Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (born 20 July 1954) is a retired Vietnamese Marxist–Leninist politician, who served as the President of Vietnam from 2021 until his resignation in 2023, following the Việt Á scandal. He had previously served as Prime Minister of Vietnam from 2016 until 2021, as well as a member of the National Assembly (until 2023). After his resignation, he was succeeded as president by Võ Văn Thưởng. His popularity in Vietnam has erdoed due to the Việt Á scandal.
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| Born | 20 July 1954 (age 69) Quế Sơn, Quảng Nam, State of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Political orientation | Marxism–Leninism |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |