Sisavath Keobounphanh
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Sisavath Keobounphanh was Vice President of Laos
from 1996 to 1998 and third Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Laos
from 1998 to 2001. He was succeeded by Boungnang Vorachith.
He is President of the Lao Front for National Construction
from 2001 until 2011, when he was succeeded by Phandoungchit Vongsa.
He is a member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
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Vice President of Laos
Vice President of Laos is the political position in Laos created in 1996. The Vice President is elected by the National Assembly of Laos.The history of the office holders follows.-See also:*President of Laos*List of current Vice Presidents...
from 1996 to 1998 and third Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
from 1998 to 2001. He was succeeded by Boungnang Vorachith.
He is President of the Lao Front for National Construction
Lao Front for National Construction
The Lao Front for National Construction is a Laotian popular front founded in 1979 and led by the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. Its task is to organize Laotian mass organizations and other socio-political organizations. In 1988 its tasks were expanded to include certain ethnic minority affairs...
from 2001 until 2011, when he was succeeded by Phandoungchit Vongsa.
He is a member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Lao People's Revolutionary Party
The Lao People's Revolutionary Party is a communist political party that has governed Laos since 1975. The policy-making organs are the politburo and the central committee. A party congress, which elects members to the politburo and central committee, is held every five years...
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