Phạm Văn Đồng

Council of Ministers

1 March 1906 Đức Tân village, Mộ Đức, Quảng Ngãi Province, French Indochina

29 April 2000(2000-04-29) (94) Hanoi, Vietnam

2 July 1976 – 18 June 1987

Vietnamese politician Not to be confused with Phạm Văn Đổng. In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Pham. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Dong. Phạm Văn ĐồngPhạm Văn Đồng in 19721st Prime Minister Chairman of the Council of MinistersIn office 2 July 1976 – 18 June 1987Preceded by Post establishedSucceeded by Phạm HùngPrime Minister of North VietnamIn office 20 September 1955 – 2 July 1976Preceded by Hồ Chí MinhSucceeded by Post abolishedDeputy Prime Minister of VietnamIn office 25 June 1947 – 20 September 1955Member of the PolitburoIn office 1951–1987Minister of Foreign AffairsIn office April 1954 – February 1961Preceded by Hoàng Minh GiámSucceeded by Ung Văn KhiêmMinister of FinanceIn office September 1945 – March 1946Succeeded by Lê Văn Hiến Personal detailsBorn(1906-03-01 ) 1 March 1906 Đức Tân village, Mộ Đức, Quảng Ngãi Province, French IndochinaDied29 April 2000(2000-04-29) (aged 94) Hanoi, VietnamNationalityVietnamesePolitical party Communist Party of Vietnam (1940–1997)Awards Gold Star Order Vietnamese name VietnamesePhạm Văn Đồng Hán-Nôm范文同 Phạm Văn Đồng ( listen ; 1 March 1906 – 29 April 2000) was a Vietnamese politician who served as Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1955 to 1976. He later served as Prime Minister of Vietnam following reunification of North and South Vietnam from 1976 until he retired in 1987 under the rule of Lê Duẩn and Nguyễn Văn Linh. He was considered one of Hồ Chí Minh's closest lieutenants.