Sonexay Siphandone | |
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ສອນໄຊ ສີພັນດອນ | |
9th Prime Minister of Laos | |
Assumed office 30 December 2022 | |
President | Thongloun Sisoulith |
Preceded by | Phankham Viphavanh |
Deputy Prime Minister of Laos | |
In office 20 April 2016 – 30 December 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Thongloun Sisoulith |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 January 1966 |
Political party | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
Sonexay Siphandone (Lao: ສອນໄຊ ສີພັນດອນ; born 26 January 1966) is a Laotian politician and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). He is the son of former LPRP Chairman Khamtai Siphandon and brother of Viengthong Siphandone.[1] On December 30, 2022, parliament approved Sonexay Siphandone as Prime Minister (149 of 151 votes).[2]
Sonexay was born in 1966. He was elected to the LPRP Central Committee at the 8th National Congress in 2006,[1] and to the LPRP Politburo at the 10th National Congress in 2016. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2016 to 2022.
References
Specific
- 1 2 Creak & Sayalath 2017, p. 182.
- ↑ "December 2022". Rulers. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
Bibliography
Books:
- Creak, S. & Sayalath, S. (2017). "Regime Renewal in Laos: The Tenth Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party". Southeast Asian Affairs: 179–200.
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