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Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Party Organ in Laos
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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 | 8 | 15 January 2021 | 8 January 2026 | 4 years, 358 days |
| 12th | 12 | 1 | — | 8 January 2026 | Incumbent | 74 days |