Leaders

Tô Lâm

Who leads Vietnam? Tô Lâm, President. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

President — Vietnam

Record & power

Record score	72
Power score	74

Country momentum +4 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

Re-elected General Secretary in January 2026 — full control of the party and the state machine.
Growth at 8.39% in Q2 2026 — the Asian manufacturing magnet keeps firing.
Bamboo diplomacy: comprehensive strategic partners with the US, China, Russia, Japan and the EU — no side taken.
The debit: a one-party state jailing dissidents, bloggers and labor organizers.

Other leaders

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Vietnam Rankings

Across the Bureau

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