Prime Minister of Laos

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Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos
Emblem of Laos.svg
Thongsing Thammavong 2012.jpg
Incumbent
Thongsing Thammavong
since 23 December 2010
Nominator Choummaly Sayasone
Appointer National Assembly
Term length Five years
Inaugural holder Prince Phetsarath Rattanavongsa
Formation 15 September 1945
Website [1]

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The Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos is the head of government of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos. It is the highest office within the Central Government.

Powers

Throughout its history the office of Prime Minister has been responsible, at least in theory but not always in practice, for handling Laos's internal policies. Since Laos is a one-party state with the Lao People's Revolutionary Party being the sole party allowed by the constitution, all the prime ministers of the People's Democratic Republic have been members of the party while holding office.

The current prime minister is Thongsing Thammavong, since 23 December 2010. He is second-ranked in the Political Bureau (Politburo).

The Prime Minister is elected by the proposal of the President of Laos to the National Assembly and is responsible to the National Assembly, which elects all ministers to government. Activity reports by the Prime Minister must be given to the National Assembly, while the Standing Committee of the National Assembly supervises the activities of the Central Government and the Prime Minister. Finally, the deputies of the National Assembly have the right to question the Prime Minister and other members of government.

Office

The Office of the Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic traces its lineage back to Kaysone Phomvihane, the first Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic. The predecessor office to the Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic was the Prime Minister of the former Kingdom of Laos. There have been 6 prime ministers of the People's Democratic Republic, but there have been 16 prime ministers of Laos if the prime ministers of the Kingdom of Laos are counted.

List of Prime Ministers of Laos (1945–present)

Colour key
(for political parties)
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  Lao People's Revolutionary Party
  Lao Issara
  National Progressive Party
  Committee for the Defence of National Interests
  Neutralist
  Lao Neutralist Front
  Peace and Neutrality Party
  Military
  Non-party

Kingdom of Laos (1945–1975)

№ Portrait Name
(Born-Died)		 Term of Office Political Party
Took Office Left Office Time in Office
1 Phetsarath Rattanavongsa.jpg Phetsarath Rattanavongsa
(1890–1959)		 15 September 1945 20 October 1945 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Independent
— Royal Coat of Arms of Laos.svg Phaya Khammao
(1911–1984)
Chairman of the Provisional Government		 20 October 1945 23 April 1946 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Lao Issara
2 Royal Coat of Arms of Laos.svg Kindavong
(1900–1951)		 23 April 1946 15 March 1947 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Independent
3 Royal Coat of Arms of Laos.svg Souvannarath
(1893–1960)		 15 March 1947 25 April 1948 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Independent
4 Boun Oum 1971.jpg Boun Oum
(1912–1980)		 25 March 1948 24 February 1950 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Independent
5 Royal Coat of Arms of Laos.svg Phoui Sananikone
(1903–1983)		 24 February 1950 15 October 1951 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Neutralist
6 Savang Vatthana.jpg Savang Vatthana
(1907–1978?)		 15 October 1951 21 November 1951 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Independent
7 Souvanna Phouma.jpg Souvanna Phouma
(1901–1984)		 21 November 1951 25 October 1954 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). National Progressive Party
8 Royal Coat of Arms of Laos.svg Katay Don Sasorith
(1904–1959)		 25 October 1954 21 March 1956 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). National Progressive Party
(7) Souvanna Phouma.jpg Souvanna Phouma
(1901–1984)		 21 March 1956 17 August 1958 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). National Progressive Party
(5) Royal Coat of Arms of Laos.svg Phoui Sananikone
(1903–1983)		 17 August 1958 31 December 1959 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Neutralist
— Royal Coat of Arms of Laos.svg Sounthone Pathammavong
(1911–)
Army Chief of Staff		 31 December 1959 7 January 1960 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Committee for the Defence of National Interests / Military
9 Royal Coat of Arms of Laos.svg Kou Abhay
(1892–1964)		 7 January 1960 3 June 1960 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Independent
10 Royal Coat of Arms of Laos.svg Somsanith Vongkotrattana
(1913–1975)		 3 June 1960 15 August 1960 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Committee for the Defence of National Interests
(7) Souvanna Phouma.jpg Souvanna Phouma
(1901–1984)		 30 August 1960[1] 13 December 1960 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Lao Neutralist Front
Royal Coat of Arms of Laos.svg Quinim Pholsena
(1915–1963)
(not recognized)		 11 December 1960 13 December 1960 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Peace and Neutrality Party
(4) Boun Oum 1971.jpg Boun Oum
(1912–1980)		 13 December 1960 23 June 1962 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Independent
(7) Souvanna Phouma.jpg Souvanna Phouma
(1901–1984)		 23 June 1962 2 December 1975 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Lao Neutralist Front

Trivia

Between December 1959 to December 1960, Laos had six different Prime Ministers, who were ousted by six successive political coups.[2]

People's Democratic Republic of Laos (1975–present)

№ Portrait Name
(Born-Died)		 Term of Office Political Party
Took Office Left Office Time in Office
11 Kaysone DDR 1982.jpg Kaysone Phomvihane
(1920–1992)		 8 December 1975 15 August 1991 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Lao People's Revolutionary Party
12 Sultan of Brunei with Khamtay Siphandone (cropped).png Khamtai Siphandon
(1924–)		 15 August 1991 24 February 1998 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Lao People's Revolutionary Party
13 Sisavath Keobounphanh.gif Sisavath Keobounphanh
(1928–)		 24 February 1998 27 March 2001 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Lao People's Revolutionary Party
14 Emblem of Laos.svg Bounnhang Vorachith
(1937–)		 27 March 2001 8 June 2006 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Lao People's Revolutionary Party
15 Bouasone.jpg Bouasone Bouphavanh
(1954–)		 8 June 2006 23 December 2010 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Lao People's Revolutionary Party
16 Thongsing Thammavong 2012.jpg Thongsing Thammavong
(1944–)		 23 December 2010 Incumbent Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Living former prime ministers

See also

References

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  1. ↑ From 9 December 1960, in exile in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  2. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/four-climate-change-positions-in-one-day-20110309-1bnu3.html
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