Bounnhang Vorachith

Bounnhang Vorachith ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ


General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 January 2016
Preceded by	Choummaly Sayasone
Vice President of Laos
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2006
President	Choummaly Sayasone
Preceded by	Choummaly Sayasone
Prime Minister of Laos
In office 27 March 2001 – 8 June 2006
President	Khamtai Siphandon
Preceded by	Sisavath Keobounphanh
Succeeded by	Bouasone Bouphavanh
Personal details
Born	(1938-08-15) 15 August 1938 Laos
Political party	Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Bounnhang Vorachith (Lao: ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ; born August 15, 1938) is a Laotian politician who has been General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party since 2016. He has also been the Vice President of Laos since 2006. Previously he served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1996 to 2001 and as Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006. He became Vice President on June 8, 2006 when Bouasone Bouphavanh was appointed as Prime Minister.

At the 10th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, he was elected to succeed Choummaly Sayasone as General Secretary on 22 January 2016, effectively making him the leader of Laos.^[1]

References

↑ "Ruling communists in Laos promote VP as country's new leader", Associated Press, 22 January 2016.

External links

Biography courtesy of Burmese Government

Political offices
Preceded by Sisavath Keobounphanh	Prime Minister of Laos 2001–2006	Succeeded by Bouasone Bouphavanh
Preceded by Choummaly Sayasone	Vice President of Laos 2006–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Choummaly Sayasone	General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party 2016–present	Incumbent

Heads of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

General Secretaries (1955–1991, 2006–present)	Kaysone Phomvihane (1955–1991) Abolished (1991–2006) Choummaly Sayasone (2006–2016) Bounnhang Vorachith (2016–present)

Chairmen (1991–2006)	Kaysone Phomvihane (1991–1992) Khamtai Siphandon (1992–2006) Abolished in 2006

Vice Presidents of Laos

Sisavath Keobounphanh Oudom Khattigna Choummaly Sayasone Bounnhang Vorachith

Prime Ministers of Laos

Kingdom of Laos (1945–1975)	Phaya Khammao Kindavong Souvannarath Boun Oum Phoui Sananikone Savang Vatthana Souvanna Phouma Katay Don Sasorith Souvanna Phouma Phoui Sananikone Sounthone Pathammavong† Kouprasith Abhay Somsanith Vongkotrattana Souvanna Phouma Boun Oum Souvanna Phouma

Lao People's Democratic Republic (1975–)	Kaysone Phomvihane Khamtai Siphandon Sisavath Keobounphanh Bounnhang Vorachith Bouasone Bouphavanh Thongsing Thammavong Thongloun Sisoulith (Designate)

† military

Current leaders of socialist states espousing Marxism–Leninism

People's Republic of China	Xi Jinping, General Secretary and head of state (Communist Party of China)

Republic of Cuba	Raúl Castro, First Secretary, head of government and head of state (Communist Party of Cuba)

Lao People's Democratic Republic	Bounnhang Vorachith, General Secretary and head of state (Lao People's Revolutionary Party)

Socialist Republic of Vietnam	Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Head of government Trương Tấn Sang, Head of state (Communist Party of Vietnam)

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