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. Seven members were elected to the first Politburo, known as the 2nd Politburo. Of these seven members four concurrently served as members of the 2nd Secretariat.
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). 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.
Terms Term Members Period Duration Male Female Reelected Start End 2nd 7 0 7 6 February 1972 30 April 1982 3rd 7 0 7 30 April 1982 15 November 1986 4th 13 0 8 15 November 1986 29 March 1991 5th 11 0 5 29 March 1991 20 March 1996 6th 9 0 8 20 March 1996 18 March 2001 7th 11 0 9 14 March 2001 21 March 2006 8th 10 1 8 21 March 2006 21 March 2011 9th 10 1 5 21 March 2011 22 January 2016 10th 10 1 9 22 January 2016 15 January 2021 11th 11 2 8 15 January 2021 8 January 2026 12th 12 1 8 January 2026 Incumbent
See also Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
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