Sonexay Siphandone | |
Order: | 9th |
Office: | Prime Minister of Laos |
President: | Thongloun Sisoulith |
Term Start: | 30 December 2022 |
Predecessor: | Phankham Viphavanh |
Office1: | Deputy Prime Minister of Laos |
Primeminister1: | Thongloun Sisoulith |
Term Start1: | 20 April 2016 |
Term End1: | 30 December 2022 |
Birth Date: | 1966 1, df=y |
Party: | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
Father: | Khamtai Siphandone |
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Sonexay Siphandone (; born 26 January 1966)[1] is a Laotian politician who is currently serving as the Prime Minister of Laos since 30 December 2022. A member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), he previously served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2016 to 2022. He is the son of former LPRP Chairman Khamtai Siphandone and brother of Viengthong Siphandone.
Sonexay was born in 1966.[2]
He was elected to the LPRP Central Committee at the 8th National Congress in 2006, and to the LPRP Politburo at the 10th National Congress in 2016. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2016 to 2022.
On 30 December 2022, parliament approved Sonexay Siphandone as Prime Minister (149 of 151 votes).[3]
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