Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party


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 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 by the Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of a Party Congress. The, the 10th, was elected by the Central Committee in the aftermath of the 10th Congress and consists of 11 members. The first-ranked member is the President of Laos and the General Secretary of the Central Committee, Bounnhang Vorachith.

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

  8. Kaysone Phomvihane
  9. Nouhak Phoumsavan
  10. Souphanouvong
  11. Phoumi Vongvichit
  12. Khamtay Siphandone
  13. Phoun Sipaseut
  14. Sisomphon Lovansay

    4th Politburo: 1986–1991

  15. Kaysone Phomvihane
  16. Nouhak Phoumsavan
  17. Souphanouvong
  18. Phoumi Vongvichit
  19. Khamtay Siphandone
  20. Phoun Sipaseut
  21. Sisomphon Lovansay
  22. Sisavath Keobounphanh
  23. Saly Vongkhamsao
  24. Maichantan Sengmany
  25. Samane Vignaket
  26. Oudom Khattigna
  27. Choummaly Sayasone

    5th Politburo: 1991–1996

  28. Kaysone Phomvihane, Chairman LPRP, President of Laos
  29. Nouhak Phoumsavan, President of Laos
  30. Khamtay Siphandone, Chairman LPRP
  31. Phoun Sipaseut
  32. Maichantan Sengmany
  33. Samane Vignaket
  34. Oudom Khattigna
  35. Choummaly Sayasone
  36. Somlat Chanthamat
  37. Khamphouy Keoboualapha
  38. Thongsing Thammavong

    6th Politburo: 1996–2001

RankName
Party positionState position
1Khamtay Siphandone

  • President of Laos
  • Prime Minister of Laos
    • 2Samane Vignaket—
    3Choummaly Sayasone—
    4Oudom Khattigna
  • Vice President of Laos
    • 5Thongsing Thammavong——
    6Osakanh Thammatheva
    		—
    7Bounnhang Vorachith—
    8Sisavath Keobounphanh—
    • Prime Minister of Laos
    9Asang Laoly—

    7th Politburo: 2001–2006

    8th Politburo: 2006–2011

    RankName
    		Party positionState position
    1Choummaly Sayasone

  • President of Laos
    • 2Samane Vignaket
    • 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
    		—
    3Thongsing Thammavong—
    4Bounnhang Vorachith

  • Vice President of Laos
    • 5Sisavath Keobounphanh
    • President of the Standing Committee of the Lao Front for National Construction
    		—
    6Asang Laoly
  • Deputy Prime Minister of Laos
  • President of the State Authority Commission
    • 7Bouasone Bouphavanh—
    8Thongloun Sisoulith
    		—
    9Douangchay Phichit—
    • Deputy Prime Minister of Laos
    • Minister of Defense
    10Somsavat Lengsavad—
    11Pany Yathotou—

    9th Politburo: 2011–2016

    10th Politburo: 2016–present