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.
| Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ Premier ministre de la République démocratique populaire lao | |
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 National emblem | |
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.jpg) Sonexay Siphandone since 30 December 2022 | |
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| Style | Your Excellency |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of |
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| Residence | Building of the Office of the Prime Minister |
| Seat | Vientiane |
| Nominator | President |
| Appointer | National Assembly |
| Term length | Maximum of two five-year terms |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Laos Law on Government |
| Inaugural holder | Kaysone Phomvihane |
| Formation | 2 December 1975 |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
List
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | President(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 |  |
Kaysone Phomvihane ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ (1920–1992) |
8 December 1975 | 15 August 1991 | 15 years, 250 days | Souphanouvong |
| Phoumi Vongvichit | ||||||
| 2 | .jpg) |
Khamtai Siphandon ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ (born 1924) |
15 August 1991 | 16 February 1998 | 6 years, 193 days | Kaysone Phomvihane |
| Nouhak Phoumsavanh | ||||||
| 3 | Sisavath Keobounphanh ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ (1928–2020) |
16 February 1998 | 27 March 2001 | 3 years, 31 days | Khamtai Siphandon | |
| 4 |  |
Bounnhang Vorachith ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ (born 1937) |
27 March 2001 | 8 June 2006 | 5 years, 73 days | |
| 5 |  |
Bouasone Bouphavanh ບົວສອນ ບຸບຜາວັນ (born 1954) |
8 June 2006 | 23 December 2010 | 4 years, 198 days | Choummaly Sayasone |
| 6 |  |
Thongsing Thammavong ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ (born 1944) |
23 December 2010 | 20 April 2016 | 5 years, 119 days | |
| 7 |  |
Thongloun Sisoulith ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ (born 1945) |
20 April 2016 | 22 March 2021 | 4 years, 336 days | Bounnhang Vorachith |
| 8 |  |
Phankham Viphavanh ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ (born 1951) |
22 March 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 199 days | Thongloun Sisoulith |
| 9 | |
Sonexay Siphandone ສອນໄຊ ສີພັນດອນ (born 1966) |
30 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 282 days | |
Living former prime ministers
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prime Ministers of Laos.
Bounnhang Vorachith
served 2001–2006
born 1937 (age 87)
Bouasone Bouphavanh
served 2006–2010
born 1954 (age 70)
Thongsing Thammavong
served 2010–2016
born 1944 (age 80)
Phankham Viphavanh
served 2021–2022
born 1951 (age 73)
References
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