Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

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The Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is the highest organ between two national congresses.

History

The Central Committee was established at the 1st National Congress in 1955. At the 2nd LPRP National Congress, held on 3–6 February 1972, it established the Politburo and the Secretariat.^[1]

Terms

Term	Gender		Type		Reelected	Period		Duration
Term	Male	Female	Members	Alternates	Reelected	Start	End	Duration
1st	16	0	16	—	13	14 April 1955	3 February 1972	16 years, 295 days
2nd	28	1	23	6	28	6 February 1972	30 April 1982	10 years, 83 days
3rd	55	4	49	6	40	30 April 1982	15 November 1986	4 years, 199 days
4th	55	5	51	9	33	15 November 1986	29 March 1991	4 years, 134 days
5th	55	4	55	4	35	29 March 1991	20 March 1996	4 years, 357 days
6th	45	4	49	—	38	20 March 1996	18 March 2001	4 years, 363 days
7th	50	3	53	—	36	14 March 2001	21 March 2006	5 years, 7 days
8th	51	4	55	—	42	21 March 2006	21 March 2011	5 years, 0 days
9th	56	5	61	—	39	21 March 2011	22 January 2016	4 years, 307 days
10th	67	10	69	8	46	22 January 2016	15 January 2021	4 years, 359 days
11th	67	14	71	10	—	15 January 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 135 days

References

^ "ກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ ຄັ້ງທີ II ຂອງພັກ (3–6/2/1972)" [2nd Party Congress (3–6/2/1972)]. Lao News Agency. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

Bibliography

Books:

Stuart-Fox, Martin (2008). Historical Dictionary of Laos. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-81086-411-5.

Authority control databases: National	United States

Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Central Committee

Leaders	Kaysone Phomvihane (1955–1992) Khamtai Siphandone (1992–2006) Choummaly Sayasone (2006–2016) Bounnhang Vorachit (2016–2021) Thongloun Sisoulith (since 2021)
Decision-making bodies	Politburo Secretariat
Work organs	Administrative Office Defense and Public Security Commission External Relations Committee Inspection Commission National Institute of Politics and Public Administration Propaganda and Training Board Organisation Commission
Publications	Alun Mai Pasaxon

National Congress

Leadership sittings

Politburo	2nd (1972) 3rd (1982) 4th (1986) 5th (1991) 6th (1996) 7th (2001) 8th (2006) 9th (2011) 10th (2016) 11th (2021)
Secretariat	2nd (1972) 3rd (1982) 4th (1986) 8th (2006) 9th (2011) 10th (2016) 11th (2021)
Inspection	3rd (1982) 4th (1986) 5th (1991) 6th (1996) 7th (2001) 8th (2006) 9th (2011) 10th (2016) 11th (2021)
Central Committee	1st (1955) 2nd (1972) 3rd (1982) 4th (1986) 5th (1991) 6th (1996) 7th (2001) 8th (2006) 9th (2011) 10th (2016) 11th (2021)