Chamber of Deputies | |
Native Name Lang: | Burmese |
Transcription Name: | Pyithu Hluttaw |
House Type: | Lower house |
Body: | Union Parliament |
Preceded By: | Legislature of Burma |
Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
Succeeded By: | People's Assembly (1974-1988) |
Seats: | 250 |
Last Election1: | 1960 |
Session Room: | Pyithu Hluttaw in 1950s.jpg |
Session Res: | 250px |
Meeting Place: | Government Secretariat, Rangoon |
The Chamber of Deputies (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော်) was the lower house of the bicameral Union Parliament of Burma (Myanmar) from 1948 to 1962. Under the 1947 Constitution, bills initiated and passed by the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, were to be sent to the Chamber of Nationalities for review and revision.
The Chamber of Deputies was constitutionally allocated twice the number of seats compared to the Chamber of Nationalities.
The parliament was dissolved on 3 March 1962 following a coup.
Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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U Mya | 4 January 1948 | December 1953[1] | [2] [3] [4] |
Bo Hmu Aung | 23 February 1954 | 16 July 1958 | [5] |
U Tin | 31 October 1958 | 4 April 1960 | |
Mahn Ba Saing | 4 April 1960 | 1961 - ? | [6] [7] |