Tô Lâm

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In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Tô, but is often simplified vĩ đại To in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred vĩ đại by the given name, Lâm.

Tô Lâm
Tô Lâm in 2022

Minister of Public Security
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 April 2016
Prime Minister	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Phạm Minh Chính
Preceded by	Trần Đại Quang
Secretary of the Central Police Party Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 May 2016
Preceded by	Trần Đại Quang
Head of Central Highlands Steering Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 July 2016
Preceded by	Trần Đại Quang
Member of the Politburo
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 January 2016
Deputy Minister of Public Security
In office 12 August 2010 – 7 April 2016
Personal details
Born	10 July 1957 (age 66) Hung Yen Province, North Vietnam
Political party	Communist Party
Alma mater	People’s Security Academy
Awards	Military Exploit Order
Military service
Allegiance	Vietnam
Branch/service	Vietnam People's Public Security
Years of service	1974–present
Rank	Police General

Tô Lâm (born 10 July 1957) is a Vietnamese politician, who has been Minister of Public Security of Vietnam since 9 April năm 2016. Tô Lâm is a thành viên of the 12th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam having previously served as Deputy Minister of Public Security.^[1] Tô Lâm became a thành viên of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 22 August 1981.

Childhood[edit]

Tô Lâm was born on 10 July 1957 in Hung Yen Province, Vietnam.

Early career[edit]

He attended the People's Police School in 1974. From October 1974 vĩ đại October 1979: Student at the People’s Security Academy

October 1979 – December 1988: Working at the Political Protection Department I, the Ministry of Public Security

December 1988 – 1993: Cadre; Deputy Chief of the Political Protection Department I; the Ministry of Public Security

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1993-2006: Deputy Director of the Political Protection Department I, Director of the Political Protection Department III, the Ministry of Public Security;

2006-2009: Deputy Director of the General Security Department, Permanent Deputy Director of the General Security Department in charge of the Political Protection Department I, the Ministry of Public Security; appointed as Major-general in 2007

2009 – August, 2010: Director of the General Security Department I, the Ministry of Public Security; appointed as Lieutenant-General in July, 2010

August 2010 – January 2016: Deputy Minister of Public Security; a thành viên of the Party Central Committee (at the 11th Party Congress)

June 4, 2011: To Lam was appointed as the new Secretary of the Central Police Party Committee

September 16, 2014: The Minister of Public Security, Lieutenant General To Lam, was promoted vĩ đại the rank of Colonel General by President Truong Tan Sang ^[2]

January năm 2016 – April 2016: Senior Lieutenant-General/Colonel General; Deputy Minister of Public Security; a thành viên of the Politburo

April 27, 2016: He was appointed Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-corruption by President Tran Dai Quang ^[3]

July 31, 2016: He was appointed Head of Central Highlands Steering Committee, replacing Tran Dai Quang

July 27, năm 2016 – present: Member of the Politburo; Head of Central Highlands Steering Committee, Minister of Public Security, Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-corruption ^[4]

January 29, 2019: The Minister of Public Security, Colonel General To Lam, was promoted vĩ đại the rank of General by President Nguyen Phu Trong ^[5]

Controversies[edit]

In November 2021, a Clip was posted on the TikTok tài khoản of celebrity chef Nusret Gökçe, widely known by his nickname Salt Bae, shows Tô and his entourage dining at Gökçe's Nusr-Et Steakhouse in London after attending the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow and laying wreath at the tomb of Karl Marx. In the clip, he was also seen personally putting a piece of gold-plated steak by the chef in his mouth and then giving a thumbs-up. The Clip was deleted from Gökçe’s TikTok tài khoản just 30 minutes after a Vietnamese activist shared it on his Facebook page. The sự kiện has caused outrage among Vietnamese netizens as the feast took place when the majority of the Vietnamese population are struggling with a months-long economic shutdown as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Many also wondered how Tô could afford a steak that costs 1,450 pounds ($1,975) on a monthly salary of roughly $660.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^{[verification needed]}

Despite attracting much attention from the international truyền thông, the Vietnamese press did not mention this sự kiện. On Facebook, the từ khóa #saltbae was blocked for a few days worldwide, and it was only accessible on November 9. Facebook did not state the reason for the block and did not say whether or not the Vietnamese government had requested them vĩ đại vì thế sánh.^[11] On November 16, 2021, a citizen living in TP Đà Nẵng was repeatedly summoned by the police for unknown reasons after posting a Clip on his personal Facebook page - in which he imitated the gesture of chef Nusret Gökce.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]