Thongloun Sisoulith

Thongloun Sisoulith
Prime Minister of Laos
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 April 2016
President	Bounnhang Vorachith
Preceded by	Thongsing Thammavong
Personal details
Born	10 November 1945 Houaphanh Province, Laos
Political party	Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Alma mater	Pedagogical College of Neo Lao Hak Sat Herzen University Russian Academy of Sciences
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Thongloun Sisoulith (Lao: ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ; born November 10, 1945) is a Laotian politician who has been Prime Minister of Laos since 2016. Previously he was Deputy Prime Minister from 2001 to 2016, as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2016. He is a politburo member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, ranking fourth.

He was chosen to become Prime Minister of Laos at the 10th Party Congress on January 23, 2016.^[1]

Life and career

Sisoulith was born in the Houaphan province of Laos, and he studied at Pedagogical College of Neo Lao Hak Sat in Houaphan from 1962 to 1969. He was further educated in the Soviet Union. In addition to Lao, he speaks Vietnamese, Russian and English.

Throughout his years in government he has an extensive list of appointments. He was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1992, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare from 1993 to 1997, and a member of the National Assembly from 1998 to 2000. He became Deputy Prime Minister and President of the State Planning Committee on March 27, 2001,^[2] and he was additionally appointed as Foreign Minister on June 8, 2006, replacing Somsavat Lengsavad.

References

1. Ron Corben (January 24, 2016). "Laos Undergoes Communist Party Leadership Change". Voice of America. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
2. "Laos new cabinet lineup", Asian Political News, April 2, 2001.

External links

• World Economic forum biography
• United Nations biography