Bouasone Bouphavanh

{{Short description|Laotian politician}}

{{Infobox Officeholder

| name = Bouasone Bouphavanh

| native_name = {{nobold|ບົວສອນ ບຸບຜາວັນ}}

| native_name_lang = lo

| image = Bouasone Bouphavanh, World Economic Forum on East Asia 2010.jpg

| office = 15th Prime Minister of Laos

| president = Choummaly Sayasone

| term_start = 8 June 2006

| term_end = 23 December 2010

| predecessor = Bounnhang Vorachith

| successor = Thongsing Thammavong

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|6|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ban Tao Poun, Laos

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Lao People's Revolutionary Party

| spouse = Soumly Bouphavanh

| caption = Bouasone in 2010

}}

Bouasone Bouphavanh (Lao: ບົວສອນ ບູບຜາວັນ; born 3 June 1954) is a Laotian politician who was Prime Minister of Laos from 2006 to 2010. He was officially appointed to the office by the National Assembly of Laos on 8 June 2006, during a major government reshuffle. He replaced Bounnhang Vorachith who became vice president. Bouasone had previously served as first deputy prime minister since October 3, 2003. Before that, he was third deputy prime minister and was president of the State Planning Committee. He ranks seventh in the Politburo. He was replaced as prime minister on 23 December 2010 by Thongsing Thammavong.{{Cite web |last=Administrator |date=2011-01-19 |title=Family problems • Inside Story |url=https://insidestory.org.au/family-problems/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Inside Story |language=en}} Now, Bouasone Bouphavanh currently serves as head of the Lao Party Central Committee's Commission for Economic Development Strategy Research.