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Asang Laoly | |
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ອາຊາງ ລາວລີ | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Laos | |
In office 30 September 2002 – 20 April 2016 | |
Prime Minister |
Thongsing Thammavong Bouasone Bouphavanh Boungnang Volachit |
Personal details | |
Born | Phongsaly Province, French protectorate of Laos | 2 February 1941
Political party | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
Asang Laoly ( Lao: ອາຊາງ ລາວລີ; born 2 February 1941) is a retired Lao politician, Major General, and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). [1] [2] While he was the Deputy Prime Minister of Laos from 2002 to 2016, he also held a number of leadership positions in both the government and in LPRP. [3] [4]
Asang was born in Phongsaly Province [1] into a Lao Sung and Akha family. [5] [6]
Asang was elected to the LPRP Central Committee at the 3rd National Congress in 1982 and retained a seat on the body until the 9th National Congress[ citation needed] in 2011. [7] He was elected to the LPRP Politburo at the 6th National Congress in 1996 and was reelected in 2001 and 2006. [7] [8] [9] [10] [3] When the government changed in 2002, he was named the Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, a position he held until he retired in 2016. [3] [7] [9] [8] He held the role of Minister of the Interior from 1988 until 2006, [7] [11] [2] [1] when he moved into the role of Chair of the State Control Commission (also referred to as the National Regulatory Authority and the Ministry of Public Security. [7] [1] [3] [12] [10] [13] He similarly served as the Director of the LPRP's Commission for Discipline Inspection. [9] [8] [14] He also chaired the National Environmental Committee starting in 2011 and focused on the importance of waterways. [15] [16] [17]
Despite retiring in 2016, Asang is still active within the LPRP and attends events in a representative capacity. [18]
Throughout his career, he was often the sole minority representation. [19]
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Asang Laoly | |
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ອາຊາງ ລາວລີ | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Laos | |
In office 30 September 2002 – 20 April 2016 | |
Prime Minister |
Thongsing Thammavong Bouasone Bouphavanh Boungnang Volachit |
Personal details | |
Born | Phongsaly Province, French protectorate of Laos | 2 February 1941
Political party | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
Asang Laoly ( Lao: ອາຊາງ ລາວລີ; born 2 February 1941) is a retired Lao politician, Major General, and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). [1] [2] While he was the Deputy Prime Minister of Laos from 2002 to 2016, he also held a number of leadership positions in both the government and in LPRP. [3] [4]
Asang was born in Phongsaly Province [1] into a Lao Sung and Akha family. [5] [6]
Asang was elected to the LPRP Central Committee at the 3rd National Congress in 1982 and retained a seat on the body until the 9th National Congress[ citation needed] in 2011. [7] He was elected to the LPRP Politburo at the 6th National Congress in 1996 and was reelected in 2001 and 2006. [7] [8] [9] [10] [3] When the government changed in 2002, he was named the Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, a position he held until he retired in 2016. [3] [7] [9] [8] He held the role of Minister of the Interior from 1988 until 2006, [7] [11] [2] [1] when he moved into the role of Chair of the State Control Commission (also referred to as the National Regulatory Authority and the Ministry of Public Security. [7] [1] [3] [12] [10] [13] He similarly served as the Director of the LPRP's Commission for Discipline Inspection. [9] [8] [14] He also chaired the National Environmental Committee starting in 2011 and focused on the importance of waterways. [15] [16] [17]
Despite retiring in 2016, Asang is still active within the LPRP and attends events in a representative capacity. [18]
Throughout his career, he was often the sole minority representation. [19]