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
editThe Politburo of the Central Committee was established at the 2nd LPRP National Congress, held on 3–6 February 1972.[1] Seven members were elected to the first Politburo, known as the 2nd Politburo.[2] Of these seven members four concurrently served as members of the 2nd Secretariat.[1]
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).[3] 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.[4]
Terms
edit| Term | Members | Period | Duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Reelected | Start | End | ||
| 2nd | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 February 1972 | 30 April 1982 | 10 years, 83 days |
| 3rd | 7 | 0 | 7 | 30 April 1982 | 15 November 1986 | 4 years, 199 days |
| 4th | 13 | 0 | 8 | 15 November 1986 | 29 March 1991 | 4 years, 134 days |
| 5th | 11 | 0 | 5 | 29 March 1991 | 20 March 1996 | 4 years, 357 days |
| 6th | 9 | 0 | 8 | 20 March 1996 | 18 March 2001 | 4 years, 363 days |
| 7th | 11 | 0 | 9 | 14 March 2001 | 21 March 2006 | 5 years, 7 days |
| 8th | 10 | 1 | 8 | 21 March 2006 | 21 March 2011 | 5 years, 0 days |
| 9th | 10 | 1 | 5 | 21 March 2011 | 22 January 2016 | 4 years, 307 days |
| 10th | 10 | 1 | 9 | 22 January 2016 | 15 January 2021 | 4 years, 359 days |
| 11th | 11 | 2 | — | 15 January 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 303 days |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "ກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ ຄັ້ງທີ II ຂອງພັກ (3–6/2/1972)" [2nd Party Congress (3–6/2/1972)]. Lao News Agency. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Stuart-Fox 2008, p. 185.
- ^ Stuart-Fox 2008, p. xlix.
- ^ Stuart-Fox, Martin (21 January 2021). "Elite family ties still bind the Lao Peoples' Revolutionary Party". East Asia Forum. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
Bibliography
editBooks:
- Stuart-Fox, Martin (2008). Historical Dictionary of Laos. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-81086-411-5.