Sonexay Siphandone (; born 26 January 1966) is a Laotian politician and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). He is the son of former LPRP Chairman

Khamtai Siphandon General Khamtai Siphandone ( lo, ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ; born 8 February 1924)Joseph Chinyong Liow''Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia''(fourth edition, 2015), Routledge, page 212. is a Laotian politician who was ...

and brother of

Viengthong Siphandone Viengthong Siphandone (; born ?) is a Laotian politician and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). She is the daughter of former LPRP Chairman Khamtai Siphandon and sister of Sonexay Siphandone Sonexay Siphandone (; born 26 Ja ...

. On December 30, 2022, parliament approved Sonexay Siphandone as

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

(149 of 151 votes). Sonexay was born in 1966. He was elected to the

LPRP Central Committee The Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is the highest decision-making organ in Laos when the National Congress is not in session. History The Central Committee was established at the 1st National Congress in 1955. At ...

at the 8th National Congress in 2006, and to the LPRP Politburo at the 10th National Congress in 2016. He was

Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...

from 2016 to 2022.

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