Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh is a Vietnamese politician who is currently serving as the Vice President of Vietnam, in office since 2016. In this capacity she was the Acting President of Vietnam from the death of President Trần Đại Quang on 21 September 2018 until the election and swearing-in of his successor Nguyễn Phú Trọng on 23 October 2018. Thịnh was the first woman in Vietnamese history to become President or Acting President of Vietnam. She was the first female head of state in a communist country since Soong Ching-ling of China.
Thịnh was elected Vice President of Vietnam on 8 April 2016 after winning 91.09% of votes in the National Assembly, continuing the recent norm of having a woman holding this position. She was a member of the 11th and 13th National Assemblies. She became a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 19 November 1979.
