President of the National Assembly of Laos

President of the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Incumbent
Sounthone Xayachack (acting)
since 18 August 2026
National Assembly of Laos
TypePresiding officer
AppointerNational Assembly of Laos
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Laos

The President of the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the speaker of the National Assembly of Laos. Before 1991, the President of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic served as head of state and chairman of the presidium of the National Assembly's predecessor, the Supreme People's Assembly. The office was later merged with that of parliamentary speaker while the head of state became the President of Laos.

List of presidents

Presidents of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Souphanouvong
ສຸພານຸວົງ
(1909–1995)		 2 December 1975 25 November 1986 10 years, 358 days Lao People's Revolutionary Party [1][2]
– Sisomphone Lovansay
ສີສົມພອນ ລໍວັນໄຊ
(1916–1993)
Acting		 25 November 1986 1988 1–2 years Lao People's Revolutionary Party [3]
2 Nouhak Phoumsavanh
ໜູຮັກ ພູມສະຫວັນ
(1910–2008)		 1 June 1989 25 November 1992 3 years, 177 days Lao People's Revolutionary Party [1][2]

Presidents of the National Assembly

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Party Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Samane Vignaket
ສະໝານ ວິຍະເກດ
(1927–2016)		 25 February 1993 2005 11–12 years Lao People's Revolutionary Party [1][2]
2 Thongsing Thammavong
ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ
(born 1944)		 8 June 2006 23 December 2010 4 years, 198 days Lao People's Revolutionary Party [1][2]
3 Pany Yathotou
ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້
(born 1951)		 23 December 2010 22 March 2021 10 years, 89 days Lao People's Revolutionary Party [2]
4 Xaysomphone Phomvihane
ໄຊ​ສົມ​ພອນ ພົມວິຫານ
(1956–2026)		 22 March 2021 8 August 2026
(died in office)		 5 years, 139 days Lao People's Revolutionary Party [2]
– Sounthone Xayachack
ສູນທອນ ໄຊຍະຈັກ
(1959–)
Acting		 18 August 2026 Incumbent 13 days Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Timeline

Saysomphone PhomvihanePany YathotouThongsing ThammavongSamane VignaketNouhak PhoumsavanhSisomphone LovansaySouphanouvong

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum. Brief History of the National Assembly of Laos
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Speakers
  3. ↑ Publications, Europa (2 September 2003). A Political Chronology of South East Asia and Oceania. Routledge. ISBN 9781135356590.
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