Khamtai Siphandone

Khamtai Siphandone
Khamtai Siphandone
ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ
	Siphandone in 2004
Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
	In office; 24 November 1992 – 21 March 2006
Preceded by	Kaysone Phomvihane
Succeeded by	Choummaly Sayasone (as General Secretary)
4th President of Laos
	In office; 24 February 1998 – 8 June 2006
Prime Minister	Sisavath Keobounphanh; Bounnhang Vorachith;
Vice President	Oudom Khattigna; Choummaly Sayasone;
Preceded by	Nouhak Phoumsavanh
Succeeded by	Choummaly Sayasone
12th Prime Minister of Laos
	In office; 15 August 1991 – 24 February 1998
President	Kaysone Phomvihane; Nouhak Phoumsavanh;
Preceded by	Kaysone Phomvihane
Succeeded by	Sisavath Keobounphanh
Deputy Prime Minister of Laos
	In office; 2 December 1975 – 15 August 1991 Serving with Nouhak Phoumsavan, Phoumi Vongvichit and Phoun Sipraseuth
Minister of Defense
	In office; 2 December 1975 – 15 August 1991
Prime Minister	Kaysone Phomvihane
Preceded by	Post established
Succeeded by	Choummaly Sayasone
Personal details
Born	8 February 1924; Champasak, Laos, French Indochina
Died	2 April 2025 (aged 101); Vientiane, Laos
Political party	Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–2006)
Spouse	Thongvanh Siphandone
Children	6, including Sonexay, Viengthong
Relatives	Khampheng Saysompheng (son-in-law)

Khamtai Siphandone (Lao: ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ; 8 February 1924 – 2 April 2025) was a Laotian politician who served as the chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1992 to 2006 and as the fourth president of Laos from 1998 to 2006, when he was replaced by Choummaly Sayasone. He joined the Indochinese Communist Party in 1954 and became a member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party in 1956.