Đinh Thế Huynh (; born 15 May 1953 in Nam Định Province) is a Vietnamese politician and journalist who served as the Permanent Member of the Secretariat of the

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, one of the country's five key leaders along with the

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, and the Chairman of the National Assembly. Once rumored to become the next Party's General Secretary, he stepped down in 2018 due to illness. Đinh Thế Huynh is a member of the 11th and 12th

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and the former chairman of the Party's Central Theoretical Council. He also served as Head of the Party's Propaganda Department between 2011 and 2016. A former

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of state newspaper ''

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'', Đinh Thế Huynh became a member of the

on 8 August 1974. He represented the city of

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in Vietnam's 14th

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Early life

Đinh Thế Huynh was born on 15 May 1953 in Xuân Trường District in Nam Định Province. He joined the

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in 1971 and participated in the 1972 battle of Quảng Trị. He joined the Communist Party in 1974. After the war, he was sent by the new communist government to study at

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and graduated with a degree in journalism. In 1988, Đinh Thế Huynh assumed the position of Vice editor of

, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Vietnam. In 2001, he was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the paper and became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. In 2011, he became member of the Politburo and Head of the Propaganda Department.

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