| Samane Vignaket | |
| Office: | President of the National Assembly of Laos |
| Convocation: | 5th term |
| Term Start: | 30 September 2002 |
| Term End: | 2005 |
| Successor: | Thongsing Thammavong |
| Convocation1: | 4th term |
| Term Start1: | 24 February 1998 |
| Term End1: | 30 September 2002 |
| Convocation2: | 3rd term |
| Term Start2: | 25 February 1993 |
| Term End2: | 24 February 1998 |
| Predecessor2: | Nouhak Phoumsavanh |
| Office3: | Minister of Education |
| Convocation3: | 2nd term |
| Term Start3: | 1988 |
| Term End3: | 1991 |
| Primeminister3: | Kaysone Phomvihane |
| Predecessor3: | Bountiam Pitsami |
| Office4: | Head of the LPRP Central Committee Organisation Commission |
| Convocation4: | 4th term |
| 1Blankname4: | General Secretary |
| 1Namedata4: | Kaysone Phomvihane |
| Term Start4: | 1986 |
| Term End4: | 1989 |
| Successor4: | Maichantan Sengmani |
| Convocation5: | 3rd term |
| 1Blankname5: | General Secretary |
| 1Namedata5: | Kaysone Phomvihane |
| Term Start5: | 1982 |
| Term End5: | 1986 |
| Predecessor5: | Sisomphone Lovansay |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Savannakhet Province, French protectorate of Laos |
| Party: | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
Samane Vignaket (Lao: ສະໝານ ວິຍະເກດ; 3 March 1927 – 22 July 2016)[1] was a Laotian politician and Lieutenant General, who served as the 1st President of the National Assembly of Laos[2] from 1993 to 2006.[3] A member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Vignaket served as a member of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Politburo and was a member of the 3rd Secretariat of the LPRP, including as Minister of Education from 1988-1991.
Vignaket was born in Phichit Province, Siam to a Vietnamese immigrant family. (In official biography before he died, he was identified that he was born in Attapeu Province.) In 1975 he was appointed as vice minister of defence, serving until 1981. Vignaket was elected as Head of the LPRP Central Committee Organization Board in 1982 and again in 1986, serving until 1989. Through this role, he was in charge of ideological and cultural works of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP).[4]
He died at 00.24 am on July 22, 2016 at the age of 89.[5]
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