Minister of National Defense (South Vietnam)
| Minister of National Defense | |
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| Tổng trưởng Quốc phòng (Vietnamese) | |
 Personal seal (1948–75) | |
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| Ministry of National Defense | |
| Reports to | The president |
| Seat | Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) |
| Appointer | The chief of state (1949–55) The president (1955–75) |
| Formation | 1949 |
| First holder | Trần Quang Vinh |
| Final holder | Trần Văn Đôn |
| Abolished | 1975 |
| Superseded by | Minister of Defence (South Vietnam) |
The minister of national defense (Vietnamese: Tổng trưởng Quốc phòng Quốc) was a government minister in charge of the Ministry of National Defense of South Vietnam. The minister was responsible for conducting defense strategies and affairs related to the country's military.
List of ministers
The following is a list of defence ministers of South Vietnam from 1949 until the fall of Saigon in 1975:[1]
State of Vietnam (1949–1955)
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Government(s) | Ref. | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
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Trần Quang Vinh (1897–1977) |
27 May 1948 | 20 January 1950 | 1 year, 238 days | Independent | Provisional Government Bao Dai |
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Phan Huy Quát (1908–1979) |
20 January 1950 | 7 May 1950 | 107 days | Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam | |||
| 3 | 
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Trần Văn Hữu (1896–1984) |
6 May 1950 | 21 February 1951 | 291 days | Independent | |||
| 4 | 
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Nguyễn Hữu Chi (1896–1984) |
21 February 1951 | 7 March 1952 | 1 year, 15 days | Independent | |||
| (3) |
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Trần Văn Hữu (1896–1984) |
7 March 1952 | 6 June 1952 | 91 days | Independent | |||
| 5 | 
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Nghiêm Văn Trí (1907–?) |
6 June 1952 | January 1953 | 107 days | Independent | |||
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Lê Quang Huy (?–?) |
7 January 1953 | 8 January 1953 | 1 day | Independent | |||
| (2) |
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Phan Huy Quát (1908–1979) |
8 January 1953 | 17 December 1953 | 343 days | Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam | |||
| 6 | 
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Ngô Đình Diệm (1901–1963) |
6 July 1954 | 26 October 1955 | 1 year, 112 days | Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party | |||
Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975)
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Government(s) | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 |
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Ngô Đình Diệm (1901–1963) |
26 October 1955 | 2 November 1963 X | 8 years, 7 days | Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party | |||
| 2 |
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Trần Văn Đôn (1917–1997) |
4 November 1963 | 30 January 1964 | 87 days | Independent | |||
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Trần Thiện Khiêm (1925–2021) |
8 February 1964 | 9 September 1964 | 223 days | Military | |||
| 4 | 
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Nguyễn Khánh (1927–2013) |
9 September 1964 | 4 November 1964 | 56 days | Military | |||
| 5 | 
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Trần Văn Hương (1902–1982) |
4 November 1964 | 18 January 1965 | 75 days | Independent | |||
| 6 | 
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Trần Văn Minh (1923–2009) |
18 January 1965 | 16 February 1965 | 29 days | Military | |||
| 7 | 
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Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923–2001) |
16 February 1965 | 20 June 1965 | 124 days | Military | |||
| 8 | 
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Nguyễn Hữu Có (1925–2012) |
21 June 1965 | 26 January 1967 | 1 year, 219 days | Military | |||
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Cao Văn Viên (1921–2008) |
26 January 1967 | 9 November 1967 | 286 days | Military | |||
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Nguyễn Văn Vy (1916–1981) |
9 November 1967 | 6 August 1972 | 4 years, 271 days | Military | |||
| (3) |
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Trần Thiện Khiêm (1925–2021) |
6 August 1972 | 14 April 1975 | 2 years, 251 days | Military | |||
| (2) |
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Trần Văn Đôn (1917–1997) |
14 April 1975 | 28 April 1975 | 14 days | Independent | |||
List of Ministers of Advisor for the Defense Ministry
During the First Republic, the Ministry of National Defense was organized as a civilian agency, with the President as its director[2]. The deputy position which also controlled the defense ministry along with the president was Ministers of Advisor for the Defense Ministry, the first minister was Trần Trung Dung, brother-in-law of President Diem. In May 1961, Diem reorganized the government, led the president also served as Minister of National Defense. In the same year, minister Dung resigned from his position, the successor was Nguyễn Đình Thuần, who was State Secretary.
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Government(s) | Ref. | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
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Trần Trung Dung (1913–1997) |
26 October 1955 | 18 October 1960 | 4 years, 358 days | Đại Việt Nationalist Party | Ngo Dinh Diem | ||
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Nguyễn Đình Thuần (1923–2013) |
18 October 1960 | 1 November 1963 | 3 years, 14 days | Independent | Ngo Dinh Diem | ||
References
- ^ 世界諸国の制度・組織・人事: 1840-2000. 東京大学出版会. 2001. p. 198. ISBN 9784130301220. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Biên niên sự kiện lịch sử Nam Bộ kháng chiến 1945-1975, H., Nhà xuất bản. Chính trị Quốc gia, 2011, tr. 524-525. Dẫn theo Công báo Việt Nam Cộng hòa, Sài Gòn, 1955.
