Thongloun Sisoulith | |
|---|---|
| ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ | |
.jpg) Thongloun in 2024 | |
| General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party | |
| Assumed office 15 January 2021 | |
| Deputy | Bounthong Chitmany (Standing Member) |
| Preceded by | Bounnhang Vorachith |
| 7th President of Laos | |
| Assumed office 22 March 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Phankham Viphavanh Sonexay Siphandone |
| 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 State Committee for Planning and Investment | |
| In office 27 March 2001 – 8 June 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Bounnhang Vorachith |
| Preceded by | Bouathong Vonglokham |
| Succeeded by | Soulivong Daravong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1945 Houaphanh Province, Laos |
| Political party | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse | Naly Sisoulith |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Pedagogical College of Neo Lao Hak Sat Herzen University Russian Academy of Sciences (PhD)[1] |
Thongloun Sisoulith (Lao: ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ; born 10 November 1945)[2] is a Laotian historian and politician serving as General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party since 15 January 2021 and President of Laos since 22 March 2021.[3]
Thongloun was born and educated in Houaphan province, before receiving education in Leningrad and Moscow in the Soviet Union. During the Laotian Civil War, he supported the Pathet Lao as a teacher. He then became the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1987 which lasted to 1992, where he then served in numerous other posts in government. In 2001, he became the Deputy Prime Minister of Laos before becoming the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2006. Described as a 'moderate' by the U.S embassy in Vientiane, Thongloun helped improve Laos-United States relations, which was welcomed in 2009 by Senator Jim Webb and in 2010 by Hillary Clinton; while also improving Laos' relationship with China and Vietnam. In 2016, he became the prime minister of Laos where he undertook anti-corruption campaigns. He then became the General Secretary of the LPRP and the President in 2021.[4]
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Laos Communist Party names PM Thongloun as new leader". Jan 15, 2021. Retrieved Jan 15, 2021 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "Thongloun Sisoulith". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2023-08-10.