Lê Hồng Anh (born November 12, 1949) is a Vietnamese politician who was the Minister of Public Security of Vietnam from 2002 to 2011.^[1] He was conferred the rank of General by the President of Vietnam on January 9, 2005.

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Lê Hồng Anh
Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat
In office 3 August 2011 – 4 February 2016
General Secretary	Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Preceded by	Trương Tấn Sang
Succeeded by	Đinh Thế Huynh
Minister of Public Security
In office 28 January 2002 – 3 August 2011
Prime Minister	Phan Văn Khải Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Preceded by	Lê Minh Hương
Succeeded by	Trần Đại Quang
Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission
In office 22 April 2001 – 28 January 2002
Preceded by	Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mỹ
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Văn Chi
Member of the Politburo
In office 19 January 2011 – 27 January 2016
Member of the Secretariat
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 January 2011
In office 22 April 2001 – 25 April 2006
Personal details
Born	(1949-11-12) November 12, 1949 (age 74) Kien Giang Province, Vietnam
Military service
Branch/service	Vietnam People's Public Security
Years of service	2002-2011
Rank	General

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In 2011, Lê Hồng Anh was a member of the Politburo, Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, one the country's five key leaders, along with General Secretary, President, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the National Assembly.^[2][3]

Lê Hồng Anh is also called "Út Anh", and was born in Vĩnh Bình Bắc Commune, Vĩnh Thuận District, Kiên Giang Province in southern Vietnam. Lê Hồng Anh studied law and gained a bachelor of law and a bachelor of politics. Lê Hồng Anh became member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 2 March 1968.