Vice President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic | |
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ຮອງປະທານປະເທດລາວ | |
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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.
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, 99 days | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Thongloun Sisoulith | ||
Bounthong Chitmany ບຸນທອງ ຈິດມະນີ (born 1948) |