Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar
| Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar | |
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| မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဒုတိယဝန်ကြီးချုပ် | |
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| Style | His Excellency (formal) |
| Type | Deputy head of government |
| 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 |
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| First holder | Bo Let Ya |
| Abolished | 30 March 2011 (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
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. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
Union of Burma (1948–1974) | ||||||
| 1 | 
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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 | 
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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) | ||||||
| 7 | U Lwin ဦးလွင် (1924–2011) |
2 March 1974[4] | 29 March 1977 | 3 years, 27 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
| 8 | 
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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) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| Position abolished (30 March 2011 – 1 August 2021) | ||||||
| 15 | 
|
Soe Win စိုးဝင်း (born 1961) |
1 August 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 142 days | Military |
| 16 | 
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Mya Tun Oo မြထွန်းဦး (born 1961) |
1 February 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 324 days | Military |
| 17 | 
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Tin Aung San တင်အောင်စန်း (born 1960) |
1 February 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 324 days | Military |
| 18 | 
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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, 324 days | Independent | |
| 20 | Than Swe သန်းဆွေ (born 1953) |
3 August 2023[8] | Incumbent | 1 year, 140 days | Independent | |
See also
Notes
- ^ Handed over power to the military.
- ^ Handed back power to the civilian government after the 1960 general election.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Urgent: Myanmar forms caretaker government: State Administration Council - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com.
- ^ "Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections". Reuters. 1 August 2021 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ Aung San, Suu Kyi (25 March 1996). "Letter from Burma No. 18". Mainichi Daily News.
- ^ "SLORC CABINET RESHUFFLES". SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. 17 June 1995. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Myanmar reshuffle of generals suggests 'instability,' experts say". Radio Free Asia. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Myanmar Junta Leader Reshuffles Cabinet Days After Extending Emergency Rule". The Irrawaddy. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.