The Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is the highest decision-making organ when the
Central Committee
Central committee is the common designation of a standing administrative body of Communist party, communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, of both ruling and nonruling parties of former and existing socialist states. In such party org ...
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
Pany Yathotou ( lo, ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້; born Xiangkhouang Province, 18 February 1951) is a Laotian politician and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
She was the chairwoman and governor of the Bank of the Lao P.D. ...
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
Sisay Leudetmounsone ( lo, ສີໄສ ລືເດດມູນສອນ; born 8 March 1959) is a Laotian politician and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). She currently serves as Head of the LPRP Central Committee Organis ...
were elected to the
11th Politburo.
Terms
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Lao People's Revolutionary Party
The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is the founding and sole ruling party of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The party's monopoly on state power is guaranteed by Article 3 of the Constitution of Laos, and it maintains a unitary ...
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Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
The Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is the highest decision-making organ in Laos when the National Congress is not in session.
History
The Central Committee was established at the 1st National Congress in 1955. At ...
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Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
The Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, known as the Executive Committee from 2006 to 2011, is an organ of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
History
The Secretariat of the Central Committee was establi ...
References
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1972 establishments in Laos