🇱🇦 Laos
Communist dictatorship, people's republicClosed autocracy
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Thongloun Sisoulith
President · 1,988 days in office
Tenure records
Longest-serving
Souphanouvong
5,735 days
Shortest-serving
Kaysone Phomvihane
464 days
Average tenure
2,613 days
Thongloun Sisoulith: 24% below average
Recent presidents by days in office
Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Laos?
Across 7 completed terms, the average president of Laos has served 2,613 days (about 7.2 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 2,162 days. The last leader to beat the average was Choummaly Sayasone, who left office in 2016.
One completed term Average tenure per decade
All presidents of Laos
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Thongloun Sisoulith | Mar 22, 2021 | Incumbent | 1,988 |
| 7 |  Bounnhang Vorachit | Apr 20, 2016 | Mar 22, 2021 | 1,797 |
| 6 |  Choummaly Sayasone | Jun 8, 2006 | Apr 20, 2016 | 3,604 |
| 5 |  Khamtai Siphandone | Feb 24, 1998 | Jun 8, 2006 | 3,026 |
| 4 |  Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Nov 25, 1992 | Feb 24, 1998 | 1,917 |
| 3 |  Kaysone Phomvihane | Aug 15, 1991 | Nov 21, 1992 | 464 |
| 2 |  Phoumi Vongvichit | Oct 31, 1986 | Aug 15, 1991 | 1,749 |
| 1 |  Souphanouvong | Dec 2, 1975 | Aug 15, 1991 | 5,735 |
Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the President of Laos?
- Thongloun Sisoulith has been President of Laos since Mar 22, 2021.
- Who is the longest-serving President of Laos?
- Souphanouvong, with 5,735 days in office.
- Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Laos?
- Across 7 completed terms, the average president of Laos has served 2,613 days (about 7.2 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 2,162 days. The last leader to beat the average was Choummaly Sayasone, who left office in 2016.