Trần Đại Quang (Vietnamese: [t͡ɕən˨˩ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ kwaːŋ˧˧]; 12 October 1956 – 21 September 2018) was a Vietnamese politician and former police general who served as the ninth president of Vietnam from 2016 until his death in 2018. After serving for five years as the Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016, Quang was nominated by his predecessor Trương Tấn Sang to the presidency and was elected to the post by the National Assembly of Vietnam on 2 April 2016. He was one of the country's top leaders and ranked second in the Politburo behind Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the General Secretary of the Communist Party.
Trần Đại Quang was born on 12 October 1956 in Ninh Bình Province, in what was then the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. His father worked as a fish catcher in the river, while his mother worked as a banana seller. After his father's death, his mother struggled to raise their four boys and two girls. Trần helped his mother farming and was known for his hard work, dedication, composure and calm qualities.
Kim Son B High School (now Kim Son B High School), in Nhu Hoa commune, Kim Sơn district, Ninh Bình province (high school curriculum at that time in Northern Vietnam consisted of 10 years).
July 1972 – October 1972: student of People's Police School (now People's Police Academy) nearly 16 years old (this school at this time provided secondary training for the people's police force)
October 1972 - October 1975: student at the School of Foreign Languages and Culture Ministry of Home Affairs (now the Ministry of Public Security)
1981 – 1986: Graduated from 5-year in-service training university, major in Reconnaissance, People's Security University (now Academy People's security).
October 1989 - April 1991: studied advanced political theory at Nguyen Ai Quoc Academy
1991 – 1994: studying Hanoi Law University, in-service training.
1994 – 1997: PhD student at Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics
1996: Degree Associate Doctor Jurisprudence, topic "Strengthening state management of national security in our country today", instructor: Assoc.Prof.PTS Tran Ngoc Duong, Hanoi, 1996, 173 pages.
In 2003: was promoted to Associate Professor
In 2009: was awarded the title of Professor of security science
He can speak Chinese fluently.
Trần Đại Quang previously served as Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016, Vice Head of Committee on HIV / AIDS Prevention from 2011 to 2014, and President of the Viet Nam Red Cross Society from 2017 to 2018. He was a member of the 12th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in which he was ranked second, after General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.
Trần Đại Quang joined the Communist Party of Vietnam on 26 July 1980 and became officially party member on 26 July 1981. And from 1997 he became a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and a member of the Central Committee of the party.
At the 12th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in January 2016. Trần Đại Quang was nominated President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and confirmed on 2 April 2016 by the National Assembly of Vietnam. On that day, he succeeded Trương Tấn Sang. On the same day he proposed Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as the new head of government.
Explanation of the reason why there is no Law on Demonstrations
On 26 April 2017, at a meeting with voters in Districts 1, 3, and 4 of Ho Chi Minh City, Tran Dai Quang affirmed that the Law on Protests is highly valued by the National Assembly, but the quality of the drafting agency's Law project is poor, so delayed for world reference. He also said it is necessary to amend land laws because there are many lawsuits and complaints related to land.