Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

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

Terms

Term	Gender		Type		Reelected	Period		Duration
	Male	Female	Members	Alternates		Start	End
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, 311 days

See also

• Lao People's Revolutionary Party
• Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
• Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Bibliography

Books:

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