Vice President of Laos

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| post = Vice President

| body = the Lao People's Democratic Republic

| native_name = {{lang|lo|ຮອງປະທານປະເທດລາວ}}

| insignia = Emblem of Laos.svg

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| insigniacaption = National Emblem

| flag = Flag of Laos.svg

| flagcaption = National Flag

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| incumbent = Pany Yathotou
Bounthong Chitmany

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| incumbentsince = 22 March 2021

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Office of the Vice President

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| style = His/Her Excellency

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| status = Second highest in executive branch

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| seat = Vientiane

| nominator = President

| appointer = National Assembly (Laos)

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| termlength = Five years,

| termlength_qualified = renewable once

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| formation = {{start date and age|1998|2|24|p=1|br=1|df=y}}

| first = Sisavath Keobounphanh

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The vice president of Laos is the political position in Laos created in 1996. The vice president is elected by the National Assembly of Laos.

List of vice presidents

The history of the office holders follows.{{cite book|title=The Far East and Australasia 2003|date=2002|publisher=Taylor & Francis Group|isbn=9781857431339|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LclscNCTz9oC|page=741|access-date=2014-11-19}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan=2\| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! rowspan=2\| Portrait ! rowspan=2\| Name {{small\|(Birth–Death)}} ! colspan=3\| Term of office ! colspan=2 rowspan=2\| Political party ! rowspan=2\| President(s)
Took office ! Left office ! Time in office
1 \| 80px \| Sisavath Keobounphanh {{lang\|lo\|ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ}} {{small\|(1928–2020)}}{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=seglAAAAQBAJ\|title=Historical Dictionary of Laos\|first=Martin\|last=Stuart-Fox\|date=February 6, 2008\|publisher=Scarecrow Press\|isbn=9780810864115}} \| 1996 \| 1998 \| 2 years ! style="background:{{party color\|Lao People's Revolutionary Party}}" \| \| Lao People's Revolutionary Party \| Nouhak Phoumsavanh
2 \| 80px \| Oudom Khattigna {{lang\|lo\|ອຸດົມ ຂັດຕິຍະ}} {{small\|(1931–1999)}} \| 24 February 1998 \| 9 December 1999 \| {{age in years and days\|1998\|2\|24\|1999\|12\|9}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Lao People's Revolutionary Party}}" \| \| Lao People's Revolutionary Party \| rowspan="3" \| Khamtai Siphandone
colspan=8 \| Position vacant (9 December 1999 – 27 March 2001)
3 \| 80px \| Choummaly Sayasone {{lang\|lo\|ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ}} {{small\|(born 1936)}} \| 27 March 2001 \| 8 June 2006 \| {{age in years and days\|2001\|3\|27\|2006\|6\|8}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Lao People's Revolutionary Party}}" \| \| Lao People's Revolutionary Party
4 \| 80px \| Bounnhang Vorachit {{lang\|lo\|ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ}} {{small\|(born 1937)}} \| 8 June 2006 \| 20 April 2016 \| {{age in years and days\|2006\|6\|8\|2016\|4\|20}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Lao People's Revolutionary Party}}" \| \| Lao People's Revolutionary Party \| Choummaly Sayasone
5 \| 80px \| Phankham Viphavanh {{lang\|lo\|ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ}} {{small\|(born 1951)}} \| 20 April 2016 \| 22 March 2021 \| {{age in years and days\|2016\|4\|20\|2021\|3\|22}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Lao People's Revolutionary Party}}" \| \| Lao People's Revolutionary Party \| Bounnhang Vorachith
rowspan="2" \| 6 \| 80px \| Pany Yathotou {{lang\|lo\|ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້}} {{small\|(born 1951)}} \| rowspan="2" \| 22 March 2021 \| rowspan="2" \| Incumbent \| rowspan="2" \| {{age in years and days\|2021\|3\|22}} ! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color\|Lao People's Revolutionary Party}}" \| \| rowspan="2" \| Lao People's Revolutionary Party \| rowspan="2" \| Thongloun Sisoulith
80px \| Bounthong Chitmany {{lang\|lo\|ບຸນທອງ ຈິດມະນີ}} {{small\|(born 1948)}}

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! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan=2| Portrait

! rowspan=2| Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan=3| Term of office

! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Political party

! rowspan=2| President(s)

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

| 80px

| Sisavath Keobounphanh
{{lang|lo|ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ}}
{{small|(1928–2020)}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=seglAAAAQBAJ|title=Historical Dictionary of Laos|first=Martin|last=Stuart-Fox|date=February 6, 2008|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810864115}}

| 1996

| 1998

| 2 years

! style="background:{{party color|Lao People's Revolutionary Party}}" |

| Lao People's Revolutionary Party

| Nouhak Phoumsavanh

| 80px

| Oudom Khattigna
{{lang|lo|ອຸດົມ ຂັດຕິຍະ}}
{{small|(1931–1999)}}

| 24 February 1998

| 9 December 1999

| {{age in years and days|1998|2|24|1999|12|9}}

! style="background:{{party color|Lao People's Revolutionary Party}}" |