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General Secretary of the Communist Party of VietnamPolitics1957–

Tô Lâm

General Secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party and former Public Security Minister. He oversees a socialist-oriented market economy, tech modernization, anti-corruption campaigns and balanced non-aligned diplomacy.

Closest spectrum
Radical Left
Closest ideology
Vietnamese Socialism
Closest personality
Hu Jintao
Portrait of Tô Lâm
Wikimedia Commons / VGP

Political axes

Profile across the twelve axes

  • Structure

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal18%
    Unitary83%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy33%
    Autocracy67%
  • Power

    Very strong · Security
    Security91%
    Liberty9%
  • Immigration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation72%
    Multiculturalism28%
  • Diplomacy

    Balanced
    Militarist46%
    Pacifist54%
  • Intervention

    Leaning · Non-interventionist
    Non-interventionist68%
    Nationalist32%
  • Economy

    Balanced
    Public53%
    Private47%
  • Control

    Leaning · Planning
    Planning70%
    Free market31%
  • Trade

    Balanced
    Protectionism43%
    Globalism57%
  • Religion

    Strong · Irreligious
    Irreligious74%
    Religious26%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive39%
    Traditionalist61%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology71%
    Biology29%

What sets Tô Lâm apart

Most unusual position

Power

Tô Lâm leans further toward security than 96% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 55Tô Lâm 91

Of all the axes, Power is where Tô Lâm stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Diplomacy

On Diplomacy, Tô Lâm sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 46Tô Lâm 46

Here they share common ground with most personalities.