The Lao Women's Union (LWU; ) is a women's rights organization established in

Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...

on 20 July 1955. It was originally called the Lao Patriotic Women's Association, was renamed the Lao Women's Association in 1965 and got its present name at the 1st National Congress in 1984. It has acted as the official leader of the women's movement in Laos since its founding. It is responsible for promoting government policies on women, and protecting women's rights within the government, while liberating them from traditional norms within society and involving them in social revolution with the aim to promote their overall status and welfare in Laotian society. Khampheng Boupha served as the first President of the Lao Women's Union. The current President Inlavanh Keobounphanh is the daughter of former

Lao People's Revolutionary Party The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic. The party's monopoly on state power is guaranteed by Article 3 of the Constitution of Laos, and it ...

leader and former Laotian Prime Minister Sisavath Keobounphanh. The post of President of the Lao Women's Union is minister-level and the officeholder therefore has the right to attend the meetings of the

Government of Laos The politics of the Lao People's Democratic Republic takes place in the framework of a communist state A communist state, also known as a Marxist–Leninist state, is a one-party state in which the totality of the power belongs to a part ...

Presidents

* Khampheng Boupha (1955–88) * Onchanh Thammavong (1988–2004) * Sisay Leudetmounsone (2004–2020) * Inlavanh Keobounphanh (2020–)

National Congresses

* 1st National Congress (1984) * 2nd National Congress (1988) * 3rd National Congress (1993) * 4th National Congress (2001) * 5th National Congress (2006) * 6th National Congress (2011) * 7th National Congress (2015) * 8th National Congress (2020)

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Bibliography

''Journal articles:'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lao Women's Union Women's wings of communist parties Organizations established in 1955 1955 establishments in Laos Women in Laos