Pany Yathotou
Pany Yathotou | |
|---|---|
| ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້ | |
Yathotou in 2019 | |
| Vice President of Laos | |
| Assumed office 22 March 2021 | |
| President | Thongloun Sisoulith |
| Preceded by | Phankham Viphavanh |
| President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 23 December 2010 – 22 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Thongsing Thammavong |
| Succeeded by | Saysomphone Phomvihane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1951 Samchae Village, Nong Het district, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, French Indochina |
| Political party | LPRP |
Pany Yathotou (Lao: ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້; born 18 February 1951) is a Laotian politician and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
She was the chairwoman and governor of the Bank of the Lao P.D.R., the country's central bank, from 1988 until 1997. Yathotou later joined the National Assembly in 1998. She served as the President of the National Assembly of Laos from 2010 to 2021. Yathotou is a part of Laos' Hmong ethnicity. She is the first woman to be elected as Vice President of Laos.