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Choummaly Sayasone President of Laos Incumbent Assumed office
8 June 2006Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh
Thongsing ThammavongVice President Bounnhang Vorachith Preceded by Khamtai Siphandon General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Incumbent Assumed office
21 March 2006Preceded by Khamtai Siphandon Personal details Born 6 March 1936
Attapeu, LaosPolitical party Lao People's Revolutionary Party Spouse(s) Keosaychay Sayasone Lieutenant General Choummaly Sayasone (Lao: ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ; born March 6, 1936 in Attapu) is General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. He was elected as Party General Secretary on March 21, 2006, by the Party's 8th Congress, succeeding Khamtai Siphandon, and he subsequently succeeded Siphandon as President on June 8, 2006.
Choummaly joined the Party's Politburo in 1991 and served as Vice President from 2001 to 2006. He also served for a time as Minister of Defence (1991–2001).
In June 2011, he was retained his position as President of Laos at the Seventh Lao National Assembly.[1]
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Political offices Preceded by
Khamtai SiphandonMinister for Defence
1991–2001Succeeded by
Douangchay PhichithPreceded by
Oudom KhattignaVice President of Laos
2001–2006Succeeded by
Bounnhang VorachithPreceded by
Khamtai SiphandonPresident of Laos
2006–presentIncumbent Party political offices Preceded by
Khamtai SiphandonGeneral Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
2006–presentIncumbent General Secretaries of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Heads of state of Laos Kingdom of Laos
Kings (1949–1975)Lao People's Democratic Republic
Presidents (1975–)Souphanouvong · Phoumi Vongvichit* · Kaysone Phomvihane · Nouhak Phoumsavanh · Khamtai Siphandon · Choummaly Sayasone* acting for SouphanouvongVice Presidents of Laos Categories:- Laotian politician stubs
- 1936 births
- Communist rulers
- Current national leaders
- Lao People's Revolutionary Party politicians
- Living people
- Presidents of Laos
- Vice Presidents of Laos
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