Somsavat Lengsavad
Laotian politician
凌绪光27 March 2001 – 20 April 2016
Bouasone Bouphavanh
Bounnhang Vorachith
25 February 1993 – 8 June 2006
Sisavath Keobounphanh
Khamtai Siphandon
Luang Prabang, Laos
Somsavat Lengsavad (Lao: ສົມສະຫວາດ ເລັ່ງສະຫວັດ; born 15 June 1945) is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Laos. An ethnic Chinese, Chinese name: 凌绪光 (Lin Xuguang), who hails from Luang Prabang with ancestry from Hainan,[1] he was a protégé of Kaysone Phomvihane.
In 1961 he joined the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and fought in the Laotian Civil War.[2]
He became foreign minister in 1993 and served until 8 June 2006, when he was replaced by Thongloun Sisoulith.
Besides his native Lao, he is fluent in Standard Chinese.[3]
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