Permanent historical factsheet

Prime Minister

Laos · Government / Lao Peoples Democratic Republic. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1975–2016Date range
6Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1975

Kaysone Phomvihane8 December 1975

Vientiane · Government / Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

Becomes prime minister and dominant leader of the new Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

1991

Khamtai Siphandon15 August 1991

Vientiane · Government / Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

Becomes prime minister after Kaysone moves to the presidency

1998

Sisavath Keobounphanh24 February 1998

Vientiane · Government / Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

Becomes prime minister after Khamtai Siphandon moves to the presidency

2001

Bounnhang Vorachith27 March 2001

Vientiane · Government / Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

Becomes prime minister of Laos

2010

Thongsing Thammavong23 December 2010

Vientiane · Government / Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

Becomes prime minister after Bouasone Bouphavanh resigns

2016

Thongloun Sisoulith20 April 2016

Vientiane · Government / Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

Becomes prime minister of Laos

Names involved

Bounnhang VorachithKaysone PhomvihaneKhamtai SiphandonSisavath KeobounphanhThongloun SisoulithThongsing Thammavong

Provenance

This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.