Post: | Vice President |
Body: | the Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Native Name: | Lao: ຮອງປະທານປະເທດລາວ |
Insignia: | Emblem of Laos.svg |
Insigniasize: | 105px |
Insigniacaption: | National Emblem |
Flag: | Flag of Laos.svg |
Flagcaption: | National Flag |
Incumbent: | Pany Yathotou Bounthong Chitmany |
Incumbentsince: | 22 March 2021 |
Department: |
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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) |
Termlength: | Five years, |
Termlength Qualified: | renewable once |
Formation: | 24 February 1998 |
First: | Sisavath Keobounphanh |
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]
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | President(s) | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Sisavath Keobounphanh Lao: ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ [2] | 1996 | 1998 | 2 years | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | ||
2 | Oudom Khattigna Lao: ອຸດົມ ຂັດຕິຍະ | 24 February 1998 | 9 December 1999 | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Khamtai Siphandon | |||
Position vacant (9 December 1999 – 27 March 2001) | ||||||||
3 | Choummaly Sayasone Lao: ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ | 27 March 2001 | 8 June 2006 | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Khamtai Siphandon | |||
4 | Bounnhang Vorachit Lao: ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ | 8 June 2006 | 20 April 2016 | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Choummaly Sayasone | |||
5 | Phankham Viphavanh Lao: ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ | 20 April 2016 | 22 March 2021 | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Bounnhang Vorachith | |||
6 | Pany Yathotou Lao: ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້ | 22 March 2021 | Incumbent | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | Thongloun Sisoulith | |||
Bounthong Chitmany Lao: ບຸນທອງ ຈິດມະນີ |