| Minister of National Defense of South Vietnam | |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese: Bộ Quốc phòng Việt Nam Cộng Hòa | |
 Emblem (1963–75) | |
 | |
Incumbent None | |
| Ministry of National Defense | |
| Status | Minister |
| Member of | Government |
| Reports to | The Prime Minister |
| Seat | Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) |
| Appointer | The Emperor (1949–55) The President (1955–75) |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 1949 |
| First holder | Nguyễn Văn Xuân |
| Final holder | Trần Văn Đôn |
| Abolished | 1975 |
The Minister of National Defense was a government minister in charge of the Ministry of National Defense of South Vietnam (common name for the State of Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam), in what is now southern region of Vietnam. The Minister was responsible for conducting defense strategies and affairs of the country.
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List of ministers
The following is a list of defence ministers of South Vietnam from 1949 until the fall of Saigon in 1975:[1]
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Vietnam (1949–1955) | |||
| 1 | Nguyễn Văn Xuân (1892–1989) |
|
1949–1950 |
| 2 | Phan Huy Quát (1908–1979) |
|
1950 |
| 3 | Trần Văn Hữu (1896–1984) |
|
1950 |
| 4 | Nguyễn Hữu Chi | 1951–1952 | |
| 5 | Trần Văn Hữu (1896–1984) |
|
1952 |
| 6 | Nghiêm Văn Trí | 
|
1952 |
| — | Lê Quang Huy Acting Minister |
1953 | |
| 7 | Phan Huy Quát (1908–1979) |
|
1953–1954 |
| 8 | Ngô Đình Diệm (1901–1963) |
|
1954–1955 |
| Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975) | |||
| 1 | Ngô Đình Diệm (1901–1963) |
|
1955–1963 |
| 2 | Trần Văn Đôn (1917–1997) |
1963–1964 | |
| 3 | Trần Thiện Khiêm (1925–2021) |
|
1964 |
| 4 | Nguyễn Khánh (1927–2013) |
|
1964 |
| 5 | Trần Văn Hương (1902–1982) |
|
1964–1965 |
| 6 | Trần Văn Minh (1923–2009) |
|
1965 |
| 7 | Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923–2001) |
|
1965 |
| 8 | Nguyễn Hữu Có (1925–2012) |
1965–1967 | |
| 9 | Cao Văn Viên (1921–2008) |
|
1967 |
| 10 | Nguyễn Văn Vy (1916–1981) |
|
1967–1972 |
| 11 | Trần Thiện Khiêm (1925–2021) |
|
1972–1975 |
| 12 | Trần Văn Đôn (1917–1997) |
1975 | |
References
- ^ 世界諸国の制度・組織・人事: 1840-2000. 東京大学出版会. 2001. p. 198. ISBN 9784130301220. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
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