Prime Minister of Laos
The prime minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the head of government of Laos. It is the highest office within the Central Government.
| Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ Premier ministre de la République démocratique populaire lao | |
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| Style | Your Excellency |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | |
| Residence | Building of the Office of the Prime Minister |
| Seat | Vientiane |
| Nominator | President |
| Appointer | National Assembly |
| Term length | Maximum of two five-year terms |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Laos Law on Government |
| Inaugural holder | Kaysone Phomvihane |
| Formation | 2 December 1975 |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
List
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | President(s) | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
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Kaysone Phomvihane ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ (1920–1992) |
8 December 1975 | 15 August 1991 | 15 years, 250 days | Souphanouvong |
| Phoumi Vongvichit | ||||||
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Khamtai Siphandon ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ (born 1924) |
15 August 1991 | 16 February 1998 | 6 years, 193 days | Kaysone Phomvihane |
| Nouhak Phoumsavanh | ||||||
| 3 | Sisavath Keobounphanh ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ (1928–2020) |
16 February 1998 | 27 March 2001 | 3 years, 31 days | Khamtai Siphandon | |
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Bounnhang Vorachith ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ (born 1937) |
27 March 2001 | 8 June 2006 | 5 years, 73 days | |
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Bouasone Bouphavanh ບົວສອນ ບຸບຜາວັນ (born 1954) |
8 June 2006 | 23 December 2010 | 4 years, 198 days | Choummaly Sayasone |
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Thongsing Thammavong ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ (born 1944) |
23 December 2010 | 20 April 2016 | 5 years, 119 days | |
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Thongloun Sisoulith ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ (born 1945) |
20 April 2016 | 22 March 2021 | 4 years, 336 days | Bounnhang Vorachith |
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Phankham Viphavanh ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ (born 1951) |
22 March 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 239 days | Thongloun Sisoulith |
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Sonexay Siphandone ສອນໄຊ ສີພັນດອນ (born 1966) |
30 December 2022 | Incumbent | 321 days | |
Living former prime ministers
Bounnhang Vorachith
served 2001–2006
born 1937 (age 86)
Bouasone Bouphavanh
served 2006–2010
born 1954 (age 69)
Thongsing Thammavong
served 2010–2016
born 1944 (age 79)
Phankham Viphavanh
served 2021–2022
born 1951 (age 72)
Prime Minister Of Laos Media
Prince Phetsarath, Prime Minister of Laos 1941-1945
Sisavang Vong roi de Luang Prahang
Royal Seal of the Kingdom of Laos
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Prince Phetsarath, Prime Minister of Laos 1941-1945
Tiao KINDAVONG (Demi-frère de Tiao PHETSARATH)
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Sisavang Vong roi de Luang Prahang
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Royal Seal of the Kingdom of Laos
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Portrait of Phoui Sananikone
Vong Savang (THIS IS NOT VONG SAVANG, but his father Sisavang Vatthana)
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