Bouasone Bouphavanh

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Bouasone Bouphavanh
5th Prime Minister of Laos
Incumbent
Assumed office June 8, 2006
Preceded by	Bounnhang Vorachith
Succeeded by	Incumbent

Born	June 3, 1954 Ban Tao Poun, Muang Salavan, Salavan Province
Political party	Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Spouse	?

Bouasone Bouphavanh (born June 3, 1954 in Ban Tao Poun, Muang Salavan, Salavan Province) is the prime minister of Laos. He was officially appointed to the office by the National Assembly of Laos on June 8, 2006, during a major government reshuffle. He replaced Bounnhang Vorachith who became vice president. Bouasone had previously served as first deputy prime minister since October 3, 2003. Before that, he was third deputy prime minister and was president of the State Planning Committee.

Trained in the Soviet Union and appointed prime minister at the age of 52, Bouasone is part of a new generation of leaders in the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. He ranks seventh in the Politburo. In 1975, shortly before the fall of Vientiane to the Pathet Lao, he was a student activist who played a key role in protests against the previous regime. He is considered a protege of former party leader Khamtai Siphandon.

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Lauras, Didier (June 8, 2006). "Laos appoints Bouasone Bouphavanh prime minister", Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo!).
Ganjanakhundee, Supalak (June 9, 2006). "Choummaly endorsed as president of Laos", The Nation.
Khao San Pathet Lao (KPL) (June 9, 2006).

"Pawat-nyo khong Than Bouasone Bouphavanh, Na-nyok lat-tha-mon-tee haeng SPP Lao (Brief history of Mr. Bouasone Bouphavanh, Prime Minister of the Lao PDR", Khao San Pathet Lao (Lao News Agency, in Lao).

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