Bounthong Chitmany (Lao: ບຸນທອງ ຈິດມະນີ; born 3 July 1948) is a Laotian politician who has been the Vice President of Laos alongside Pany Yathotou since 2021. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2016 to 2021. A veteran of the Laotian Civil War and a member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party since 1968, he is a member of the party's central committee and was chair of the 10th Inspection Commission of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.

Early life

Bounthong Chitmany was born in Bokeo province, French Protectorate of Laos, on 3 July 1949. He is a member of the Lamet people.[1]

Career

Chitmany started fighting in the Laotian Civil War on 9 September 1965, and joined the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) on 14 May 1968.[1] He was a member of the LPRP's central committee[2] for its 9th[3] and 10th sessions.[4]

The 8th Government of Laos Chitmany was elected Deputy Prime Minister on 20 April 2016.[5] On 22 March 2021, Chitmany was elected Vice President of Laos alongside Pany Yathotou, the first time that two people served as vice president in Laotian history.[6] In 2024, he was a member of a state delegation to Cuba and led discussions with Roberto Morales Ojeda.[7] He led a delegation to the funeral of Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, on 26 July 2024.[8]

An investigation into the collapse of a dam at the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower installation was chaired by Chitmany in 2018.[9] He was chair of the 10th Inspection Commission of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.[10]

References

  1. ^ China Radio International.
  2. ^ Vice President Receives Vietnam’s Vice Foreign Minister 2025.
  3. ^ ກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ຜູ້ແທນທົ່ວປະເທດຄັ້ງທີ IX ຂອງພັກ.
  4. ^ ກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ຜູ້ແທນທົ່ວປະເທດຄັ້ງທີ X ຂອງພັກ.
  5. ^ ທ່ານ ດຣ ບຸນທອງ ຈິດມະນີ ໄດ້ຮັບການເລືອກຕັ້ງ ເປັນຮອງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ 2016.
  6. ^ Vaenkeo 2021.
  7. ^ Vice President’s visit to Cuba strengthens Party ties 2024.
  8. ^ Lao top leader lays wreath at Vietnamese Party Chief’s funeral in Hanoi 2024.
  9. ^ Lao Government to Suspend All New Hydropower Dam Projects 2018.
  10. ^ Thong 2021.

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