Phankham Viphavanh | |
|---|---|
ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ | |
 Phankham in 2022 | |
| Prime Minister of Laos | |
| In office 22 March 2021 – 30 December 2022 | |
| President | Thongloun Sisoulith |
| Preceded by | Thongloun Sisoulith |
| Succeeded by | Sonexay Siphandone |
| Vice President of Laos | |
| In office 20 April 2016 – 22 March 2021 | |
| President | Bounnhang Vorachit |
| Preceded by | Bounnhang Vorachit |
| Succeeded by | Pany Yathotou & Bounthong Chitmany |
| Standing Member of the LPRP Secretariat | |
| In office 21 January 2016 – 15 January 2021 | |
| General Secretary | Bounnhang Vorachit |
| Preceded by | Bounnhang Vorachit |
| Succeeded by | Bounthong Chitmany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1951 French Protectorate of Laos |
| Nationality | Lao |
| Political party | People's Revolutionary Party |
| Occupation | politician |
Phankham Viphavanh (Lao: ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ; born 14 April 1951[citation needed]) is a Laotian politician, a member of the Politburo and the Executive Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. He became the Prime Minister of Laos, who was elected by the National Assembly of Laos in March 2021.[1] He retired in December 2022.[citation needed]
He was deputy minister in the prime minister's office from 2003 to 2005, then was elected to the eighth Party Central Committee in 2006, and became governor of Houaphanh province.[citation needed] He was elected to politburo in 2011, and then held the position of Minister of Education and Sports. He was also the president of the Lao–Vietnam Friendship Association.[citation needed]
In 2014, he became the Deputy Prime Minister and in April 2016, he was elected as Vice President of Laos.[citation needed]