Background
Dao, Le Quang was born on August 8, 1921 in Tien Son district, Ha Bac Province, Vietnam.
Dao, Le Quang was born on August 8, 1921 in Tien Son district, Ha Bac Province, Vietnam.
Joined, Democratic Youth Union, 1938; member, Communist Party Vietnam, 1940; secretary party committee, Communist Party Vietnam, Bac Ninh, Phue Yen, 1941-1943; secretary, Communist Party Vietnam, Hanoi, 1943-1945; secretary party committee, Communist Party Vietnam, Hanoi-Ha Dong, 1948-1949; then permanent member regional party committee 3d interzone and deputy head propoganda board Party Center Committee, Communist Party Vietnam chief army propaganda and training department, Communist Party Vietnam, 1950; deputy commissar Dien Bien Phu campaign, Communist Party Vietnam, 1953-1954; then deputy chief General Political Department, Vietnam People's Army, 1955-1957; major-general, Vietnam People's Army, 1958; Lieutenant-general, Vietnam People's Army, 1974; alternate member, Party Center Committee, 1960; full member, Party Center Committee, 1972; secretary central committee, Communist Party Vietnam, 1976; also deputy secretary, Hanoi Party Committee, 1978; secretary for science and education, Party Center Committee, 1982; also head commission for science and education, Party Center Committee, since 1984; member presidium Vietnam Fatherland Front, secretary party caucus, Party Center Committee, 1982-1986; chairman, National Assembly vice-chairman, State Council, 1987-1992.