Sonexay Siphandone

Sonexay Siphandone
Sonexay in 2023
Prime Minister of Laos
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 December 2022
President	Thongloun Sisoulith
Preceded by	Phankham Viphavanh
Deputy Prime Minister of Laos
In office 20 April 2016 – 30 December 2022
Prime Minister	Thongloun Sisoulith
Personal details
Born	(1966-01-26) 26 January 1966
Political party	Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Sonexay Siphandone (Lao: ສອນ​ໄຊ ສີ​ພັນ​ດອນ; born 26 January 1966) is a Laotian politician and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). He is the son of former LPRP Chairman Khamtai Siphandon and brother of Viengthong Siphandone. On December 30, 2022, parliament approved Sonexay Siphandone as Prime Minister (149 of 151 votes).

Sonexay was born in 1966. He was elected to the LPRP Central Committee at the 8th National Congress in 2006, and to the LPRP Politburo at the 10th National Congress in 2016. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2016 to 2022.

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Books:

• Creak, S. & Sayalath, S. (2017). "Regime Renewal in Laos: The Tenth Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party". Southeast Asian Affairs: 179–200.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)