Thongbanh Sengaphone Explained

Thongbanh Sengaphone
Order:Member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Leader:Choummaly Sayasone
Term Start:22 March 2006
Term End:17 May 2014
Order1:Minister of Public Security
Term Start1:9 June 2006
Term End1:17 May 2014
Predecessor1:Soutchay Thammasith
Successor1:Vilay Lakhamfong
Birth Date:2 May 1953
Birth Place:Thouai Beang, Kingdom of Laos
Death Place:Baan Nadi, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Party:Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Thongbanh Sengaphone (; 2 May 1953 – 17 May 2014) was a Laotian politician and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). He served as Minister of Public Security and held seats in the LPRP's Central Committee (appointed at the 7th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party) and the Secretariat (appointed at the 8th Party Congress).[1]

On 17 May 2014, Sengaphone died when the plane he was traveling on crashed in northern Laos.[2] [3] He was traveling to Xiangkhouang Province to attend a ceremony celebrating the 55th anniversary of the second division of the Lao People's Army.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members of the Lao Government. Lao News Agency. September 4, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110603220642/http://www.kpl.net.la/english/member%20of%20lao%20gov.htm. June 3, 2011.
  2. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/410256/lao-deputy-pm-dies-in-plane-crash Lao deputy PM dies in plane crash
  3. Web site: Máy bay quân sự rơi tại Lào. 2014-05-18. 2014-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517125221/http://tuoitre.vn/Th%E1%BA%BF-gi%E1%BB%9Bi/607750/m%C3%A1y-bay-qu%C3%A2n-s%E1%BB%B1-r%C6%A1i-t%E1%BA%A1i-lao.html. dead.