Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party


The Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party 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 and dismiss the General Secretary, Politburo members, and Central Secretariat members;
  • Consider and decide on the election of additional 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

Affiliated agencies

The Central Executive Committee of the Party has the following affiliated agencies: