Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

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	16 years, 295 days
2nd	28	1	23	6	28	6 February 1972	30 April 1982	10 years, 83 days
3rd	55	4	49	6	40	30 April 1982	15 November 1986	4 years, 199 days
4th	55	5	51	9	33	15 November 1986	29 March 1991	4 years, 134 days
5th	55	4	55	4	35	29 March 1991	20 March 1996	4 years, 357 days
6th	45	4	49	—	38	20 March 1996	18 March 2001	4 years, 363 days
7th	50	3	53	—	36	14 March 2001	21 March 2006	5 years, 7 days
8th	51	4	55	—	42	21 March 2006	21 March 2011	5 years, 0 days
9th	56	5	61	—	39	21 March 2011	22 January 2016	4 years, 307 days
10th	67	10	69	8	46	22 January 2016	15 January 2021	4 years, 359 days
11th	67	14	71	10	—	15 January 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 177 days

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

Bibliography

Books:

• Stuart-Fox, Martin (2008). Historical Dictionary of Laos. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-81086-411-5.