Permanent Member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee's Secretariat

"Executive Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party" redirects here; not to be confused with General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.

Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat
Emblem of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Incumbent Vilay Lakhamfong since 8 January 2026
Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Style	Comrade
Type	Permanent secretary
Member of	Central Committee, Political Bureau and the Secretariat
Reports to	Central Committee
Seat	Headquarters of the Party Central Committee Vientiane
Appointer	Political Bureau
Term length	Five years, renewable
Constituting instrument	Charter of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Inaugural holder	Bounnhang Vorachit
Formation	19 years and 222 days
Unofficial names	Standing Member Executive Secretary

The Permanent Member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee's Secretariat, informally the Permanent Member of the Secretariat, is a senior position within the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.

Officeholders

Permanent Members of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration	Electoral term	BY	PM	Ref.
1		Bounnhang Vorachit	8 June 2006	21 January 2016	9 years and 227 days	8th CC–9th CC (2006–2016)	1937	Alive	[1]
2		Phankham Viphavanh	21 January 2016	15 January 2021	4 years and 360 days	10th CC (2016–2021)	1951	Alive	[2]
3		Bounthong Chitmany	15 January 2021	8 January 2026	4 years and 358 days	11th CC (2021–2026)	1949	Alive	[3]
4		Vilay Lakhamfong	8 January 2026	Incumbent	5 years and 1 day	12th CC (2026–2031)		Alive	[4]

References

Books

• Stuart-Fox, Martin; Creak, Simon; Rathie, Martin (2023). Historical Dictionary of Laos. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781538120279.

Web articles

• Somphabmixay, Vilaysak (15 January 2021). "ຜົນການລາຍງານການເລືອກຕັ້ງຄະນະບໍລິຫານງານສູນກາງພັກ ແລະ ຜົນກອງປະຊຸມຄັ້ງປະຖົມມະລືກຂອງຄະນະບໍລິຫານງານສູນກາງພັກ ສະໄໝທີ XI" [The results of the election report delivered to the inaugural session of the 11th Party Central Committee]. Pasaxon . Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
• "The 12th National Party Congress re-elects Party Secretary General Thongloun Sisoulith for a second term". Vientiane Times . 9 January 2026. Archived from the original on 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.

Footnotes

1. Stuart-Fox, Creak & Rathie 2023, p. 367.
2. Vaenkeo 2021 sfnm error: no target: CITEREFVaenkeo2021 (help); Stuart-Fox, Creak & Rathie 2023, p. 367.
3. Somphabmixay 2021; Stuart-Fox, Creak & Rathie 2023, p. 56.
4. Vientiane Times 2026.