Phan Văn Giang

Phan Văn Giang is a Vietnamese Army general, the current Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and First Deputy Defence Minister.

Phan Văn Giang
13th Chief of General Staff
Assumed office
21 May 2016
Preceded byĐỗ Bá Tỵ
Personal details
Born1961 (age 59–60)
Thái Nguyên Province, North Vietnam
Military service
Allegiance Vietnam
Branch/service Vietnam People's Army
Years of service1979–present
Rank Colonel General
CommandsChief of General Staff
1st Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)
Deputy Chief of General Staff
Commander of 1st Corps (Vietnam People's Army)
Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff of 1st Corps (Vietnam People's Army)
Battles/warsSino-Vietnamese War, Vietnam War

Phan Văn Giang was born in 1960 in Thái Nguyên Province,[1] joined the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam in 2016.

Other positions held included:

Rank

Phan Văn Giang was promoted to Major General (fr:Général de brigade) in 2009, then to Lieutenant General (fr:Général de division) in 2013, after that Colonel General (fr:Général de corps d'armée) in 2017.[3]

References
  1. "Thủ tướng bổ nhiệm Trung tướng Phan Văn Giang làm Thứ trưởng Bộ Q". congly.vn. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  2. "Bổ nhiệm hai Phó Tổng tham mưu trưởng Quân đội". vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  3. "Chủ tịch nước thăng quân hàm cấp tướng cho ba sĩ quan cao cấp". VnExpress. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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