Lieutenant General Le Quang Dao worked for many years at the Border Guard Command of Lang Son province.

In January 2020, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Vietnam Border Guard and 8 months later, he became Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Border Guard.

In October 2021, he was transferred and appointed to the position of Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard.

The General Staff is the command and management body of the People's Army and the Militia and Self-Defense Force; organizes and directs the development of the People's Army and the Militia and Self-Defense Force, and commands military activities.

The General Staff has a Chief of the General Staff, Deputy Chiefs of the General Staff and functional departments responsible for operations, combat training, military forces...

The Chief of the General Staff - Deputy Minister of National Defense is the person who replaces the Minister of National Defense to run the activities of the Ministry of National Defense when the Minister is absent.

The Chief of the General Staff directs agencies and units under the General Staff to develop military strategies; plans and programs for national defense; presides over coordination, guidance, inspection, and urging of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and People's Committees at all levels to implement legal regulations on national defense; inspects and urges units to comply with military discipline, state laws, and orders of the Minister of National Defense.

The current Chief of the General Staff is General Nguyen Tan Cuong - Deputy Minister of National Defense.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/trung-tuong-le-quang-dao-lam-pho-tong-tham-muu-truong-qdnd-viet-nam-2445080.html