Somsavat Lengsavad
Laotian politician
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| Intro | Laotian politician | |
| Places | Laos | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1945, Luang Prabang Province | |
| Age | 80 years | |
| Politics: | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
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Somsavat Lengsavad (born 15 June 1945) is a deputy prime minister of Laos. An ethnic Chinese, Chinese name: 凌绪光 (Ling Xu Guang), who hails from Luang Prabang with ancestry from Hainan, he was a protégé of Kaysone Phomvihane.
He became foreign minister in 1993 and served until June 8, 2006, when he was replaced by Thongloun Sisoulith.