This is a list of spouses of Vietnamese leaders, including spouses of the General Secretaries of the Communist Party (Vietnamese: Phu nhân Tá»Âng bàthð) and spouses of the Presidents of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Phu nhân Chủ tá»Âch nðá»Âc).
These roles was never established or recognized as an official title or office, but they often play an important ceremonial role alongside the officeholder. Depending on the prominence of the officeholder and their spouse, the latter may be informally referred to as the First Lady of Vietnam (Vietnamese: ÃÂá» nhất Phu nhân Viá»Ât Nam). Ngô Phðáng Ly has been considered the de facto First Lady of Vietnam since Tô Lâm's election as General Secretary in August 2024.
The highest position in Vietnam's political system is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the spouse of the officeholder is considered the de facto "First Lady of Vietnam".
The list only includes spouses of General Secretaries who served after the 1951 re-establishment of the Worker's Party of Vietnam (predecessor of the Communist Party of Vietnam), following which it formally became the ruling party of North Vietnam and later reunified Vietnam.
There have been 12 people holding this title since 1969. The current spouse of the president since October 2024 is Nguyá» n Thá» Minh Nguyá»Ât, the wife of incumbent President Lðáng Cðá»Âng. The role of the president's spouse is not an official position, and so they are not given a salary or official duties. Nonetheless, the spouse usually participates in humanitarian and charitable work, and accompanies the president in state visits and entertaining foreign leaders.
The spouse of the President of South Vietnam is informally referred to as the First Lady.
The spouse of the Vice President of South Vietnam is informally referred to as the Second Lady.