Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

The Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party is the highest decision-making organ of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party when the Central Committee is not convened for a plenary session.

History

The Politburo of the Central Committee was established at the 2nd LPRP National Congress, held on 3–6 February 1972.^[1] Seven members were elected to the first Politburo, known as the 2nd Politburo.^[2] Of these seven members four concurrently served as members of the 2nd Secretariat.^[1]

Pany Yathotou became the first woman and first of Hmong ethnicity to be elected to the Politburo (she was elected in 2006 to the 8th Politburo).^[3] Women representation on the Politburo increased during the 11th term of the Central Committee, when both Yathotou and Sisay Leudetmounsone were elected to the 11th Politburo.^[4]

Terms

Term	Members			Period		Duration
	Male	Female	Reelected	Start	End
2nd	7	0	7	6 February 1972	30 April 1982	10 years, 83 days
3rd	7	0	7	30 April 1982	15 November 1986	4 years, 199 days
4th	13	0	8	15 November 1986	29 March 1991	4 years, 134 days
5th	11	0	5	29 March 1991	20 March 1996	4 years, 357 days
6th	9	0	8	20 March 1996	18 March 2001	4 years, 363 days
7th	11	0	9	14 March 2001	21 March 2006	5 years, 7 days
8th	10	1	8	21 March 2006	21 March 2011	5 years, 0 days
9th	10	1	5	21 March 2011	22 January 2016	4 years, 307 days
10th	10	1	9	22 January 2016	15 January 2021	4 years, 359 days
11th	11	2	—	15 January 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 348 days

See also

• Lao People's Revolutionary Party
• Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
• Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

References

1. "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.
2. Stuart-Fox 2008, p. 185.
3. Stuart-Fox 2008, p. xlix.
4. Stuart-Fox, Martin (21 January 2021). "Elite family ties still bind the Lao Peoples' Revolutionary Party". East Asia Forum. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

Bibliography

Books:

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