Major General Soutchay Thammasith became the minister of security of

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

in 2002, replacing

Asang Laoly Asang Laoly (; born 2 February 1941) is a retired Lao politician, Major General, and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). While he was the Deputy Prime Minister of Laos from 2002 to 2016, he also held a number of leadership posi ...

. Before becoming the security minister, he was the vice minister of the interior. He retired on February 17, 2005, citing health reasons.

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