Choummaly Sayasone

Choummaly Sayasone
ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ
General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
In office
21 March 2006  22 January 2016
Preceded by Khamtai Siphandon
Succeeded by Bounnhang Vorachith
President of Laos
In office
8 June 2006  20 April 2016
Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh
Thongsing Thammavong
Vice President Bounnhang Vorachith
Preceded by Khamtai Siphandon
Succeeded by Bounnhang Vorachith
Personal details
Born (1936-03-06) 6 March 1936
Attapeu, Laos
Political party Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Spouse(s) Keosaychay Sayasone

Lieutenant General Choummaly Sayasone (Lao: ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ; born 6 March 1936) is a Laotian politician who was General Secretary (de facto leader) of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos (de jure head of state) from 2006 to 2016.

Choummaly was born in Attapu. He joined the Party's Politburo in 1991 and served as Minister of Defense from 1991 to 2001. Subsequently he was Vice President from 2001 to 2006.

He was elected as the LPRP's General Secretary on 21 March 2006, in the aftermath of the Party's 8th Congress, by the first plenum of the eighth Central Committee, succeeding Khamtai Siphandon as de facto leader of Laos. He subsequently succeeded Siphandon as the 6th President of Laos on June 8, 2006.

In March 2011, he was reelected to his position as the LPRP's General Secretary at the 9th LPRP Congress. In June 2011, he was re-elected as President of Laos at the seventh National Assembly.[1] He did not seek re-election to the LPRP Central Committee at the 10th LPRP Congress in January 2016, indicating his retirement.[2] Bounnhang Vorachit was elected to succeed him as General Secretary on 22 January 2016.[3]

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Khamtai Siphandon
as Chairperson of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
2006–2016
Succeeded by
Bounnhang Vorachith
Political offices
Preceded by
Khamtai Siphandon
Minister for Defence
1991–2001
Succeeded by
Douangchay Phichit
Preceded by
Oudom Khattigna
Vice President of Laos
2001–2006
Succeeded by
Bounnhang Vorachith
Preceded by
Khamtai Siphandon
President of Laos
2006–2016
Succeeded by
Bounnhang Vorachith
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