Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Summary

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 edit

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 edit

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, 73 days

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "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 edit

Books:

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