Somsavat Lengsavad

Somsavat Lengsavad (born 1945) is a deputy prime minister of Laos. An ethnic Chinese, Chinese name: 凌绪光 (Ling Xu Guang), who hails from Luang Prabang with ancestry from Hainan,^[1] he was a protégé of Kaysone Phomvihane.

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

References

1. ↑ (Chinese) 排除“祖籍”障碍　华裔首次当选老挝政治局委员