Thongloun Sisoulith
Thongloun Sisoulith (born November 10, 1945 in Houaphan province, Laos) is foreign minister and a deputy prime minister of Laos. He was appointed foreign minister on June 8, 2006, replacing Somsavat Lengsavad. He has been a deputy prime minister since 2001. He is a politburo member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, ranking eighth.
Sisoulith studied at Pedagogical College of Neo Lao Hak Sat in Houaphan from 1962 to 1969. He was further educated in the Soviet Union. In addition to Lao, he speaks Vietnamese, Russian and English.
Throughout his years in government he has an extensive list of appointments. He was vice minister of foreign affairs from 1987 to 1992, minister of labour and social welfare from 1993 to 1997 and a member of the National Assembly from 1998 to 2000.
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