President of Laos

The President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the head of state of Laos

 List of heads of state of Laos 

 King (Rath) 
#PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeSisavang VongSeptember 15, 1945October 20, 1945Head of StatePrince Phetsarath Rattanavongsa20 October 194523 April 1946KingsSisavang Vong23 April 194628 November 1946Head of StatePrince Phetsarath Rattanavongsa28 November 194625 October 1949KingsSisavang Vong25 October 1949October 29, 1959Savang VatthanaOctober 30, 1959December 2, 1975

#PortraitNameTerm of officeTook officeLeft office1107x107pxKaysone Phomvihane22 March 19552 December 1975 1 80px Souphanouvong 2 December 1975 29 October 1986 2 80px Phoumi Vongvichit 29 October 1986 15 August 1991 3 80px Kaysone Phomvihane 15 August 1991 21 November 19923 80pxKhamtai Siphandon21 November 199225 November 1992 4 80px Nouhak Phoumsavanh 25 November 1992 24 February 1998 5 80px Sisavath Keobounphanh 1996 1998 6 80px Oudom Khattigna 24 February 1998 9 December 1999 7 80px Khamtai Siphandon 24 February 1998 8 June 2006 8 80px Choummaly Sayasone 27 March 2001 8 June 2006 8 June 2006 20 April 2016 9 80px Bounnhang Vorachit 8 June 2006 20 April 2016 20 April 2016 22 March 2021 10 80px Phankham Viphavanh 20 April 2016 22 March 2021 11 80px Thongloun Sisoulith 22 March 2021 Incumbent 12 80px Pany Yathotou 22 March 2021 Incumbent13 80px Bounthong Chitmany

Living former presidents

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