Vice President of Laos

The vice president of Laos is the political position in Laos created in 1996. The vice president is elected by the National Assembly of Laos.

Vice President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
ຮອງປະທານປະເທດລາວ
National Emblem
National Flag
Incumbent Pany Yathotou Bounthong Chitmany since 22 March 2021
Executive branch Office of the Vice President
Style	His/Her Excellency
Status	Second highest in executive branch
Member of	LPRP Central Committee LPRP Politburo LPRP Secretariat LPRP Defence Commission
Seat	Vientiane
Nominator	President
Appointer	National Assembly (Laos)
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Formation	24 February 1998 (27 years ago) (1998-02-24)
First holder	Sisavath Keobounphanh

List of vice presidents

The history of the office holders follows.^[1]

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		President(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Sisavath Keobounphanh ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ (1928–2020)[2]	1996	1998	2 years		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Nouhak Phoumsavanh
2		Oudom Khattigna ອຸດົມ ຂັດຕິຍະ (1931–1999)[2]	24 February 1998	9 December 1999	1 year, 288 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Khamtai Siphandone
Position vacant (9 December 1999 – 27 March 2001)
3		Choummaly Sayasone ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ (born 1936)[2]	27 March 2001	8 June 2006	5 years, 73 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party
4		Bounnhang Vorachit ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ (born 1937)[2]	8 June 2006	20 April 2016	9 years, 317 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Choummaly Sayasone
5		Phankham Viphavanh ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ (born 1951)	20 April 2016	22 March 2021	4 years, 336 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Bounnhang Vorachith
6		Pany Yathotou ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້ (born 1951)	22 March 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 157 days		Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Thongloun Sisoulith
		Bounthong Chitmany ບຸນທອງ ຈິດມະນີ (born 1948)

Timeline

See also

• President of Laos
• List of current vice presidents