Parliament of the Kingdom of Laos

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Parliament of the Kingdom of Laos
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Type
Type
HousesRoyal Council and National Assembly
History
FoundedNovember 1947 [1]
Disbanded2 December 1975
Succeeded by National Assembly
Elections
Last National Assembly election
 1972
Meeting place
Vientiane

The Parliament of the Kingdom of Laos was the bicameral legislature of the Kingdom of Laos from 1947 to 1975. It consisted of the National Assembly, whose members were popularly elected, and the Royal Council, whose members were appointed by the King or elected by the National Assembly. [2] The last elections to the National Assembly took place in 1972.

Contents

Royal Council

The Royal Council or King's Council, Thipuksa Phramahakaxat, reviewed the legislations approved by the National Assembly. It had 12 appointed members. Six members were appointed by the King of Laos and six were nominated by the National Assembly. [3] The President of the council was the presiding officer. The chamber was responsible for scrutinizing bills approved by the National Assembly, and advising the King on the approval of the bills. [4]

PresidentTook officeLeft officeNotes
Prince Boun Oum 19471949 [4] [5]
Kou Abhay 19491953 or later [4] [6]
Phaya Khammao Vilay (1892–1965)1955 [4]
Kou Abhay 1956 or earlier1960 [7]
Phaya Muong Sen 1961 or earlier1961 or later
Outhong Souvannavong (1907-1996)19651975 [8] [9]
Prince Khammao (1911–1984)19751975 [10]

National Assembly

The National Assembly (Lao : ສພາແຫ່ງຊາຕ, romanized: Spha Aehngsad) had 60 members elected in popular elections. The legislative term was five years. The President of the National Assembly was the presiding officer. [3] According to the Constitution of the Kingdom of Laos, National Assembly was the supreme legislative body. [4]

PresidentTook officeLeft officeNotes
Phoui Sananikone 19471950 [4] [11]
Phao Panya 19501951 [11]
Kou Voravong 19511954 [4]
Pheng Phongsavan 19551956 [12]
Souphanouvong 19581959 [13]
Pheng Phongsavan 19591959 [12]
Souvanna Phouma May 1960August 1960 [14] [15]
Somsanith Vongkotrattana 19611963 [4]
Phoui Sananikone 19631965 [16]
Oudom Souvannavong 19661967 [16]
Phoui Sananikone 19681974 [4] [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Laos - The Kingdom of Laos". countrystudies.us.
  2. ↑ Laos Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. 1 2 "Laos" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-03.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Stuart-Fox, Martin (2008). Historical Dictionary of Laos. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-5624-0.
  5. ↑ "The chronological history of Laos: Part 2 [1900-1955]". Capitol Hill.
  6. ↑ "Chroniques d'Outre-Mer; Études et Informations". February 1953.
  7. ↑ "Laos - THE FIRST COALITION - Renewed Negotiations". countrystudies.us.
  8. ↑ Service, United States Foreign Broadcast Information (November 20, 1972). "Daily Report: People's Republic of China". National Technical Information Service – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Services, United States Dept of State Office of Media (November 20, 1975). Countries of the World and Their Leaders. Gale Research Company. ISBN   9780810310469 – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ "Translations on South and East Asia". Joint Publications Research Service – via Google Books.
  11. 1 2 Goscha, Christopher. "Historical Dictionary of the Indochina War (1945–1954)" (PDF). NIAS Press.
  12. 1 2 "Translations on South and East Asia". Joint Publications Research Service – via Google Books.
  13. ↑ "Laos - The 1958 Elections". countrystudies.us.
  14. 1 2 Lentz, Harris M. (February 4, 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. ISBN   9781134264902 – via Google Books.
  15. ↑ "Laos - The Army Enters Politics". countrystudies.us.
  16. 1 2 "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XXVIII, Laos - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov.
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