Thongloun Sisoulith

Thongloun Sisoulith
Thongloun Sisoulith
ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ
5th General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 January 2021
Deputy	Bounthong Chitmany; (Standing Member)
Preceded by	Bounnhang Vorachith
7th President of Laos
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 March 2021
Prime Minister	Phankham Viphavanh
Vice President	Pany Yathotu; Bounthong Chitmany
Preceded by	Bounnhang Vorachith
17th Prime Minister of Laos
	In office; 20 April 2016 – 22 March 2021
President	Bounnhang Vorachith
Preceded by	Thongsing Thammavong
Succeeded by	Phankham Viphavanh
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 8 June 2006 – 20 April 2016
Prime Minister	Thongsing Thammavong; Bouasone Bouphavanh
President of the
	In office; 27 March 2001 – 8 June 2006
Prime Minister	Bounnhang Vorachith
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Soulivong Daravong
Personal details
Born	10 November 1945 (age 75); Houaphanh Province, Laos
Political party	Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Alma mater	Pedagogical College of Neo Lao Hak Sat; Herzen University; Russian Academy of Sciences (Ph.D)

Thongloun Sisoulith (Lao: ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ; born 10 November 1945)^[2] is a Laotian politician currently serving as General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party since 15 January 2021 and President of Laos since 22 March 2021.^[3]

Life and career[]

Sisoulith and his daughter Moukdavanh with U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama

Sisoulith was born in the Houaphan province of Laos, and he studied at Pedagogical College of Neo Lao Hak Sat in Houaphan from 1962 to 1969. He was further educated in the Soviet Union and Vietnam. In addition to Lao, he speaks Vietnamese, Russian and English.^[2]

Throughout his years in government he has an extensive list of appointments. He was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1992, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare from 1993 to 1997, and a member of the National Assembly from 1998 to 2000. He became Deputy Prime Minister and President of the State Planning Committee on March 27, 2001,^[4] and he was additionally appointed as Foreign Minister on June 8, 2006, replacing Somsavat Lengsavad. He was chosen to become Prime Minister of Laos at the 10th Party Congress on 23 January 2016.^[5]

At the 11th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party in 2021, he was elected the party's general secretary, and hence de facto leader of Laos,^[3] the first civilian with no military background to serve in the top job.^[6]

Awards[]

Order of José Martí (Cuba)
Order of the Golden Star (Vietnam)
Ho Chi Minh Order (Vietnam)
Order of the Rising Sun 1st degree (Japan)
Knight of the Great Ribbon of the Order of the White Elephant (Thailand)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil)
Gold Medalle of the Russian Peace Foundation "For Peacekeeping and Charitable Activities" (5 October 2015, Russia)
Order of Friendship (20 October 2015, Russia) ^[7]

References[]

^ "19th International Conference on The Future of Asia". future-of-asia.nikkei.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "25th International Conference on The Future of Asia | Seeking a new global order -- Overcoming the chaos". future-of-asia.nikkei.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Reuters Staff (Jan 15, 2021). "Laos Communist Party names PM Thongloun as new leader". Retrieved Jan 15, 2021 – via www.reuters.com.
^ "Laos new cabinet lineup", Asian Political News, April 2, 2001.
^ Ron Corben (24 January 2016). "Laos Undergoes Communist Party Leadership Change". Voice of America. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ MARIMI KISHIMOTO (March 23, 2021). "New Laos president faces rising China debt and battered economy". Nikkei Asia.
^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 20 октября 2015 года № 517 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации иностранных граждан»

External links[]

Party political offices
Preceded by Bounnhang Vorachith	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party 2021–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Bounnhang Vorachith	President of Laos 2021–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Thongsing Thammavong	Prime Minister of Laos 2016–2021	Succeeded by Phankham Viphavan

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[1] "19th International Conference on The Future of Asia". future-of-asia.nikkei.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-07-19.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "25th International Conference on The Future of Asia | Seeking a new global order -- Overcoming the chaos". future-of-asia.nikkei.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-01-15.

[auto-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Reuters Staff (Jan 15, 2021). "Laos Communist Party names PM Thongloun as new leader". Retrieved Jan 15, 2021 – via www.reuters.com.

[4] "Laos new cabinet lineup", Asian Political News, April 2, 2001.

[5] Ron Corben (24 January 2016). "Laos Undergoes Communist Party Leadership Change". Voice of America. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[6] MARIMI KISHIMOTO (March 23, 2021). "New Laos president faces rising China debt and battered economy". Nikkei Asia.

[7] Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 20 октября 2015 года № 517 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации иностранных граждан»

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Kingdom of Laos (1945–1975)	Phetsarath Ratanavongsa Phaya Khammao Kindavong Souvannarath Boun Oum Phoui Sananikone Sisavang 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 Phankham Viphavanh
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