General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party is the office of the highest-ranking member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). Since the party's takeover in 1975, its leader has been the supreme leader of Laos. The General Secretary is also the Chairman of the Defense and Public Security Commission, the commander-in-chief of the Lao People's Armed Forces. From 1991 to 2006, the office was titled Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. The Party's Central Committee elects the General Secretary. The General Secretary usually also becomes President of Laos eventually, though from 1975 to 1991 and from 1992 to 1998 he was usually Prime Minister.
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party | |
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ເລຂາທິການໃຫຍ່ຄະນະບໍລິຫານງານສູນກາງພັກປະຊາຊົນປະຕິວັດລາວ | |
![]() Emblem of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party | |
![]() Incumbent since 15 January 2021Thongloun Sisoulith | |
Lao People's Revolutionary Party | |
Style | Comrade (Formal) |
Type | Party leader Supreme leader |
Appointer | Central Committee |
Term length | 5 years |
Formation | 22 March 1955 |
First holder | Kaysone Phomvihane |
Officeholders
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Central Committee(s) | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
General Secretary | |||||
![]() | Kaysone Phomvihane (1920–1992) | 22 March 1955 | 29 March 1991 | 36 years, 7 days | I–II–III–IV (1955–1991) |
Chairman | |||||
![]() | Kaysone Phomvihane (1920–1992) | 29 March 1991 | 21 November 1992 | 1 year, 237 days | V (1991–1996) |
![]() | Khamtai Siphandone (1924–2025) | 24 November 1992 | 21 March 2006 | 13 years, 117 days | V–VI–VII (1991–2006) |
General Secretary | |||||
![]() | Choummaly Sayasone (born 1936) | 21 March 2006 | 22 January 2016 | 9 years, 307 days | VIII–IX (2006–2016) |
![]() | Bounnhang Vorachit (born 1937) | 22 January 2016 | 15 January 2021 | 4 years, 359 days | X (2016–2021) |
![]() | Thongloun Sisoulith (born 1945) | 15 January 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 106 days | XI (2021–2026) |
Timeline

References
- Mark A. Lamport (2018). Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 446. ISBN 978-1-4422-7157-9.
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General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People s Revolutionary Party is the office of the highest ranking member of the Lao People s Revolutionary Party LPRP Since the party s takeover in 1975 its leader has been the supreme leader of Laos The General Secretary is also the Chairman of the Defense and Public Security Commission the commander in chief of the Lao People s Armed Forces From 1991 to 2006 the office was titled Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People s Revolutionary Party The Party s Central Committee elects the General Secretary The General Secretary usually also becomes President of Laos eventually though from 1975 to 1991 and from 1992 to 1998 he was usually Prime Minister General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People s Revolutionary Partyເລຂາທ ການໃຫຍ ຄະນະບ ລ ຫານງານສ ນກາງພ ກປະຊາຊ ນປະຕ ວ ດລາວEmblem of the Lao People s Revolutionary PartyIncumbent Thongloun Sisoulithsince 15 January 2021Lao People s Revolutionary PartyStyleComrade Formal TypeParty leader Supreme leaderAppointerCentral CommitteeTerm length5 yearsFormation22 March 1955First holderKaysone PhomvihaneOfficeholdersPortrait Name Birth Death Term of office Central Committee s Took office Left office Time in office General Secretary Kaysone Phomvihane 1920 1992 22 March 1955 29 March 1991 36 years 7 days I II III IV 1955 1991 Chairman Kaysone Phomvihane 1920 1992 29 March 1991 21 November 1992 1 year 237 days V 1991 1996 Khamtai Siphandone 1924 2025 24 November 1992 21 March 2006 13 years 117 days V VI VII 1991 2006 General Secretary Choummaly Sayasone born 1936 21 March 2006 22 January 2016 9 years 307 days VIII IX 2006 2016 Bounnhang Vorachit born 1937 22 January 2016 15 January 2021 4 years 359 days X 2016 2021 Thongloun Sisoulith born 1945 15 January 2021 Incumbent 4 years 106 days XI 2021 2026 TimelineReferencesMark A Lamport 2018 Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South Rowman amp Littlefield Publishers p 446 ISBN 978 1 4422 7157 9