Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Training Commission.
7.2021: Delegate of the 15th National Assembly.
5.2024 - 2.2025: Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Training Commission.
2.2025 - 11.2025: Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission; Member of the National Electoral Council (June 2025).
11.2025: Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee of the XIII term, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, General, Head of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Member of the National Election Council.
January 22, 2026: At the 14th National Party Congress, elected as a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Party, term 2026-2031.
January 23, 2026: At the first Conference of the 14th Central Committee of the Party, comrade was elected as a member of the Politburo of the 14th Central Committee of the Party.
