The Minister of defense (Lao: ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນປະເທດ, romanized: ladthamonti kasuangpongkanpathed) is the head of the Ministry of Defense and is responsible for the Lao People's Armed Forces.
| Minister of Defense | |
|---|---|
| ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນປະເທດ (Lao) | |
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since 20 April 2016 | |
| Ministry of Defense | |
| Member of | Lao People's Revolutionary Party the Government |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Formation | 2 December 1975 |
| First holder | Khamtai Siphandone |
List of officeholders
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Lao People's Democratic Republic (1975–present)
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of office | Government | Ref. | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Khamtai Siphandone (born 1924) |
2 December 1975 | 15 August 1991 | 15 years, 256 days | Government I–II | [1] |
| 2 | 
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Choummaly Sayasone (born 1936) |
15 August 1991 | 27 March 2001 | 9 years, 224 days | Government II–III–IV | [2][3] |
| 3 | 
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Douangchay Phichit (1944–2014) |
27 March 2001 | 17 May 2014 † | 13 years, 51 days | Government IV–V–VI–VII | [4][5] [6] |
| 4 |
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Sengnuan Xayalath | 17 May 2014 | 20 April 2016 | 1 year, 339 days | Government VII | |
| 5 |
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Chansamone Chanyalath (born 1948) |
20 April 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 237 days | Government VIII–IX | |
References
edit- ^ "President Khamtay Siphandone". un.int. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Political Handbook of Asia 1997. CQ Press. 1998. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-933199-12-5.
- ^ The Statesman's Yearbook. Macmillan Publishers. 1999. p. 875. ISBN 978-0-312-21588-0.
- ^ The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe, Volum 2. CQ Press. 2005. p. 2751–3. ISBN 1-85743-253-3.
- ^ Political Handbook of Asia 2007. CQ Press. 2008. p. 415. ISBN 978-0-87289-497-6.
- ^ Political Handbook of Asia 2009. CQ Press. 2010. p. 755–6. ISBN 978-0-87289-559-1.