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 two national congresses.

History[edit]

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]

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, 112 days

Books:

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