President of the National Assembly of Laos facts for kids

The President of the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the speaker of the National Assembly of Laos. Before 1991, the President of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic served as head of state and chairman of the presidium of the National Assembly's predecessor, the Supreme People's Assembly. The office was later merged with that of parliamentary president while the head of state became the President of Laos.

List of presidents

Presidents of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Notes
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Souphanouvong ສຸພານຸວົງ (1909–1995)	2 December 1975	25 November 1986	10 years, 358 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party
–		Sisomphone Lovansay ສີສົມພອນ ລໍວັນໄຊ (1916–1993) Acting	25 November 1986	1988	1–2 years		Lao People's Revolutionary Party
2		Nouhak Phoumsavanh ໜູຮັກ ພູມສະຫວັນ (1910–2008)	1 June 1989	25 November 1992	3 years, 177 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Presidents of the National Assembly

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Notes
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Samane Vignaket ສະໝານ ວິຍະເກດ (1927–2016)	25 February 1993	2005	11–12 years		Lao People's Revolutionary Party
2		Thongsing Thammavong ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ (born 1944)	8 June 2006	23 December 2010	4 years, 198 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party
3		Pany Yathotou ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້ (born 1951)	23 December 2010	22 March 2021	10 years, 89 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party
4		Saysomphone Phomvihane ໄຊ​ສົມ​ພອນ ພົມວິຫານ (born 1956)	22 March 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 238 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Timeline

See also

• Parliament of the Kingdom of Laos