Breaking: Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone elected President of the National Assembly

On the morning of October 5, 2026, at the second plenary session of the 10th National Assembly of Laos, with 158 votes in favor (100%), Mr. Sonexay Siphandone was unanimously elected as the new President of the Lao National Assembly and will no longer serve as Prime Minister.

Somsavat Lengsavad was born in 1966; his father is Khamtay Siphandone, the former president of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.

In 2006, Sonexay was elected a member of the Central Committee at the 8th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.

In 2016, he was elected a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee at the 10th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party. From 2016 to 2022, he served as Deputy Prime Minister of Laos.

On December 30, 2022, he was elected Prime Minister of Laos, succeeding Phankham Viphavanh, who retired early due to illness.

On March 23, 2026, he was re-elected as Prime Minister at the first session of the Tenth National Assembly of Laos.