President of Laos

The President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the head of state of Laos

President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
ປະທານປະເທດ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ
Président de la République démocratique populaire lao
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Incumbent
Thongloun Sisoulith

since 22 March 2021
StyleHis Excellency
TypeHead of state
Member of
ResidencePresidential Palace, Vientiane
SeatVientiane
NominatorLao People's Revolutionary Party
AppointerNational Assembly
Term lengthFive years, renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Laos
Inaugural holderSouphanouvong
Formation2 December 1975
(49 years ago)
 (1975-12-02)
DeputyVice President
Salary1,170,000 Kip per month[1]

List of heads of state of Laos

King (Rath)

# Portrait Name Took office Left office
Sisavang Vong September 15, 1945 October 20, 1945
Head of State
Prince Phetsarath Rattanavongsa 20 October 1945 23 April 1946
Kings
Sisavang Vong 23 April 1946 28 November 1946
Head of State
Prince Phetsarath Rattanavongsa 28 November 1946 25 October 1949
Kings
Sisavang Vong 25 October 1949 October 29, 1959
Savang Vatthana October 30, 1959 December 2, 1975


# Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Term of office
Took office Left office
1   Kaysone Phomvihane

(1920–1992)

22 March 1955 2 December 1975
1   Souphanouvong
ສຸພານຸວົງ
(1909–1995)
2 December 1975 29 October 1986
2 Phoumi Vongvichit
ພູມີ ວົງວິຈິດ
(1909–1994)
29 October 1986 15 August 1991
3   Kaysone Phomvihane
ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ
(1920–1992)
15 August 1991 21 November 1992
3 Khamtai Siphandon

ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ

(born 1924)

21 November 1992 25 November 1992
4 Nouhak Phoumsavanh
ໜູຮັກ ພູມສະຫວັນ
(1910–2008)
25 November 1992 24 February 1998
5   Sisavath Keobounphanh
ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ
(1928–2020)
1996 1998
6   Oudom Khattigna
ອຸດົມ ຂັດຕິຍະ
(1931–1999)
24 February 1998 9 December 1999
7 Khamtai Siphandon
ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ
(born 1924)
24 February 1998 8 June 2006
8   Choummaly Sayasone
ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ
(born 1936)
27 March 2001 8 June 2006
8 June 2006 20 April 2016
9   Bounnhang Vorachit
ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ
(born 1937)
8 June 2006 20 April 2016
20 April 2016 22 March 2021
10   Phankham Viphavanh
ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ
(born 1951)
20 April 2016 22 March 2021
11   Thongloun Sisoulith
ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ
(born 1945)
22 March 2021 Incumbent
12   Pany Yathotou
ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້
(born 1951)
22 March 2021 Incumbent
13   Bounthong Chitmany
ບຸນທອງ ຈິດມະນີ
(born 1948)

Living former presidents

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References

  1. (in Japanese)Bouangeun Ounnalath. "Comparison on Salary System for Government between Lao PDR and Japan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-07-18.