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Tô Lâm

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, 2024 to present (President since 2026)

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A former police general who rose to lead the ruling party, pursuing anti-corruption purges, faster economic reform and a “bamboo diplomacy” that balances the US, China and Russia.

Tô Lâm sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly tech-optimist on technology and strongly secular on religion. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Tô Lâm sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Tô Lâm

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People furthest from Tô Lâm

Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 19104%Dorothy Day American journalist and Catholic Worker founder, 1897 to 19806%Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19406%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20068%

Political views closest to Tô Lâm

State capitalismUses a strong state to steer a market economy toward rapid growth, often limiting…96%Realism in foreign policySees international politics as a contest of power and interests in which states act to…92%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.90%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…89%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Ministry of Defence (India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.