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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
Chinese Socialism
Closest personality
Jiang Zemin
Portrait of Tô Lâm
Wikimedia Commons / VGP

Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Very strong · Unitary
    Federal4%
    Unitary96%
  • Representation

    Very strong · Autocracy
    Democracy8%
    Autocracy92%
  • Power

    Very strong · Security
    Security98%
    Liberty2%
  • Immigration

    Very strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation89%
    Multiculturalism11%
  • Diplomacy

    Balanced
    Militarist50%
    Pacifist50%
  • Intervention

    Leaning · Non-interventionist
    Non-interventionist65%
    Nationalist36%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Public
    Public69%
    Private31%
  • Control

    Very strong · Planning
    Planning89%
    Free market11%
  • Trade

    Balanced
    Protectionism57%
    Globalism43%
  • Religion

    Very strong · Irreligious
    Irreligious97%
    Religious3%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive29%
    Traditionalist71%
  • Technology

    Very strong · Technology
    Technology88%
    Biology12%

What sets Tô Lâm apart

Most unusual position

Representation

Tô Lâm leans further toward autocracy than 94% of the 525 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 61Tô Lâm 8

Of all the axes, Representation 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 50

Here they share common ground with most personalities.