Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar

Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဒုတိယဝန်ကြီးချုပ်
State Seal of Myanmar
Style	His Excellency (formal)
Type	Deputy head of government
Status	Office abolished
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	Prime Minister
Seat	Naypyidaw
Appointer	State Administration Council [1]
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	SAC Order No 152/2021 [1]
Formation	4 January 1948 (1948-01-04) (first) 1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) (second)
First holder	Bo Let Ya
Abolished	30 March 2011 (2011-03-30) (first) 31 July 2025 (2025-07-31) (second)

The deputy prime minister of Myanmar was the deputy head of government of Myanmar. The position is not currently used.

History of the office

The position of Prime Minister was created in 1948, with the adoption of the Burmese Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom. Due to the country's long period of military rule, it has not been uncommon for the prime minister to be a serving (or recently retired) military officer.

The position was abolished according to the current Constitution (adopted in 2008). It provided that the president is both the head of state and head of government.

On 1 August 2021, State Administration Council formed the caretaker government and vice chairman of SAC became Deputy Prime Minister. ^{[2] [3]}

On 31 July 2025, the NDSC ended the state of emergency and re-formed the Union Government, with the position of deputy prime minister abolished. ^[4]

Deputy prime ministers of Burma/Myanmar (1948–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
		Took office	Left office	Time in office
	Bo Let Ya ဗိုလ်လက်ျာ (1911–1978)	4 January 1948	14 September 1948	254 days	Military
	Kyaw Nyein ကျော်ငြိမ်း (1913–1986)	14 September 1948	2 April 1949	200 days	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
	Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002)	2 April 1949	10 December 1949	252 days	Military
	Sao Hkun Hkio စဝ်ခွန်ချို (1912–1990)	10 December 1949	29 October 1958 [a]	8 years, 323 days	Independent
	Ba Swe	1957 [5]	1957		Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
	Kyaw Nyein ကျော်ငြိမ်း (1913–1986)	1958 [5]	1958		Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
	Thein Maung သိမ်းမောင် (1890–1975)	29 October 1958 [5]	27 February 1959	121 days	Independent
	Lun Baw လွန်းဘော် (1898–?)	27 February 1959 [5]	4 April 1960 [b]	1 year, 37 days	Independent
	Sao Hkun Hkio စဝ်ခွန်ချို (1912–1990)	4 April 1960	2 March 1962 ( deposed.)	1 year, 335 days	Independent
Position abolished (2 March 1962 – 2 March 1974)
	U Lwin ဦးလွင် (1924–2011)	2 March 1974 [6]	29 March 1977	3 years, 27 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
	Tun Tin ထွန်းတင် (1920–2020)	29 March 1977	26 July 1988 ( resigned.)	11 years, 119 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
	Thura Kyaw Htin သူရကျော်ထင် (1925–1996)	9 November 1981	18 September 1988 ( resigned.)	6 years, 314 days	Military (until 4 November 1985) Burma Socialist Programme Party (from 4 November 1985)
	Than Shwe သန်းရွှေ (born 1933)	21 September 1988	23 April 1992	3 years, 215 days	Military
	Khin Maung Yin ခင်မောင်ရင်	17 July 1995 [7]	15 November 1997	2 years, 121 days	Military
	Maung Maung Khin မောင်မောင်ခင်	15 November 1997 [8]	25 August 2003	5 years, 283 days	Military
	Tun Tin တင်ထွန်း	15 November 1997 [8]	25 August 2003	5 years, 283 days	Military
	Tin Hla တင်လှ (born 1939)	14 November 1998	14 November 2001	3 years, 0 days	Military
Position abolished (25 August 2003 – 30 March 2011)
Position abolished (30 March 2011 – 1 August 2021)
	Soe Win စိုးဝင်း (born 1961)	1 August 2021	31 July 2025	3 years, 364 days	Military
	Mya Tun Oo မြထွန်းဦး (born 1961)	1 February 2023	31 July 2025	2 years, 180 days	Military
	Tin Aung San တင်အောင်စန်း (born 1960)	1 February 2023	31 July 2025	2 years, 180 days	Military
	Soe Htut စိုးထွဋ် (born 1961)	1 February 2023	25 September 2023 [9]	236 days	Military
	Win Shein ဝင်းရှိန် (born 1958)	1 February 2023	31 July 2025	2 years, 180 days	Independent
	Than Swe သန်းဆွေ (born 1953)	3 August 2023 [10]	31 July 2025	1 year, 362 days	Independent
	Maung Maung Aye မောင်မောင်အေး (born 1962)	18 December 2024	31 July 2025	225 days	Military
Position abolished (31 July 2025 – present)

See also

• Myanmar
  • Politics of Myanmar
  • List of colonial governors of Burma
  • President of Myanmar
  • Prime Minister of Myanmar
  • State Counsellor of Myanmar
  • Vice President of Myanmar
• Lists of office-holders

Notes

1. Handed over power to the military.
2. Handed back power to the civilian government after the 1960 general election.

References

1. Aung Lin Dwe (1 August 2021). "State Administration Council Order No 152/2021" (PDF). Global New Light of Myanmar. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
2. "Urgent: Myanmar forms caretaker government: State Administration Council - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com.
3. "Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections". Reuters. 1 August 2021 – via www.reuters.com.
4. "National Defence and Security Council convenes Meeting 3/2025" (PDF). Global New Light of Myanmar . Vol. XII, no. 107. 1 August 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
5. "The impact of political thought on Burma's struggle for independence, (1930-1948)". Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies. 1989.
6. Aung San, Suu Kyi (25 March 1996). "Letter from Burma No. 18". Mainichi Daily News.
7. "SLORC CABINET RESHUFFLES". SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. 17 June 1995. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
8. "The State Peace and Development Council Proclamation (Proclamation No. 2/97)". 15 November 1997. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
9. "Myanmar reshuffle of generals suggests 'instability,' experts say". Radio Free Asia . 26 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
10. "Myanmar Junta Leader Reshuffles Cabinet Days After Extending Emergency Rule". The Irrawaddy . 4 August 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.