Ngô Thị Phương LyBorn name in the identity card. (born 1970) is a Vietnamese journalist and the wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party and President Tô Lâm. She has served as the de facto First Lady of Vietnam since 2024.
Biography
Ly was born in Hanoi,"Nghệ sỹ nhân dân Ngô Mạnh Lân: Một người thầy thân thương, một nghệ sỹ đáng kính của tôi". Báo Công an Nhân dân điện tử. the third child of People's Artist and animation director and actress .VTV, Báo Điện Tử. "Văn học nghệ thuật: Người lưu dấu cuộc đời". Báo Điện Tử VTV. Coming from a family active in the arts, she and her three siblings were encouraged by their father to pursue artistic careers from an early age. Her eldest sister, Ngô Thị Phương Lan, later became director of the Vietnam Film Department, while Ly studied to become a professional painter. She eventually chose not to continue painting and instead became a host on Vietnam Television.
Ly has served as head of the Culture and Arts Department at VTV."Giới thiệu cuốn sách về đổi mới phương thức lãnh đạo của Đảng đối với CAND". congan.com.vn. 2 February 2024. She was one of the developers of the talk show Người xây tổ ấm (Who Builds the Family) on the VTV3 channel.VTV, Báo Điện Tử. "BTV Kim Ngân - Nghề báo và sóng gió hôn nhân". Báo Điện Tử VTV (in Vietnamese). She is also credited with designing the logo for the Golden Kite Awards."Văn học nghệ thuật: Người lưu dấu cuộc đời". VTV (in Vietnamese). 25 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
She is the second wife of Tô Lâm, who has served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam — the highest political position in the country — since late 2024. Before marrying Ly, Lâm had been married to another woman, from whom he later divorced."'Nụ cười Ngô Mạnh Lân'". thethaovanhoa.vn (in Vietnamese). 17 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
Honours +YearWorkRewardNote2024Hoa cài trên lá chắnCertificate of Merit (Ministry of Public Security)
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Further reading Phu nhân Ngô Phương Ly gặp mặt thân mật BLĐ Nhóm Phụ nữ cộng đồng ASEAN (vi) Phu nhân Ngô Phương Ly cùng các nhà ngoại giao nữ gói bánh chưng (vi)