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Asang Laoly (
Lao: ອາຊາງ ລາວລີ; born 2 February 1941) is a retired
Lao politician,
Major General, and member of the
Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP).
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[2] While he was the
Deputy Prime Minister of Laos from 2002 to 2016, he also held a number of leadership positions in both the government and in LPRP.
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Early life
Asang was born in
Phongsaly Province
[1] into a
Lao Sung and
Akha family.
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Career
Asang was elected to the
LPRP Central Committee at the
3rd National Congress in 1982 and retained a seat on the body until the
9th National Congress[
citation needed] in 2011.
[7] He was elected to the
LPRP Politburo at the
6th National Congress in 1996 and was reelected in
2001 and
2006.
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[3] When the government changed in
2002, he was named the
Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, a position he held until he retired in 2016.
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[8] He held the role of
Minister of the Interior from 1988 until 2006,
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[1] when he moved into the role of Chair of the State Control Commission (also referred to as the National Regulatory Authority and the Ministry of Public Security.
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[13] He similarly served as the Director of the LPRP's Commission for Discipline Inspection.
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[14] He also chaired the National Environmental Committee starting in 2011 and focused on the importance of waterways.
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Despite retiring in 2016, Asang is still active within the LPRP and attends events in a representative capacity.
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Throughout his career, he was often the sole minority representation.
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References
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d Than, Tin Maung Maung.
Southeast Asian Affairs 2008. p. 174.
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b Johnson, Stephen T. (1992).
"Laos in 1991: Year of the Constitution". Asian Survey. 32 (1): 82–87.
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10.2307/2645202. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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"LAOS: Politics in a Single-party State". Southeastern Asian Affairs: 161–180. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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^ Yang, Kou (2016-05-13).
"Newly appointed leaders in Laos signal few changes ahead". Asian American Press. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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^ Creak, Simon.
"Bouasone dumped from Lao Politburo". New Mandala. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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^ Lintner, Bertil (2008).
"LAOS: At the Crossroads". Southeastern Asian Affairs: 171–183. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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e Stuart-Fox, Martin.
Historical Dictionary of Laos. pp. 18–19.
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c Kazuhiro Fujimura (n.d.).
The Increasing Presence of China in Laos Today: A Report on Fixed Point Observation of Local Newspapers from March 2007 to February 2009 (PDF) (Report). Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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"China ready to deepen cooperation with Laos". China.org.cn. Xinhua News Agency. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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b Creak, Simon; Sayalath, Soulatha (2017).
"Regime Renewal in Laos: The Tenth Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party". Southeast Asian Affairs: 179–200. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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^ The Economist Intelligence Unit (1998).
Country Report Cambodia Laos (PDF) (Report). International University of Japan. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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"UXO Sector annual report 2010" (PDF). National Regulatory Authority. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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"Vietnamese airlines requested to equip with Mode S transponders". Vietnam Net Global. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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"State inspectors reveal administration lapses" (PDF). Ramsar. Vientiane Times. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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"Second Environmental Ministers meeting agree to further co-operation". University of California, Riverside. KPL News. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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"National adaptation programme of action to climate change" (PDF). United Nations Framework Convention Climate Change. 2009. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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"Clearing cluster munition remnants" (PDF). Norwegian People's Aid. 2015. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
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"Vientiane ceremony marks 60 years of Vietnam's public security expert force in Laos". VietnamPlus. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
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"Situation of the ethnic and religious minorities in the Lao People's Democratic Republic" (PDF). Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l’Homme & Mouvement Lao pour les Droits de l'Homme. 2005. Retrieved 2021-07-27.