Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Politburo
Leadership
Status	Highest LPRP body between Central Committee plenums
1st-ranked member	Choummaly Sayasone, General Secretary
Elected by	Central Committee
Responsible to	Central Committee
Seats	11 (see 9th Politburo)

The Politburo of the Central Committee Lao People's Revolutionary Party, formerly the Standing Committee of the Central Committee, is the highest body of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) between Central Committee meetings, which are held at least twice a year. According to Party rules, the Politburo directs the general orientation of the government and enacts policies which have been approved by either the Party Congress or the Central Committee.

The members of the Politburo are elected (and given a ranking) by the Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of a Party Congress. The current Politburo, the 9th, was elected by the Central Committee in the aftermath of the 9th Congress and consists of 11 members. The first-ranked member is the President of Laos and the General Secretary of the Central Committee, Choummaly Sayasone.

2nd Politburo: 1971–1981

1. Kaysone Phomvihane
2. Nouhak Phoumsavan
3. Souphanouvong
4. Phoumi Vongvichit
5. Khamtay Siphandone
6. Phoun Sipaseut
7. Sisomphon Lovansay

3rd Politburo: 1981–1986

1. Kaysone Phomvihane
2. Nouhak Phoumsavan
3. Souphanouvong
4. Phoumi Vongvichit
5. Khamtay Siphandone
6. Phoun Sipaseut
7. Sisomphon Lovansay

4th Politburo: 1986–1991

1. Kaysone Phomvihane
2. Nouhak Phoumsavan
3. Souphanouvong
4. Phoumi Vongvichit
5. Khamtay Siphandone
6. Phoun Sipaseut
7. Sisomphon Lovansay
8. Sisavath Keobounphanh
9. Saly Vongkhamsao
10. Maichantan Sengmany
11. Samane Vignaket
12. Oudom Khattigna (Alternate member)
13. Choummaly Sayasone (Alternate member)

5th Politburo: 1991–1996

1. Kaysone Phomvihane, Chairman LPRP, President of Laos (died 1992)
2. Nouhak Phoumsavan, President of Laos (1992-1998)
3. Khamtay Siphandone, Chairman LPRP (since 1992)
4. Phoun Sipaseut
5. Maichantan Sengmany
6. Samane Vignaket
7. Oudom Khattigna
8. Choummaly Sayasone
9. Somlat Chanthamat
10. Khamphouy Keoboualapha
11. Thongsing Thammavong

6th Politburo: 1996–2001

Further information: 6th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Rank	Name (birth–death)	Party position(s)	State position(s)
1	Khamtay Siphandone (born 1924)	Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party President of the Standing Committee of the Lao Front for National Construction	President of Laos (since 1998) Prime Minister of Laos (until 1998)
2	Samane Vignaket (born 1927)	—	President of the National Assembly
3	Choummaly Sayasone (born 1936)	—	Minister of Defense
4	Oudom Khattigna (1930–1999)	—	Vice President of Laos
5	Thongsing Thammavong (born 1944)	—	—
6	Osakanh Thammatheva (1936–2002)	—	Minister of Information and Culture
7	Bounnhang Vorachith (born 1938)	—	Mayor of Vientiane
8	Sisavath Keobounphanh (born 1928)	—	— Prime Minister of Laos (since 1998)
9	Asang Laoly (born 1941)	—	Minister of Interior

7th Politburo: 2001–2006

Rank	Name (birth–death)	Party position(s)	State position(s)
1	Khamtay Siphandone (born 1924)	Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party	President of Laos
2	Samane Vignaket (born 1927)	—	President of the National Assembly
3	Thongsing Thammavong (born 1944)	—	—
4	Bounnhang Vorachith (born 1938)	—	— Prime Minister of Laos
5	Choummaly Sayasone (born 1936)	— Executive Member of Politburo	Vice President of Laos
6	Sisavath Keobounphanh (born 1928)	President of the Standing Committee of the Lao Front for National Construction	—
7	Osakanh Thammatheva (1936–2002)	Head of the Propaganda and Training Board Head of the Commission on Ideology, Theory and Culture	—
8	Asang Laoly (born 1941)	—	First Deputy Prime Minister of Laos Ministry of Interior
9	Douangchay Phichit (born 1944)	—	Minister of Defense
10	Thongloun Sisoulith (born 1945)	—	Deputy Prime Minister of Laos Chairman of the State Planning Committee
11	Bouasone Bouphavanh (born 1954)	—	—

8th Politburo: 2006–2011

Further information: 8th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Rank	Name (birth–death)	Party position(s)	State position(s)
1	Choummaly Sayasone (born 1936)	General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party	President of Laos
2	Samane Vignaket (born 1927)	Head of the Commission on Ideology, Theory and Culture Head of the Commission for the Project on Compilation of the History of Lao–Vietnamese Special Ties Member of the Secretariat	—
3	Thongsing Thammavong (born 1944)	—	President of the National Assembly (until 2010)
4	Bounnhang Vorachith (born 1937)	Executive Secretary of the Secretariat Member of the Secretariat	Vice President of Laos
5	Sisavath Keobounphanh (born 1928)	President of the Standing Committee of the Lao Front for National Construction	—
6	Asang Laoly (born 1941)	Chairman of the Commission for Inspection	Deputy Prime Minister of Laos President of the State Authority Commission
7	Bouasone Bouphavanh (born 1954)	—	Prime Minister of Laos (until 2010)
8	Thongloun Sisoulith (born 1945)	—	Deputy Prime Minister of Laos Minister of Foreign Affairs
9	Douangchay Phichit (born 1944)	—	Deputy Prime Minister of Laos Minister of Defense
10	Somsavat Lengsavad (born 1945)	—	Standing Deputy Prime Minister of Laos
11	Pany Yathotou (born 1951)	—	Vice President of the National Assembly President of the National Assembly

9th Politburo: 2011–present

Rank	Name (birth–death)	Party position(s)	State position(s)
1	Choummaly Sayasone (born 1936)	General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party	President of Laos
2	Thongsing Thammavong (born 1944)	—	Prime Minister of Laos
3	Bounnhang Vorachith (born 1938)	Executive Secretary of the Secretariat Member of the Secretariat	Vice President of Laos
4	Thongloun Sisoulith (born 1945)	—	Deputy Prime Minister of Laos Minister of Foreign Affairs
5	Pany Yathotou (born 1951)	—	President of the National Assembly
6	Asang Laoly (born 1941)	Member of the Secretariat	Deputy Prime Minister of Laos President of the State Control Authority
7	Douangchay Phichit (1944–2014)	—	Deputy Prime Minister of Laos Minister of Defense
8	Somsavat Lengsavad (born 1945)	—	Standing Deputy Prime Minister of Laos
9	Bounthong Chitmany (born 1949)	Chairman of the Commission for Inspection Member of the Secretariat	Chairman of the State Inspection Committee Head of the Anti-corruption Organization
10	Bounpone Bouttanavong (born 1955)	General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union	— Deputy Prime Minister of Laos (July 2014)
11	Phankham Viphavanh (born 1951)	—	Ministry of Education and Sport Deputy Prime Minister of Laos (July 2014)

See also

• Lao People's Revolutionary Party
• Politics of Laos

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