Vice President of Laos

StyleHis/Her ExcellencyStatusSecond highest in executive branchMember ofSeatVientianeNominatorPresidentAppointerNational Assembly (Laos)Term lengthFive years,
renewable onceFormation24 February 1998First holderSisavath Keobounphanh

Politics of Laos
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People's Revolutionary Party National Congress (11th) Rules Central Committee (11th) General Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith Secretariat (11th) Standing Member Bounthong Chitmany Politburo (11th) Inspection Commission (11th) Chairman Khamphan Phommathat Vice Chairman Vilayvanh Boudakham Defence and Public Security Commission (11th) Chairman Thongloun Sisoulith
National Assembly 9th term President Saysomphone Phomvihane Standing Committee (9th) President Saysomphone Phomvihane Presidency (9th) President Thongloun Sisoulith Vice President Pany Yathotou Bounthong Chitmany Government (9th—list) Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh Deputy Prime Minister Chansamone Chanyalath Sonexay Siphandone Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune State Audit Organisation (9th) President Malaythong Kommasith State Inspection Authority (9th) President Khamphan Phommathat Judiciary People's Supreme Court (9th) President Viengthong Siphandone Supreme People's Procuracy (9th) Supreme Prosecutor Xaysana Khotphouthone
Mass organisations Front for National Development Standing Committee President Saysomphone Phomvihane Women's Union Central Committee President Inlavanh Keobounphanh Youth Union Central Committee General Secretary Alounxay Sounnalath
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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.^[1]

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		President(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Sisavath Keobounphanh ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ (1928–2020)[2]	1996	1998	2 years		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Nouhak Phoumsavanh
2		Oudom Khattigna ອຸດົມ ຂັດຕິຍະ (1931–1999)[2]	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 ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ (born 1936)[2]	27 March 2001	8 June 2006	5 years, 73 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Khamtai Siphandon
4		Bounnhang Vorachit ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ (born 1937)[2]	8 June 2006	20 April 2016	9 years, 317 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Choummaly Sayasone
5		Phankham Viphavanh ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ (born 1951)	20 April 2016	22 March 2021	4 years, 336 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Bounnhang Vorachith
6		Pany Yathotou ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້ (born 1951)	22 March 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 36 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Thongloun Sisoulith
		Bounthong Chitmany ບຸນທອງ ຈິດມະນີ (born 1948)

Timeline

See also

• President of Laos
• List of current vice presidents

References