Lê Hoài Trung

Lê Hoài Trung
Lê Hoài Trung in 2024
14th Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
25 October 2025[a]
PresidentLương Cường
Prime MinisterPhạm Minh Chính
Preceded byBùi Thanh Sơn
Chief of Office of Party Central Committee
In office
3 February 2025 – 29 August 2025
General SecretaryTô Lâm
Preceded byNguyễn Duy Ngọc
Succeeded byPhạm Gia Túc
Head of the Central External Relations Commission
In office
19 March 2021 – 3 February 2025
General SecretaryNguyễn Phú Trọng
Tô Lâm
Preceded byHoàng Bình Quân
Succeeded byAbolished position
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
5 November 2014 – 19 March 2021
MinisterPhạm Bình Minh
In office
29 December 2010 – 1 February 2011
MinisterPhạm Gia Khiêm
Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations
In office
1 February 2011 – 5 November 2014
Preceded byLê Lương Minh
Succeeded byNguyễn Phương Nga
Personal details
Born (1961-04-27) 27 April 1961
Huế, South Vietnam
PartyCommunist Party of Vietnam
EducationDiplomatic Academy of Vietnam
Occupation
  • Politician
  • diplomat

Lê Hoài Trung (born 27 April 1961) is a Vietnamese politician and diplomat who has served as the 14th Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2025. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2011 and again from 2014 to 2021.

Early life

Lê Hoài Trung was born in April 1961. He joined the Communist Party of Vietnam in 1986.[1]

Career

Lê Hoài Trung served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2011 and again from 2014 to 2021. He was appointed acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in April 2025, before he was formally appointed to the position on 25 October.[2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ Acting from 30 April to 24 October 2025

References

  1. ^ "Đồng chí Lê Hoài Trung | Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng". tulieuvankien.dangcongsan.vn. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  2. ^ xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (2025-10-27). "Tiểu sử đồng chí Lê Hoài Trung, Bộ trưởng Bộ Ngoại giao". xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  3. ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2025-10-25). "Ông Lê Hoài Trung làm Bộ trưởng Bộ Ngoại giao". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-10-29.