Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos
The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos was the head of government. It was the highest office within the Government of the Kingdom of Laos.
| Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos | |
|---|---|
 Royal Seal of the Kingdom of Laos | |
| Nominator | King |
| Appointer | Parliament |
| Inaugural holder | Phetsarath Ratanavongsa |
| Formation | 21 August 1941 |
| Final holder | Souvanna Phouma |
| Abolished | 2 December 1975 |
Heads of government
| No. | Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party | Head of state (Reign/Tenure) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name (Lifespan) |
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Kingdom of Laos | ||||||||
| 1 |  |
Prince Phetsarath Ratanavongsa ເຈົ້າເພັດຊະຣາດ ຣັຕນະວົງສາ (1890–1959)[lower-alpha 1] |
21 August 1941[1] |
10 October 1945 |
4 years, 50 days | Non-partisan |  King Sisavang Vong (1904–1945) | |
| — | |
Phaya Khammao ພະຍາ ຄຳມ້າວ (1911–1984) Chairman of the Provisional Government[lower-alpha 2] |
12 October 1945 |
23 April 1946 |
193 days | Lao Issara | Prince Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1945–1946) | |
| 2 | |
Prince Kindavong ເຈົ້າກິນດາວົງສ໌ (1900–1951) |
23 April 1946 |
15 March 1947 |
326 days | Non-partisan | King Sisavang Vong (1946–1959) | |
| 3 | |
Prince Souvannarath ເຈົ້າສຸວັນນະຣາດ (1893–1960) |
15 March 1947 |
25 March 1948 |
1 year, 10 days | Non-partisan | ||
| 4 |  |
Prince Boun Oum ບຸນອຸ້ມ ນະ ຈຳປາສັກ (1912–1980) |
25 March 1948 |
24 February 1950 |
1 year, 305 days | Non-partisan | ||
| 5 | |
Phoui Sananikone ຜຸຍ ຊະນະນິກອນ (1903–1983) |
24 February 1950 |
15 October 1951 |
1 year, 233 days | Independent Party | ||
| 6 |  |
Crown Prince Sisavang Vatthana ເຈົ້າສີສະຫວ່າງວັດທະນາ (1907–1978/1984) |
15 October 1951 |
21 November 1951 |
37 days | Non-partisan | ||
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Prince Souvanna Phouma ເຈົ້າສຸວັນນະພູມາ (1901–1984) |
21 November 1951 |
25 October 1954 |
2 years, 338 days | National Progressive Party | ||
| 8 | |
Katay Don Sasorith ກະຕ່າຍ ໂດນສະໂສລິດ (1904–1959) |
25 October 1954 |
21 March 1956 |
1 year, 148 days | National Progressive Party | ||
| (7) | |
Prince Souvanna Phouma ເຈົ້າສຸວັນນະພູມາ (1901–1984) |
21 March 1956 |
17 August 1958 |
2 years, 149 days | National Progressive Party | ||
| (5) | |
Phoui Sananikone ຜຸຍ ຊະນະນິກອນ (1903–1983) |
17 August 1958 |
31 December 1959 |
1 year, 136 days | Lao People's Rally | ||
King Sisavang Vatthana (1959–1975) | ||||||||
| — | |
General Sounthone Pathammavong ສູນທອນ ປະຖຳມະວົງ (1911–1985) Army Chief of Staff |
31 December 1959 |
7 January 1960 |
7 days | Committee for the Defence of National Interests / FAR (ARL) | ||
| 9 |  |
Kou Abhay ກຸ ອະໄພ (1892–1964) |
7 January 1960 |
3 June 1960 |
148 days | Non-partisan | ||
| 10 | |
Prince Somsanith Vongkotrattana ເຈົ້າສົມສະນິດ ວົງກົຕຣັຕນະ (1913–1975) |
3 June 1960 |
15 August 1960 |
73 days | Committee for the Defence of National Interests | ||
| (7) | |
Prince Souvanna Phouma ເຈົ້າສຸວັນນະພູມາ (1901–1984)[lower-alpha 3] |
30 August 1960 |
13 December 1960 |
105 days | Lao People's Rally | ||
|
Quinim Pholsena ກວີນິມ ພົລເສນາ (1915–1963) (not recognized) |
11 December 1960 |
13 December 1960 |
2 days | Peace and Neutrality Party | |||
| (4) | |
Prince Boun Oum ບຸນອຸ້ມ ນະ ຈຳປາສັກ (1912–1980) |
13 December 1960 |
23 June 1962 |
1 year, 192 days | Non-partisan | ||
| (7) | |
Prince Souvanna Phouma ເຈົ້າສຸວັນນະພູມາ (1901–1984) |
23 June 1962 |
2 December 1975 |
13 years, 162 days | Lao Neutralist Party | ||
Notes
- Under a Japanese puppet state after 8 April 1945. Proclaimed Head of State by Lao Issara on 12 October 1945.
- Until 25 October 1949 in exile in Bangkok, Thailand.
- From 9 December 1960 in exile in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
References
Specific
- Evans, Grant (2002). A Short history of Laos, the land in between (PDF). Allen & Unwin.
Bibliography
Books:
- Brown, MacAlister; Zasloff, Joseph J. (1986). Apprentice Revolutionaries: The Communist Movement in Laos, 1930–1985. Hoover Institution Press. ISBN 0-8179-8122-5.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Norindr, Chou (1982). "Political Institutions of the Lao People's Democratic Republic". In Stuart-Fox, Martin (ed.). Contemporary Laos: Studies in the Politics and Society of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0-7022-1840-5.
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