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Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar

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Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဒုတိယဝန်ကြီးချုပ်
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StyleHis Excellency (formal)
TypeDeputy head of government
Member ofCabinet
Reports toPrime Minister
SeatNaypyidaw
AppointerState Administration Council[1]
Term lengthNo 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 holderBo Let Ya
Abolished30 March 2011 (2011-03-30) (first)
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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.

History of the office

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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)

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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office

Union of Burma (1948–1974)

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1 Bo Let Ya
ဗိုလ်လက်ျာ
(1911–1978) 		4 January 1948 14 September 1948 254 days Military
2 Kyaw Nyein
ကျော်ငြိမ်း
(1913–1986) 		14 September 1948 2 April 1949 200 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
3 Ne Win
နေဝင်း
(1911–2002) 		2 April 1949 10 December 1949 252 days Military
4 Sao Hkun Hkio
စဝ်ခွန်ချို
(1912–1990) 		10 December 1949 29 October 1958[a] 8 years, 323 days Independent
5 Thein Maung
သိမ်းမောင်
(1890-1975) 		29 October 1958 27 February 1959 121 days Independent
6 Lun Baw
လွန်းဘော်
 27 February 1959 4 April 1960[b] 1 year, 37 days Independent
(4) 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)

Socialist Republic of Union of Burma (1974–1988)

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7 U Lwin
ဦးလွင်
(1924–2011) 		2 March 1974[4] 29 March 1977 3 years, 27 days Burma Socialist Programme Party
8 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)
9

Union of Burma /Myanmar (1988–2011)

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10 Than Shwe
သန်းရွှေ
(born 1933) 		21 September 1988 23 April 1992 3 years, 215 days Military
11 Khin Maung Yin
ခင်မောင်ရင်
 17 July 1995[5] 15 November 1997 2 years, 121 days Military
12 Maung Maung Khin
မောင်မောင်ခင်
 15 November 1997[6] 25 August 2003 5 years, 283 days Military
13 Tun Tin
တင်ထွန်း
 15 November 1997[6] 25 August 2003 5 years, 283 days Military
14 Tin Hla
တင်လှ
(born 1939) 		14 November 1998 14 November 2001 3 years, 0 days Military
Position abolished (25 August 2003 – 30 March 2011)

Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)

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Position abolished (30 March 2011 – 1 August 2021)
15 Soe Win
စိုးဝင်း
(born 1961) 		1 August 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 133 days Military
16 Mya Tun Oo
မြထွန်းဦး
(born 1961) 		1 February 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 315 days Military
17 Tin Aung San
တင်အောင်စန်း
(born 1960) 		1 February 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 315 days Military
18 Soe Htut
စိုးထွဋ်
(born 1961) 		1 February 2023 25 September 2023[7] 236 days Military
19 Win Shein
ဝင်းရှိန်
(born 1958) 		1 February 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 315 days Independent
20 Than Swe
သန်းဆွေ
(born 1953) 		3 August 2023[8] Incumbent 1 year, 131 days Independent

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ Aung San, Suu Kyi (25 March 1996). "Letter from Burma No. 18". Mainichi Daily News.
  5. ^ "SLORC CABINET RESHUFFLES". SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. 17 June 1995. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  6. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ "Myanmar reshuffle of generals suggests 'instability,' experts say". Radio Free Asia. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Myanmar Junta Leader Reshuffles Cabinet Days After Extending Emergency Rule". The Irrawaddy. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.


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