President of the National Assembly of Laos
Appearance
President of the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic | |
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since 22 March 2021 | |
National Assembly of Laos | |
Type | Presiding officer |
Appointer | National Assembly of Laos |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Laos |
Laos portal |
The President of the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the speaker of the National Assembly of Laos. Before 1991, the President of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic served as head of state and chairman of the presidium of the National Assembly's predecessor, the Supreme People's Assembly. The office was later merged with that of parliamentary president while the head of state became the President of Laos.
List of presidents
[edit]Presidents of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Notes | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Souphanouvong ສຸພານຸວົງ (1909–1995) |
2 December 1975 | 25 November 1986 | 10 years, 358 days | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | [1][2] | ||
– | Sisomphone Lovansay ສີສົມພອນ ລໍວັນໄຊ (1916–1993) Acting |
25 November 1986 | 1988 | 1–2 years | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | [3] | ||
2 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh ໜູຮັກ ພູມສະຫວັນ (1910–2008) |
1 June 1989 | 25 November 1992 | 3 years, 177 days | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | [1][2] |
Presidents of the National Assembly
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Notes | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Samane Vignaket ສະໝານ ວິຍະເກດ (1927–2016) |
25 February 1993 | 2005 | 11–12 years | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | [1][2] | ||
2 | Thongsing Thammavong ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ (born 1944) |
8 June 2006 | 23 December 2010 | 4 years, 198 days | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | [1][2] | ||
3 | Pany Yathotou ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້ (born 1951) |
23 December 2010 | 22 March 2021 | 10 years, 89 days | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | [2] | ||
4 | Saysomphone Phomvihane ໄຊສົມພອນ ພົມວິຫານ (born 1956) |
22 March 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 277 days | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | [2] |