| 3rd National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party | |
| Participants: | 228 delegates |
| Date: | 27–30 April 1982 (four days) |
| Result: | Election of 3rd Central Committee |
The 3rd National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) was held in Vientiane from 27 to 30 April 1982, five years after the 2nd, with nearly 35,000 card-carrying members represented by 228 delegates.[1]