Lê Thanh Hải (; born 20 February 1950 in

Tiền Giang province Tiền Giang was a former province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. The province was formed in February 1976, by the merger of Định Tường and Gò Công provinces of former Republic of Vietnam. Tiền Giang has an advanta ...

) served as Secretary of the

Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

Party Committee from 2005 to 2015. Lê Thanh Hải was a member of the 11th

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, in which he is ranked 6th.

Early life

Lê Thanh Hải was born on 20 February 1950 in

. In 1966, he went to

Saigon Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

as a welder and joined the propaganda team of the Sài Gòn – Gia Định Youth Union with the alias Hai Nhựt. Lê Thanh Hải became member of the

Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is the founding and sole legal party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Founded in 1930 by Hồ Chí Minh, the CPV became the ruling party of North Vietnam in 1954 and then all of Vietnam after the col ...

in 1968. From 1968 to April 1975, he was deputy secretary of the communist party committee, member of the executive committee of the Sài Gòn – Gia Định Union, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, deputy head of the Youth Union Permanent member of Thanh Tan Youth Workers' Committee, Member of Phú Tân Sơn District People's Committee

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Le, Thanh Hai 1950 births Living people Members of the 10th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam Members of the 11th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam Members of the 9th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Members of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Members of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam People from Tiền Giang province