Thongbanh Sengaphone | |
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 Thongbanh attending the 9th Association of Southeast Asian Nations ministerial conference on Transnational Crime | |
| Member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 21 March 2006 – 17 May 2014 | |
| Leader | Choummaly Sayasone |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 8 June 2006 – 17 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Soutchay Thammasith |
| Succeeded by | To be determined |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1953 Thouai Beang, Kingdom of Laos |
| Died | 17 May 2014 (aged 61) Baan Nadi, Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| Political party | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
Thongbanh Sengaphone (Lao: ທອງບັນ ແສງອາພອນ; 2 May 1953 – 17 May 2014) was a Laotian politician and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). He served as Minister of Public Security and held seats in the LPRP's Central Committee (appointed at the 7th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party) and the Secretariat (appointed at the 8th Party Congress).[1]
On 17 May 2014, Sengaphone died when the plane he was traveling on crashed in northern Laos.[2][3] He was traveling to Xiangkhouang Province to attend a ceremony celebrating the 55th anniversary of the second division of the Lao People's Army.[citation needed]