Somsavat Lengsavad Explained

Somsavat Lengsavad
Native Name Lang:zh
Order:Deputy Prime Minister of Laos
Primeminister:Thongsing Thammavong
Bouasone Bouphavanh
Bounnhang Vorachith
Term Start:27 March 2001
Term End:20 April 2016
Order2:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Primeminister2:Bounnhang Vorachith
Sisavath Keobounphanh
Khamtai Siphandon
Term Start2:25 February 1993
Term End2:8 June 2006
Predecessor2:Phoun Sipaseut
Successor2:Thongloun Sisoulith
Birth Date:15 June 1945
Birth Place:Luang Prabang, Laos
Occupation:Politician
Party:Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Nationality:Laos

Somsavat Lengsavad (; born 15 June 1945) is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Laos. An ethnic Chinese, Chinese name: 凌绪光 (Lin Xuguang), who hails from Luang Prabang with ancestry from Hainan,[1] he was a protégé of Kaysone Phomvihane.

In 1961 he joined the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and fought in the Laotian Civil War.[2]

He became foreign minister in 1993 and served until 8 June 2006, when he was replaced by Thongloun Sisoulith.

Besides his native Lao, he is fluent in Standard Chinese.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 排除“祖籍”障碍 华裔首次当选老挝政治局委员
  2. Web site: Somsavat Lengsavad . 2022-10-08 . World Economic Forum . en.
  3. Web site: Land-locked Laos on track for controversial China rail link. 2020-11-05. Nikkei Asia. en-GB.