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Vice President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Flag of Laos.svg
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National Emblem
Incumbent
Pany Yathotou
Bounthong Chitmany

since 22 March 2021
  • Executive branch
  • Office of the Vice President
Style His/Her Excellency
Member of
  • LPRP Central Committee
  • LPRP Politburo
  • LPRP Secretariat
  • LPRP Defence Commission
Seat Vientiane
Nominator President
Appointer National Assembly (Laos)
Term length Five years,
renewable once
Formation 24 February 1998
First holder 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.

List of vice presidents

The history of the office holders follows.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party President(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 No image.png Sisavath Keobounphanh
ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ
(1928–2020)
1996 1998 2 years Lao People's Revolutionary Party Nouhak Phoumsavanh
2 No image.png Oudom Khattigna
ອຸດົມ ຂັດຕິຍະ
(1931–1999)
24 February 1998 9 December 1999 1 year, 288 days Lao People's Revolutionary Party Khamtai Siphandon
Position vacant (9 December 1999 – 27 March 2001)
3 Choummaly Sayasone in Russia head pic.jpg Choummaly Sayasone
ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ
(born 1936)
27 March 2001 8 June 2006 5 years, 73 days Lao People's Revolutionary Party Khamtai Siphandon
4 Bounnhang Vorachith 2016 (cropped).jpg Bounnhang Vorachit
ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ
(born 1937)
8 June 2006 20 April 2016 9 years, 317 days Lao People's Revolutionary Party Choummaly Sayasone
5 Phankham Viphavanh 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit.jpg Phankham Viphavanh
ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ
(born 1951)
20 April 2016 22 March 2021 4 years, 336 days Lao People's Revolutionary Party Bounnhang Vorachith
6 PanyYathotou.jpg Pany Yathotou
ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້
(born 1951)
22 March 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 283 days Lao People's Revolutionary Party Thongloun Sisoulith
No image.png Bounthong Chitmany
ບຸນທອງ ຈິດມະນີ
(born 1948)

Timeline

Bounthong Chitmany Pany Yathotou Phankham Viphavanh Bounnhang Vorachit Choummaly Sayasone Oudom Khattigna Sisavath Keobounphanh

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