Pany Yathotou

Pany Yathotou
Pany Yathotou
ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້
	Yathotou in 2019
Vice President of Laos
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 March 2021 Serving with Bounthong Chitmany
President	Thongloun Sisoulith
Preceded by	Phankham Viphavanh
President of the National Assembly
	In office; 23 December 2010 – 22 March 2021
Preceded by	Thongsing Thammavong
Succeeded by	Saysomphone Phomvihane
Personal details
Born	18 February 1951 (age 73); Samchae Village, Nong Het district, Xieng Khouang Province, Kingdom of Laos
Political party	LPRP

Pany Yathotou (Lao: ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້; born 18 February 1951) is a Laotian politician and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.

She was the chairwoman and governor of the Bank of the Lao P.D.R., the country's central bank, from 1988 until 1997. Yathotou later joined the National Assembly in 1998. She served as the President of the National Assembly of Laos from 2010 to 2021.^[1] Yathotou is a part of Laos' Hmong ethnicity.^[2] She is the first woman to be elected as Vice President of Laos.

^ "H.E. Pany Yathotou – Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament".
^ McCartan, Brian (11 January 2011). "Cold War ally, modern-day nuisance". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)