Douangchay Phichit

Lieutenant general Douangchay Phichit (Lao: ດວງໃຈ ພິຈິດ; 5 April 1944 – 17 May 2014) was a Laotian politician from Attapeu and a Politburo member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (from the 7th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party until his death).^{[citation needed]} He served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense.^[1]

Lieutenant general Douangchay Phichit
Deputy Prime Minister of Laos
In office 8 July 2006 – 17 May 2014 (his death)
Prime Minister	Bouasone Bouphavanh Thongsing Thammavong
Minister of National Defense
In office 27 March 2001 – 17 May 2014
Preceded by	Choummaly Sayasone
Succeeded by	Sengnuan Xayalath
Personal details
Born	5 April 1944 Attapeu, Kingdom of Laos
Died	17 May 2014(2014-05-17) (aged 70) Baan Nadi, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Political party	Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Spouse	Lieutenant Colonel Mrs Thanda Phichit (died 17 May 2014)

On 17 May 2014, Phichit and his wife, Lieutenant Colonel Mrs Thanda Phichit, died when the plane he was traveling on crashed in northern Laos.^[2][3][4]