Minister of Defense | |
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ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນປະເທດ ( Lao) | |
Ministry of Defense | |
Member of |
Lao People's Revolutionary Party the Government |
Reports to | Prime Minister |
Formation | 2 December 1975 |
First holder | Khamtai Siphandone |
The Minister of defense ( Lao: ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນປະເທດ, romanized: ladthamonti kasuangpongkanpathed) is the head of the Ministry of Defense and is responsible for the Lao People's Armed Forces.
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No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of office | Government | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 |
Khamtai Siphandone (born 1924) |
2 December 1975 | 15 August 1991 | 15 years, 256 days | Government I– II | [1] | |
2 |
Choummaly Sayasone (born 1936) |
15 August 1991 | 27 March 2001 | 9 years, 224 days | Government II– III– IV | [2] [3] | |
3 |
Douangchay Phichit (1944–2014) |
27 March 2001 | 17 May 2014 † | 13 years, 51 days | Government IV– V– VI– VII |
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4 | Sengnuan Xayalath | 17 May 2014 | 20 April 2016 | 1 year, 339 days | Government VII | ||
5 |
Chansamone Chanyalath (born 1948) |
20 April 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | Government VIII– IX |