Nguyễn Minh Triết, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nguyễn Minh Triết

President of Vietnam

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1942

Place of Birth: Bến Cát, Bình Dương, Vietnam

Profession: politician, mathematician

Nationality: Vietnam

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Nguy?n Minh Tri?t (born October 8, 1942) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the sixth President of Vietnam from 2006 to 2011.
He was elected by the National Assembly of Vietnam with 464 votes (94%) in June 2006. Nguy?n Minh Tri?t was previously the secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City.
The presidency of Vietnam is a ceremonial position and the Politburo decides government policy.
Tri?t was the fourth-ranking member of the Politburo from 2006 to 2011.
His term as president expired in July 2011.
Senior Politburo member Truong T?n Sang succeeded him. At the 10th Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in April 2006, he was nominated President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and confirmed on June 27, 2006 by the National Assembly.
On that day, he succeeded Tr?n Ð?c Luong.
He subsequently proposed Nguy?n T?n Dung as the new Prime Minister.