Chamber of Deputies (Burma) explained

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.

Speakers of the Chamber of Deputies

NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
U Mya4 January 1948December 1953[1] [2] [3] [4]
Bo Hmu Aung23 February 195416 July 1958[5]
U Tin31 October 19584 April 1960
Mahn Ba Saing4 April 19601961 - ?[6] [7]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Parliaments in Brief. en.
  2. Web site: British documents on foreign affairs--reports ... v.9. - Full View | HathiTrust Digital Library | HathiTrust Digital Library. 2027/uc1.c073369369.
  3. Book: Taylor, Robert H.. Dr Maung Maung: Gentleman, Scholar, Patriot. January 4, 2008. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 9789812304094.
  4. Book: British Documents on Foreign Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: Burma, South-East Asia and the Far East, Indonesia, Nepal and The Philippines, January 1950-December 1950. January 4, 2000. 9781556557682. Best. Anthony. Univ. Publ. of America .
  5. Web site: Daily report, Foreign radio broadcasts. 1958 no.101-105.. HathiTrust. 2027/mdp.39015082389258.
  6. Web site: Political Handbook and Atlas of the World. January 4, 1961. Harper & Row [etc.] for Council on Foreign Relations.
  7. Web site: Who's who in Burma 1961 . People's Literature Committee and House . en . 1961.