Sonexay Siphandone
Laotian politician
Sonexay in 2023
Incumbent
30 December 2022
20 April 2016 – 30 December 2022
- Khamtai Siphandone (father)
- Viengthong Siphandone (sister)
- Khampheng Saysompheng (brother-in-law)
Sonexay Siphandone (Lao: ສອນໄຊ ສີພັນດອນ; born 26 January 1966)[1] is a Laotian politician and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). He is the son of former LPRP Chairman Khamtai Siphandone and brother of Viengthong Siphandone.[2] On 30 December 2022, parliament approved Sonexay Siphandone as Prime Minister (149 of 151 votes).[3]
Sonexay was born in 1966.[4] He was elected to the LPRP Central Committee at the 8th National Congress in 2006,[2] and to the LPRP Politburo at the 10th National Congress in 2016. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2016 to 2022.[citation needed]
References
Specific
- ^ Thủ tướng Chính phủ Lào Sonexay Siphandone thăm chính thức Việt Nam (in Vietnamese)
- ^ a b Creak & Sayalath 2017, p. 182.
- ^ "December 2022". Rulers. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "As Laos' new leader takes office, government focuses on tackling surging inflation". Radio Free Asia. 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
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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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Laos 2022–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Chairperson of the ASEAN 2024 | Incumbent |
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People's Republic of China- Xi Jinping, General Secretary and state representative
- Li Qiang, head of government
- Zhao Leji, head of legislature (Chinese Communist Party)
Republic of Cuba- Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary and head of state
- Manuel Marrero Cruz, head of government
- Esteban Lazo Hernández, head of legislature (Communist Party of Cuba)
Lao People's Democratic Republic- Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary and head of state
- Sonexay Siphandone, head of government
- Saysomphone Phomvihane, head of legislature (Lao People's Revolutionary Party)
Socialist Republic of Vietnam- Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary
- Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting), head of state
- Phạm Minh Chính, head of government
- Vương Đình Huệ, head of legislature (Communist Party of Vietnam)
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