President of the National Assembly of Laos facts for kids

The President of the National Assembly of Laos is like the main leader or 'speaker' of the country's parliament, called the National Assembly of Laos. This person is in charge of running the meetings and making sure everything follows the rules.

Before 1991, this role was a bit different. It was called the President of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly. This person was also the head of state for Laos, which means they were the official representative of the country. They also led a special group called the 'presidium' within the Supreme People's Assembly. Later, the job of 'head of state' became a separate role, the President of Laos. The role of leading the parliament then became what we now know as the President of the National Assembly.

Leaders of the Lao Parliament

This section lists the important people who have led the parliament in Laos over the years.

Leaders of the Supreme People's Assembly (before 1991)

These leaders were called the Presidents of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly. They also served as the head of state for Laos during their time.

No.	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office			Political Party		Notes
			Started	Ended	How long
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 (since 1991)

These leaders have been the Presidents of the National Assembly, focusing on leading the parliament.

No.	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office			Party		Notes
			Started	Ended	How long
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	Currently in office	4 years, 138 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Timeline of Leaders

This timeline shows how long each person served as a leader of the Lao parliament.

See also

• Parliament of the Kingdom of Laos