Samane Vignaket
| Samane Vignaket | |
|---|---|
| President of the National Assembly of Laos | |
| 5th term | |
| In office 30 September 2002 – 2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Thongsing Thammavong | 
| 4th term | |
| In office 24 February 1998 – 30 September 2002 | |
| 3rd term | |
| In office 25 February 1993 – 24 February 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | 
| Minister of Education | |
| 2nd term | |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Kaysone Phomvihane | 
| Preceded by | Bountiam Pitsami | 
| Head of the LPRP Central Committee Organisation Commission | |
| 4th term | |
| In office 1986–1989 | |
| General Secretary | Kaysone Phomvihane | 
| Succeeded by | Maichantan Sengmani | 
| 3rd term | |
| In office 1982–1986 | |
| General Secretary | Kaysone Phomvihane | 
| Preceded by | Sisomphone Lovansay | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1927 Savannakhet Province, French protectorate of Laos | 
| Died | 22 July 2016 (aged 89) | 
| Political party | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | 
Samane Vignaket (Lao: ສະໝານ ວິຍະເກດ; 3 March 1927 – 22 July 2016) was a Laotian politician and Lieutenant General, who served as the 1st President of the National Assembly of Laos from 1993 to 2006. A member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Vignaket served as a member of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Politburo and was a member of the 3rd Secretariat of the LPRP, including as Minister of Education from 1988-1991.