THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
Article 62. In the Lao People's Democratic Republic, there are provinces, municipalities, districts and
villages. Provinces and municipalities have governors and mayors respectively. Districts
have district chiefs and village have village heads. Governors and mayors have deputy
governors and deputy mayors respectively. District chiefs have Deputy district chiefs as
assistants. In densely populous villages, village heads have deputy village heads as
assistants.
Article 63. The governors, the mayors and the district chiefs have the following rights and duties:
1. To ensure the implementation of the Constitution and laws, and to organise the strict
implementation of decisions and instructions issued by the higher levels;
2. To guide and supervise the functioning of all branches of work at all levels under the
scope of their responsibility;
3. To suspend the implementation or abolish the decisions of all branches of work at their
own or lower levels, which contradict the regulations and laws;
4. To consider and resolve the complaints, petitions and proposals of the people under the
scope of their rights and power as stipulated by law.
Article 64. The village heads have the responsibility in organizing the implementation of the state's
laws, decisions and instructions, maintaining peace and security of the village ; and
developing the villages to become firm in all fields.
