Douangchay Phichit

Major General Douangchay Phichit
Member of the Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party's Central Committee
In office 14 March 2001 – 17 May 2014 (his death)
Leader	Khamtai Siphandon Choummaly Sayasone
Deputy Prime Minister of Laos
In office 8 July 2006 – 17 May 2014 (his death)
Prime Minister	Bouasone Bouphavanh Thongsing Thammavong
Minister of National Defense
In office 27 March 2001 – 17 May 2014 (his death)
Preceded by	Choummaly Sayasone
Succeeded by	Sengnuan Xayalath
Personal details
Born	5 April 1944 Attapeu, Kingdom of Laos
Died	17 May 2014 (aged 70) Baan Nadi, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Political party	Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Spouse(s)	Lieutenant Colonel Mrs Thanda Phichit (died 17 May 2014)

Major General Douangchay Phichit (5 April 1944 – 17 May 2014) was a Laotian politician from Attapeu and a Politburo member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (from the 7th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party until his death).^[1] He served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense.^[2]

On 17 May 2014, Phichit and his wife, Lieutenant Colonel Mrs Thanda Phichit, died when the plane he was traveling on crashed in northern Laos.^[3][4][5]

Phichit was traveling to Xiangkhouang Province to attend a ceremony celebrating the 55th anniversary of the second division of the Lao People's Army.^[6]

References

1. Cable: 06VIENTIANE306
2. "Members of the Lao Government". Lao News Agency. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
3. Lao deputy PM dies in plane crash Bangkok Post, 17 May 2014; accessed 17 May 2014.
4. "Máy bay quân sự rơi tại Lào".
5. "Lao defence minister killed in plane crash". Bangkok Post. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
6. Military plane with top officials crashes in northern Laos RT.com, 17 May 2014.