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Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
	National Emblem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
	Incumbent; Thongloun Sisoulith; since 20 April 2016
Nominator	Bounnhang Vorachit
Appointer	National Assembly
Term length	Five years
Inaugural holder	Prince Phetsarath Ratanavongsa
Formation	21 August 1941

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.

List

No.	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political party		Head of state (Reign/Tenure)
No.	Portrait	Name (Lifespan)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party		Head of state (Reign/Tenure)
Kingdom of Laos
1		Prince Phetsarath Ratanavongsa ເຈົ້າເພັດຊະລາດ ລັດຕະນະວົງ (1890–1959)	21 August 1941	10 October 1945	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050 days		Non-partisan	King Sisavang Vong (1904–1945)
—		Phaya Khammao (1911–1984) Chairman of the Provisional Government	12 October 1945	23 April 1946	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0193.&&&&&0193 days		Lao Issara	Prince Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1945–1946)
2		Prince Kindavong (1900–1951)	23 April 1946	15 March 1945	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0326.&&&&&0326 days		Non-partisan	King Sisavang Vong (1946–1959)
3		Prince Souvannarath (1893–1960)	15 March 1947	25 March 1948	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 year, &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 days		Non-partisan
4		Prince Boun Oum ບຸນອຸ້ມ ນະ ຈຳປາສັກ (1912–1980)	25 March 1948	24 February 1950	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 year, &&&&&&&&&&&&0305.&&&&&0305 days		Non-partisan
5		Phoui Sananikone ຜຸຍ ຊະນະນິກອນ (1903–1983)	24 February 1950	15 October 1951	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 year, &&&&&&&&&&&&0233.&&&&&0233 days		Independent Party
6		Crown Prince Sisavang Vatthana ເຈົ້າສີສະຫວ່າງວັດທະນາ (1907–1978/1984)	15 October 1951	21 November 1951	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037 days		Non-partisan
7		Prince Souvanna Phouma ເຈົ້າສຸວັນນະພູມາ (1901–1984)	21 November 1951	25 October 1954	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0338.&&&&&0338 days		National Progressive Party
8		Katay Don Sasorith ກະຕ່າຍ ໂດນສະໂສລິດ (1904–1959)	25 October 1954	21 March 1956	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 year, &&&&&&&&&&&&0148.&&&&&0148 days		National Progressive Party
(7)		Prince Souvanna Phouma ເຈົ້າສຸວັນນະພູມາ (1901–1984)	21 March 1956	17 August 1958	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0149.&&&&&0149 days		National Progressive Party
(5)		Phoui Sananikone ຜຸຍ ຊະນະນິກອນ (1903–1983)	17 August 1958	31 December 1959	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 year, &&&&&&&&&&&&0136.&&&&&0136 days		Lao People's Rally
(5)		Phoui Sananikone ຜຸຍ ຊະນະນິກອນ (1903–1983)	17 August 1958	31 December 1959			Lao People's Rally	King Sisavang Vatthana (1959–1975)
—		General Sounthone Pathammavong (1911–1985) Army Chief of Staff	31 December 1959	7 January 1960	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 days		Committee for the Defence of National Interests / FAR (ARL)
9		Kou Abhay (1892–1964)	7 January 1960	3 June 1960	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0148.&&&&&0148 days		Non-partisan
10		Prince Somsanith Vongkotrattana ເຈົ້າສົມສະນິດ ວົງກົຕຣັຕນະ (1913–1975)	3 June 1960	15 August 1960	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&&073.&&&&&073 days		Committee for the Defence of National Interests
(7)		Prince Souvanna Phouma ເຈົ້າສຸວັນນະພູມາ (1901–1984)	30 August 1960	13 December 1960	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0105.&&&&&0105 days		Lao People's Rally
		Quinim Pholsena ກິນິມ ພົນເສນາ (1915–1963) (not recognized)	11 December 1960	13 December 1960	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 days		Peace and Neutrality Party
(4)		Prince Boun Oum ບຸນອຸ້ມ ນະ ຈຳປາສັກ (1912–1980)	13 December 1960	23 June 1962	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 year, &&&&&&&&&&&&0192.&&&&&0192 days		Non-partisan
(7)		Prince Souvanna Phouma ເຈົ້າສຸວັນນະພູມາ (1901–1984)	23 June 1962	2 December 1975	&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0162.&&&&&0162 days		Lao Neutralist Party
Lao People's Democratic Republic
11		Kaysone Phomvihane ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ (1920–1992)	8 December 1975	15 August 1991	&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0250.&&&&&0250 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	President Prince Souphanouvong (1975–1991)
11		Kaysone Phomvihane ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ (1920–1992)	8 December 1975	15 August 1991			Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Acting President Phoumi Vongvichit (1986–1991)
12		Khamtai Siphandon ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ (born 1924)	15 August 1991	24 February 1998	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0193.&&&&&0193 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	President Kaysone Phomvihane (1991–1992)
12		Khamtai Siphandon ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ (born 1924)	15 August 1991	24 February 1998			Lao People's Revolutionary Party	President Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1992–1998)
13		Sisavath Keobounphanh ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ (1928-2020)	24 February 1998	27 March 2001	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&&&&&031 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	President Khamtai Siphandon (1998–2006)
14		Bounnhang Vorachith ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ (born 1938)	27 March 2001	8 June 2006	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&&073.&&&&&073 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	President Khamtai Siphandon (1998–2006)
15		Bouasone Bouphavanh ບົວສອນ ບຸບຜາວັນ (born 1954)	8 June 2006	23 December 2010	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0198.&&&&&0198 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	President Choummaly Sayasone (2006–2016)
16		Thongsing Thammavong ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ (born 1944)	23 December 2010	20 April 2016	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0119.&&&&&0119 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	President Choummaly Sayasone (2006–2016)
17		Thongloun Sisoulith ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ (born 1946)	20 April 2016	Incumbent	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0228.&&&&&0228 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	President Bounnhang Vorachit (2016–)