Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam/Công Hoa Xä Hôi Chu Nghia Viêt Nam (Cộng Hỏa Xâ Hội Chủ Nghỉa Việt Nam) (Female suffrage 1945) Independent 1954 from France , North and South Vietnam were reunited 1976. The Socialist North and Right-Wing South fought a civil war 1945-76 supported by The Soviet Union and USA, which was won by the Socialists

See also Parliament and Vietnam Heads of State

1969-79 Minister of Social Affairs, Health and the Disabled Duang Quynh Hoa
She resigned from the Communist Party and Government and became an outspoken critic of the regime. She worked at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. (1930-2006)

1969 5 Female Ministers and Vice-Ministers N.N.

1976-87 Minister of Education Nguyễn Thị Bình
1981-92 Member of the Council of State
1987-92 Vice Chairperson of the Council of State
1992-2002 Vice-President
She had been Spokesperson of the National Liberation Front by the Peace Negotiations in Paris 1968 and
1969-76 Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Provisorial Revolutionary Government of  South Vietnam
From 1992 she was the only Deputy Head of State. (b. 1927-)

1975-76 Vice-Minister of Health Social Affairs and War Invalids Bui Thi Me

1975 12 Female Ministers and Vice-ministers N.N.

1981 23 Female Ministers and Vice-ministers N.N.
(of a total of 100 ministers)

Around 1982 Minister of Labour Dào Thiên Thi
In 1982 there was female ministers in the government.

1986 3 Female Ministers N.N.

Circa 1991 Chairperson of the State Commissison for Economic and Cultural Cooperation with Laos and Cambodia Deng Thi

Until 1994 Vice-Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Welfare Nguyễn Thị Hang
1994-95 Acting Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Welfare
1995-2002 Vice-Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Welfare 
2002-07 Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Welfare

Around 1994 Minister and Chairperson of the National Committee for Population and Family Planning Prof Mai Hoa Ky

Circa 1994-2002 Minister in Charge of Children Care and Child Protection Trân ThịThanh Thanh

Circa 1996-circa 2007 Vice-Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Thinh To Tam

Circa 1996-circa 98 Vice-Minister of the State Committee for Cooperation and Investment 
Circa 1998-2001 Vice-Minister of Planning
2001-circa 2011 Vice-Minister of the State Committee for Cooperation and Investment Do Thị Ngoc Trinh

Circa 1996-2007 Vice-Minister of the State Committee for Cooperation and Investment Lu Minh Chau

Circa 1996-circa 98 Vice-Minister of Trade Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân
Circa 1998-2007 Vice-Minister of Finance
2007-11 Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs

1997-2002 Minister of Population Activities and Family Planning 
2002-07 Minister of Health Trân Thi Trung Chiên

Circa 1997-2003 Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phan Thúy Thanh
Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union.

(1998  Minister of ? Nguyên Thi Hai)

Circa 1999-2001 Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party Nguyễn Thi Xuan My