President of the National Assembly of Laos

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.

President of the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Incumbent
Saysomphone Phomvihane
since 22 March 2021
National Assembly of Laos
TypePresiding officer
AppointerNational Assembly of Laos
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Laos

List of presidents

Presidents of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Souphanouvong
ສຸພານຸວົງ
(1909–1995)
2 December 197525 November 198610 years, 358 daysLao People's Revolutionary Party[1][2]
Sisomphone Lovansay
ສີສົມພອນ ລໍວັນໄຊ
(1916–1993)
Acting
25 November 198619881–2 yearsLao People's Revolutionary Party[3]
2 Nouhak Phoumsavanh
ໜູຮັກ ພູມສະຫວັນ
(1910–2008)
1 June 198925 November 19923 years, 177 daysLao People's Revolutionary Party[1][2]

Presidents of the National Assembly

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Samane Vignaket
ສະໝານ ວິຍະເກດ
(1927–2016)
25 February 1993200511–12 yearsLao People's Revolutionary Party[1][2]
2 Thongsing Thammavong
ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ
(born 1944)
8 June 200623 December 20104 years, 198 daysLao People's Revolutionary Party[1][2]
3 Pany Yathotou
ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້
(born 1951)
23 December 201022 March 202110 years, 89 daysLao People's Revolutionary Party[2]
4 Saysomphone Phomvihane
ໄຊ​ສົມ​ພອນ ພົມວິຫານ
(born 1956)
22 March 2021Incumbent3 years, 36 daysLao People's Revolutionary Party[2]

Timeline

Saysomphone PhomvihanePany YathotouThongsing ThammavongSamane VignaketNouhak PhoumsavanhSisomphone LovansaySouphanouvong

See also

References