Vice President of Laos
Appearance
Vice President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic | |
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ຮອງປະທານປະເທດລາວ | |
since 22 March 2021 | |
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Style | His/Her Excellency |
Status | Second highest in executive branch |
Member of |
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Seat | Vientiane |
Nominator | President |
Appointer | National Assembly (Laos) |
Term length | Five years, renewable once |
Formation | 24 February 1998 |
First holder | Sisavath Keobounphanh |
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The vice president of Laos is the political position in Laos created in 1996. The vice president is elected by the National Assembly of Laos.
List of vice presidents
[edit]The history of the office holders follows.[1]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President(s) | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Sisavath Keobounphanh ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ (1928–2020)[2] |
1996 | 1998 | 2 years | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | ||
2 | Oudom Khattigna ອຸດົມ ຂັດຕິຍະ (1931–1999)[2] |
24 February 1998 | 9 December 1999 | 1 year, 288 days | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Khamtai Siphandon | ||
Position vacant (9 December 1999 – 27 March 2001) | ||||||||
3 | Choummaly Sayasone ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ (born 1936)[2] |
27 March 2001 | 8 June 2006 | 5 years, 73 days | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Khamtai Siphandon | ||
4 | Bounnhang Vorachit ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ (born 1937)[2] |
8 June 2006 | 20 April 2016 | 9 years, 317 days | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Choummaly Sayasone | ||
5 | Phankham Viphavanh ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ (born 1951) |
20 April 2016 | 22 March 2021 | 4 years, 336 days | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Bounnhang Vorachith | ||
6 | Pany Yathotou ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້ (born 1951) |
22 March 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 231 days | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Thongloun Sisoulith | ||
Bounthong Chitmany ບຸນທອງ ຈິດມະນີ (born 1948) |
Timeline
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Far East and Australasia 2003. Taylor & Francis Group. 2002. p. 741. ISBN 9781857431339. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d Stuart-Fox, Martin (6 February 2008). Historical Dictionary of Laos. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810864115.