The Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is the highest organ between the two national congresses.
Functions and tasks The Central Executive Committee of the Party is the highest leadership body of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party between two Party Congresses, with the following powers and duties:
Mission
Prepare and convene the National Congress of Delegates. Mid-term National Conference of the Party; Lead the implementation of the National Congress resolutions, the Party Charter, and the Party Central Committee resolutions; Building solidarity and unity within the Party is the center of the solidarity of the entire Party; Research and agree on important issues of strategic and foreign policy nature; Leadership of national defense and security work; Unify and lead the implementation of policies on organization, Party building and cadre work, Lao Fatherland Front work, Veterans work, mass organization work and Party financial work; Party representatives exchange with political parties of strategic friendly countries and political parties of other countries;
Power
Consider and decide to elect (from official members) and dismiss the General Secretary, Politburo members, and Central Secretariat members; Consider and decide on the election of additional members (from alternate members) and dismissal of Central Party Committee members; Determine the number, structure, standards and conditions of Central Party Committee members, Politburo members and Central Party Secretaries; Listen to reports and inspect the leadership activities of the Central Party Politburo and the Central Party Secretariat periodically twice a year; Decision to approve resolutions issued by the Politburo and the Central Secretariat; Issue regulations, instructions, decisions; Supervise the activities of the Central Party's advisory and support agencies; Supervise the activities of each member elected by the Central Party Committee; Some other tasks as prescribed.
History 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.
Terms Term Gender Type Reelected Period Duration Male Female Members Alternates Start End 1st 16 0 16 — 13 14 April 1955 3 February 1972 2nd 28 1 23 6 28 6 February 1972 30 April 1982 3rd 55 4 49 6 40 30 April 1982 15 November 1986 4th 55 5 51 9 33 15 November 1986 29 March 1991 5th 55 4 55 4 35 29 March 1991 20 March 1996 6th 45 4 49 — 38 20 March 1996 18 March 2001 7th 50 3 53 — 36 14 March 2001 21 March 2006 8th 51 4 55 — 42 21 March 2006 21 March 2011 9th 56 5 61 — 39 21 March 2011 22 January 2016 10th 67 10 69 8 46 22 January 2016 15 January 2021 11th 67 14 71 10 52 15 January 2021 8 January 2026 12th 75 13 73 15 8 January 2026 Incumbent
Affiliated agencies The Central Executive Committee of the Party has the following affiliated agencies:
Administrative Office External Relations Committee Inspection Commission Propaganda and Training Board Organisation Commission Defence and Public Security Commission National Institute of Politics and Public Administration Pasaxon Newspaper
See also Lao People's Revolutionary Party Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
References
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