The 8th Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) was elected at the 8th LPRP National Congress in 2006. It was composed of 55 members.
Rank | Name | Akson Lao | 7th CC | 9th CC | Birth | Ethnicity | Gender | |||||||||||||||
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Change | Rank | Change | Rank | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Choummaly Sayasone | ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ | Old | 3 | Re-elected | 1 | 1936 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
2 | Samane Vignaket | ສະໝານ ວິຍະເກດ | Old | 2 | Retired | — | 1927 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
3 | Thongsing Thammavong | ທອງສີງ ທໍາມະວົງ | Old | 4 | Re-elected | 2 | 1944 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
4 | Bounnhang Vorachit | ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ | Old | 6 | Re-elected | 3 | 1937 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
5 | Sisavath Keobounphanh | ສີສະຫວາດ ແກ້ວບຸນພັນ | Old | 7 | Retired | — | 1928 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
6 | Asang Laoly | ອາຊາງ ລາວລີ | Old | 8 | Re-elected | 5 | 1941 | Akha | Male | |||||||||||||
7 | Bouasone Bouphavanh | ບົວສອນ ບູບຜາວັນ | Old | 11 | Not | — | 1954 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
8 | Thongloun Sisoulith | ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ | Old | 9 | Re-elected | 6 | 1945 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
9 | Douangchay Phichit | ດວງໃຈ ພິຈິດ | Old | 10 | Re-elected | 7 | 1944 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
10 | Somsavat Lengsavad | ສົມສະຫວາດ ເລັ່ງສະຫວັດ | Old | 13 | Re-elected | 8 | 1945 | Chinese | Male | |||||||||||||
11 | Pany Yathotou | ປານີ ຢາທໍ່ຕູ້ | Old | 21 | Re-elected | 4 | 1951 | Hmong | Female | |||||||||||||
12 | Bounthong Chitmany | ບຸນທອງ ຈິດມະນີ | Old | 34 | Re-elected | 9 | 1949 | Lamet | Male | |||||||||||||
13 | Sombat Yialiher | Old | 40 | Not | — | 1956 | Hmong | Male | ||||||||||||||
14 | Thongbanh Sengaphone | ທອງບັນ ແສງອາພອນ | Old | 41 | Re-elected | 12 | 1953 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
15 | Vongphet Saikeuyachongtoua | Old | 12 | Retired | — | 1939 | Hmong | Male | ||||||||||||||
16 | Bounheuang Douangphachanh | ດວງສະຫວັດ ສຸພານຸວົງ | Old | 14 | Retired | — | 1945 | Midland | Male | |||||||||||||
17 | Onechanh Thammavong | ອ່ອນຈັນ ທຳມະວົງ | Old | 15 | Re-elected | 19 | 1953 | Lowland | Female | |||||||||||||
18 | Chansy Phosikham | ຈັນສີ ໂພສີຄຳ | Old | 17 | Re-elected | 13 | 1949 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
19 | Phimmasone Leuangkhamma | ພິມມະສອນ ເລືອງຄຳມາ | Old | 18 | Re-elected | 20 | 1943 | Tai Dam | Male | |||||||||||||
20 | Khampane Philavong | Old | 19 | Retired | — | 1943 | Lowland | Male | ||||||||||||||
21 | Somphanh Phengkhammy | ສົມພັນ ແພງຄຳມີ | Old | 20 | Re-elected | 18 | 1948 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
22 | Saysomphone Phomvihane | ໄຊສົມພອນ ພົມວິຫານ | Old | 22 | Re-elected | 17 | 1954 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
23 | Khammanh Sounvileuth | ຄຳໝັ້ນ ສູນວິເລີດ | Old | 23 | Re-elected | 21 | 1952 | Midland | Male | |||||||||||||
24 | Mounkeo Oraboun | ໝູນແກ້ວ ອໍລະບູນ | Old | 26 | Retired | — | 1942 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
25 | Somphet Thipmala | Old | 27 | Retired | — | 1940 | Phuan | Male | ||||||||||||||
26 | Chaleun Yiapaoher | ຈະເລີນ ເຢຍປາວເຮີ | Old | 30 | Re-elected | 22 | 1951 | Hmong | Male | |||||||||||||
27 | Soukanh Mahalath | ສຸກັນ ມະຫາລາດ | Old | 31 | Re-elected | 14 | 1954 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
28 | Soulivong Daravong | ສຸລິວົງ ດາລາວົງ | Old | 32 | Re-elected | 23 | 1949 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
29 | Bounpheng Mounphosay | ບຸນເພັງ ມູນໂພໄຊ | Old | 33 | Re-elected | 24 | 1948 | Phuan | Female | |||||||||||||
30 | Phandouangchit Vongsa | ພັນດວງຈິດ ວົງສາ | Old | 35 | Re-elected | 25 | 1947 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
31 | Bounpone Bouttanavong | ບຸນປອນ ບຸດຕະນະວົງ | Old | 36 | Re-elected | 10 | 1955 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
32 | Khamboun Douangpanya | ຄຳບຸ່ນ ດ້ວງປັນຍາ | Old | 38 | Re-elected | 26 | 1950 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
33 | Soubanh Srithirath | ສຸບັນ ສະຣິດທິຣາດ | Old | 46 | Retired | — | 1936 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
34 | Chanasamone Chanyalath | ຈັນສະໝອນ ຈັນຍາລາດ | Old | 48 | Re-elected | 27 | 1946 | Midland | Male | |||||||||||||
35 | Ponmek Dalaloy | ປອນເມກ ດາລາລອຍ | Old | 49 | Retired | — | 1938 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
36 | Venethong Luangvilay | Old | 50 | Retired | — | 1946 | Lowland | Male | ||||||||||||||
37 | Khampheuy Panmalaythong | ຄຳເຜີຍ ປານມະໄລທອງ | New | — | Re-elected | 28 | 1958 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
38 | Vilayvanh Phomkhe | ວິໄລວັນ ພົມເຂ | New | — | Re-elected | 29 | 1942 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
39 | Phankham Viphavanh | ພັນຄຳ ວິພາວັນ | New | — | Re-elected | 11 | 1951 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
40 | Khamsane Souvong | ຄຳສານ ສຸວົງ | New | — | Re-elected | 30 | 1953 | Phounoi | Male | |||||||||||||
41 | Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune | ສິນລະວົງ ຄຸດໄພທູນ | New | — | Re-elected | 31 | 1953 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
42 | Sengnouan Xayalath | ແສງນວນ ໄຊຍະລາດ | New | — | Re-elected | 15 | 1949 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
43 | Khamphan Phommathat | ຄຳພັນ ພົມມະທັດ | New | — | Re-elected | 32 | 1955 | Midland | Male | |||||||||||||
44 | Somkot Mangnomek | ສົມກົດ ມັງໜໍ່ເມກ | New | — | Re-elected | 33 | 1955 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
45 | Sonexay Siphandone | ສອນໄຊ ສີພັນດອນ | New | — | Re-elected | 34 | 1966 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
46 | Nam Viyaketh | ນາມ ວິຍະເກດ | New | — | Re-elected | 35 | 1958 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
47 | Tong Yeutho | ຕົງເຢີທໍ | New | — | Re-elected | 36 | 1946 | Hmong | Male | |||||||||||||
48 | Sisay Leudetmounsone | ສີໄສ ລືເດດມູນສອນ | New | — | Re-elected | 37 | 1959 | Katang | Female | |||||||||||||
49 | Sanyahak Phomvihane | ສັນຍາຮັກ ພົມວິຫານ | New | — | Re-elected | 38 | 1968 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
50 | Cheuang Sombounkhanh | ເຈືອງ ສົມບູນຂັນ | New | — | Re-elected | 16 | 1955 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
51 | Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune | ກິແກ້ວ ໄຂຄຳພິທູນ | New | — | Re-elected | 39 | 1957 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
52 | Khambay Damlath | ຄຳໃບ ດຳລັດ | New | — | Re-elected | 40 | 1957 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
53 | Sinay Mienglavanh | ສີໄນ ມຽງລາວັນ | New | — | Not | — | 1959 | Midland | Male | |||||||||||||
54 | Bosaikham Vongdara | ບໍ່ແສງຄໍາ ວົງດາລາ | New | — | Re-elected | 44 | 1948 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
55 | Sommad Pholsena | ສົມມາດ ພົນເສນາ | New | — | Re-elected | 41 | 1953 | Lowland | Male | |||||||||||||
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