Nguyen Phu Trong

Nguyễn Phú Trọng ( born April 14, 1944 in the town of Dong Hoi, Hanoi ) is a Vietnamese politician.

Since 26 June 2006, he is Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam. He is a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and was elected on 19 January 2011 to the Secretary-General.

He studied literature in Hanoi and a doctorate in the Soviet Union.