# Ministry of Public Security (Laos)

The Ministry of Public Security (Lao language: ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ) is the ministry of the interior of Laos.

## Structure and organization

The Ministry of Public Security comprizes several "branches of service", which include the local police, traffic police, immigration police, security police (including border police), and other armed police units. The current minister is Lieutenant General Vilay Lakhamfong.

## List of ministers of public security

* Gen. Vilay LAKHAMFONG
* Lt. Gen. Kongthong PHONGVICHITH
* Maj. Gen. Thonglek MANGNORMEX

## International cooperation

In order to increase its capacity to address issues such as the illegal drugs trade and human trafficking, the Ministry of Public Security has established working relations with a number of foreign government agencies and international organisations, including UNODC and UNICEF.

## Human rights issues

The security forces subjected to the ministry have occasionally been accused of human rights violations. Their persecution of Christians in Laos is among the heaviest in the world. Particularly, members of the Hmong ethnic group have been subject to violence by security forces.

## Ranks
### Officers

| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Laos Police vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Laos Police vte | | | ພົນເອກ Phonoek | ພົນເອກ Phonoek | ພົນໂທ Phonoth | ພົນໂທ Phonoth | ພົນຕີ Phon ti | ພົນຕີ Phon ti | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa | ພັນເອກ Phanoek | ພັນເອກ Phanoek | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນຕີ Phan ti | ພັນຕີ Phan ti | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti |

### Enlisted

| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Laos Police vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Laos Police vte | | | | | | | ວາທີ Va thi | ວາທີ Va thi | | | ສິບເອກ Sib ek | ສິບເອກ Sib ek | ສິບເອກ Sib ek | ສິບເອກ Sib ek | ສິບເອກ Sib ek | ສິບເອກ Sib ek | ສິບໂທ Sib oth | ສິບໂທ Sib oth | ສິບໂທ Sib oth | ສິບໂທ Sib oth | ສິບໂທ Sib oth | ສິບໂທ Sib oth | ສິບຕີ Sib ti | ສິບຕີ Sib ti | ສິບຕີ Sib ti | ສິບຕີ Sib ti | | | ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung | ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung | ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung | ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung | ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung | ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung | ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong | ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong |