Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar

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Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဒုတိယဝန်ကြီးချုပ်
State seal of Myanmar.svg
Style His Excellency (formal)
TypeDeputy head of government
Member of Cabinet
Reports to Prime Minister
Seat Naypyidaw
Appointer State Administration Council [1]
Term length No fixed term
Constituting instrumentSAC 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
Abolished30 March 2011 (2011-03-30) (first)

The deputy prime minister of Myanmar is the deputy head of government of Myanmar. The current Deputy Prime Ministers are Vice Senior General Soe Win, General Mya Tun Oo, Admiral Tin Aung San, Win Shein and Than Swe.

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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]

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

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office

Union of Burma (1948–1974)

1 Bo Let Ya (Thakin Hla Pe).jpg Bo Let Ya
ဗိုလ်လက်ျာ
(1911–1978)
4 January 194814 September 1948254 days Military
2 Kyaw Nyein
ကျော်ငြိမ်း
(1913–1986)
14 September 19482 April 1949200 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
3 Ne Win in 1959, Jerusalem.jpg Ne Win
နေဝင်း
(1911–2002)
2 April 194910 December 1949252 days Military
4 Sao Hkun Hkio
စဝ်ခွန်ချို
(1912–1990)
10 December 194929 October 1958 [lower-alpha 1] 8 years, 323 daysIndependent
5Thein Maung
သိမ်းမောင်
(1890-1975)
29 October 195827 February 1959121 daysIndependent
6Lun Baw
လွန်းဘော်
27 February 19594 April 1960 [lower-alpha 2] 1 year, 37 daysIndependent
(4) Sao Hkun Hkio
စဝ်ခွန်ချို
(1912–1990)
4 April 19602 March 1962
( deposed.)
1 year, 335 daysIndependent
Position abolished (2 March 1962 – 2 March 1974)

Socialist Republic of Union of Burma (1974–1988)

7 U Lwin
ဦးလွင်
(1924–2011)
2 March 1974 [4] 29 March 19773 years, 27 days Burma Socialist Programme Party
8 No image.svg Tun Tin
ထွန်းတင်
(1920–2020)
29 March 197726 July 1988
( resigned.)
11 years, 119 days Burma Socialist Programme Party
ThuraKyawHtin.jpg Thura Kyaw Htin
သူရကျော်ထင်
(1925-1996)
9 November 198118 September 1988
( resigned.)
6 years, 314 days Military
(until 4 November 1985)
Burma Socialist Programme Party
(from 4 November 1985)
9

Union of Burma /Myanmar (1988–2011)

10 Than Shwe 2010-10-11.jpg Than Shwe
သန်းရွှေ
(born 1933)
21 September 198823 April 19923 years, 215 days Military
11Khin Maung Yin
ခင်မောင်ရင်
17 July 1995 [5] 15 November 19972 years, 121 days Military
12Maung Maung Khin
မောင်မောင်ခင်
15 November 1997 [6] 25 August 20035 years, 283 days Military
13Tun Tin
တင်ထွန်း
15 November 1997 [6] 25 August 20035 years, 283 days Military
14 Tin Hla
တင်လှ
(born 1939)
14 November 199814 November 20013 years, 0 days Military
Position abolished (25 August 2003 – 30 March 2011)

Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)

Position abolished (30 March 2011 – 1 August 2021)
15 Soe Win.jpg Soe Win
စိုးဝင်း
(born 1961)
1 August 2021Incumbent3 years, 38 days Military
16 Mya Tun Oo during a meeting with Alexander Fomin on 17 August (cropped).jpg Mya Tun Oo
မြထွန်းဦး
(born 1961)
1 February 2023Incumbent1 year, 220 days Military
17 Admiral Tin Aung San (cropped).jpg Tin Aung San
တင်အောင်စန်း
(born 1960)
1 February 2023Incumbent1 year, 220 days Military
18 Soe Htut Minister.jpg Soe Htut
စိုးထွဋ်
(born 1961)
1 February 202325 September 2023 [7] 236 days Military
19 Win Shein
ဝင်းရှိန်
(born 1958)
1 February 2023Incumbent1 year, 220 daysIndependent
20 Than Swe
သန်းဆွေ
(born 1953)
3 August 2023 [8] Incumbent1 year, 36 daysIndependent

See also

Notes

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

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