- Source: Somsavat Lengsavad
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, he was a protégé of Kaysone Phomvihane.
In 1961 he joined the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and fought in the Laotian Civil War.
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.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Somsavat Lengsavad
- Thongloun Sisoulith
- List of foreign ministers in 1996
- List of foreign ministers in 1995
- List of foreign ministers in 1998
- Politics of Laos
- Boten–Vientiane railway
- List of foreign ministers in 2000
- List of foreign ministers in 2001
- List of Laos-related topics
