Vice President of Myanmar

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Vice Presidents of the
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဒုတိယ သမ္မတ
State seal of Myanmar.svg
Incumbents
Vacant
since 7 August 2025
Style His Excellency (formal)
Member of Cabinet
National Defence and Security Council
Residence Presidential Palace
Seat Naypyidaw
Nominator Assembly of the Union
Appointer Presidential Electoral College
Term length Five years,
renewable once
Constituting instrument Constitution of Myanmar
First holder Tin Aung Myint Oo
Sai Mauk Kham
Salary K4 million / month [1]

The vice presidents of Myanmar (also known as Burma) are the second highest-ranking posts in the government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. [2] The offices were established by the 2008 Myanmar constitution and rank directly below the president. The offices came into effect on 30 March 2011, when the new government assumed de jure power and essentially function in the same manner as any other deputy head of state. There are two vice-presidential posts in the government, [3] but no distinction is officially made between them. It can be assumed that the posts follow the order of seniority, much like the ones practised by the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China.

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List of officeholders

Vice-presidents in Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma

The position of vice president of Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was created in 1985 by two changes in the Constitution of Burma and in the basic law of the Burma Socialist Programme Party. [4]

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party President(s) Notes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Aye Ko
(1921–2006)
December 198527 July 19882 years, 9 months Burma Socialist Programme Party San Yu [5] [6] [7]
27 July 198812 August 1988 Sein Lwin
19 August 198818 September 1988 Maung Maung

First vice-presidents after 2011

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party President(s)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Tin Aung Myint Oo.jpg Tin Aung Myint Oo
(born 1949)
30 March 20111 July 2012
(resigned)
1 year, 93 days Union Solidarity and Development Party Thein Sein
Sai Mauk Kham in 2015.jpg Sai Mauk Kham
(born 1949)
1 July 201230 March 20163 years, 273 days Union Solidarity and Development Party
Myint Swe
(1951–2025)
30 March 20167 August 2025
(died in office) [8]
9 years, 130 days Union Solidarity and Development Party Htin Kyaw
Himself
Win Myint
Himself
Min Aung Hlaing

    Second vice-presidents after 2011

    PortraitName
    (Birth–Death)
    Term of officePolitical party President(s)
    Took officeLeft officeTime in office
    Sai Mauk Kham in 2015.jpg Sai Mauk Kham
    (born 1949)
    30 March 20111 July 20121 year, 93 days Union Solidarity and Development Party Thein Sein
    Nyan Tun World Economic Forum 2013.jpg Nyan Tun
    (born 1954)
    15 August 201230 March 20163 years, 228 days Union Solidarity and Development Party
    Henry Van Thio (cropped).jpg Henry Van Thio
    (born 1959)
    30 March 201628 March 2023 [a] 8 years, 23 days National League for Democracy Htin Kyaw
    Myint Swe
    Win Myint
    28 March 202322 April 2024
    (resigned)
    Independent Myint Swe

    See also

    References

    1. "NLD cuts salaries of MPS, ministers, saves nearly K6b". 25 February 2019.
    2. "Chapter III - The President and Vice-Presidents" (PDF). Constitution of Myanmar. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
    3. "Myanmar's president, a close friend of Suu Kyi, retires". AP NEWS. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
    4. The Far East and Australasia 1995. Europa Publications. 1994. ISBN   9781857430004.
    5. Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Aug 1986. 2003. hdl:2027/mdp.39015073049077.
    6. Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1988July-Dec. 2003. hdl:2027/osu.32435024019804.
    7. Limited, Europa Publications (March 1988). The Europa year book. Europa Publications. ISBN   9780946653416.{{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
    8. August 2021 Speech by Min Aung Hlaing referring to the "then Acting President": Source for the date of the State Administration Council's formation (2 February 2021):
    9. Min Ye Kyaw; Rebecca Ratcliffe (28 March 2023). "Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party dissolved". The Guardian . Bangkok, Thailand. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.