| Post: | Secretary |
| Body: | the Central Military Commission |
| Flag: | Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam.svg |
| Flagsize: | 200px |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Native Name: | Vietnamese: Bí thư Quân ủy Trung ương |
| Insignia: | File:Communist Party of Vietnam flag logo.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Incumbent: | Tô Lâm |
| Incumbentsince: | 3 August 2024 |
| Termlength: | Five years |
| Inaugural: | Võ Nguyên Giáp |
| Department: | Central Military Commission |
| Deputy: | Deputy Secretary |
The Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam is the highest party official on military affairs in Vietnam, and politically the highest leader of the People's Army of Vietnam.
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Rank | Central Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013) | May 1952 | January 1961 | 5 | 2nd Central Committee (1951–60) | |
| 7 | 3rd Central Committee (1960–76) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Rank | Central Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013) | January 1961 | 1977 | 7 | 3rd Central Committee (1960–76) | |
| 6 | 4th Central Committee (1976–82) | |||||
| 2 | Lê Duẩn (1907–1986) | 1977 | December 1984 | 1 | 4th Central Committee (1976–82) | |
| 5th Central Committee (1982–86) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Rank | Central Committee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002) | 4 July 1985 | 1986 | 10 | 5th Central Committee (1982–86) | ||
| 6 | 5th Central Committee (1982–82) | ||||||
| 4 | Trường Chinh (1907–1988) | 1986 | 18 December 1986 | 1 | 5th Central Committee (1976–82) | ||
| 5 | Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915–1998) | 1987 | 27 June 1991 | 1 | 6th Central Committee (1986–91) | ||
| 6 | Đỗ Mười (1917–2018) | 27 June 1991 | 26 December 1997 | 1 | 7th Central Committee (1986–91) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Rank | Central Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Lê Khả Phiêu (1931–2020) | 26 December 1997 | 22 April 2001 | 1 | 8th Central Committee (2001–06) | |
| 8 | Nông Đức Mạnh (1940–present) | 22 April 2001 | 19 January 2011 | 1 | 9th Central Committee (2001–06) | |
| 1 | 10th Central Committee (2006–11) | |||||
| 9 | Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944–2024) | 19 January 2011 | 19 July 2024 | 1 | 11th Central Committee (2011–16) | |
| 1 | 12th Central Committee (2016–21) | |||||
| 1 | 13th Central Committee (2021–26) | |||||
| 10 | Tô Lâm (1957-) | 3 August 2024 | incumbent |
1. These numbers are not official.
2. The Central Committee when it convenes for its first session after being elected by a National Party Congress elects the Politburo. According to David Koh, in interviews with several high-standing Vietnamese officials, the Politburo ranking is based upon the number of approval votes by the Central Committee. Lê Hồng Anh, the Minister of Public Security, was ranked 2nd in the 10th Politburo because he received the second-highest number of approval votes. Another example being Tô Huy Rứa of the 10th Politburo, he was ranked lowest because he received the lowest approval vote of the 10th Central Committee when he stood for election for a seat in the Politburo. This system was implemented at the 1st plenum of the 10th Central Committee. The Politburo ranking functioned as an official order of precedence before the 10th Party Congress, and some believe it still does.