Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar explained

Post:Deputy Prime Minister
Body:Myanmar
Insignia:State seal of Myanmar.svg
Insigniasize:125px
Insigniacaption:State Seal of Myanmar
Incumbent:Soe Win, Mya Tun Oo, Tin Aung San, Win Shein,Than Swe
Type:Deputy head of government
Member Of:Cabinet
Seat:Naypyidaw
Appointer:State Administration Council[1]
Reports To:Prime Minister
Termlength:No fixed term
Constituting Instrument:SAC Order No 152/2021
Formation:
  • (first)
  • (second)
Abolished: (first)
First:Bo Let Ya

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)

PortraitName
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office

Union of Burma (1948–1974)

Bo Let Ya
Burmese: ဗိုလ်လက်ျာ
4 January 194814 September 1948Military
Kyaw Nyein
Burmese: ကျော်ငြိမ်း
14 September 19482 April 1949Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
Ne Win
Burmese: နေဝင်း
2 April 194910 December 1949Military
Sao Hkun Hkio
Burmese: စဝ်ခွန်ချို
10 December 194929 October 1958Independent
Thein Maung
Burmese: သိမ်းမောင်
29 October 195827 February 1959Independent
Lun Baw
Burmese: လွန်းဘော်
27 February 19594 April 1960Independent
Sao Hkun Hkio
Burmese: စဝ်ခွန်ချို
4 April 19602 March 1962
Independent

Socialist Republic of Union of Burma (1974–1988)

U Lwin
Burmese: ဦးလွင်
2 March 1974[4] 29 March 1977Burma Socialist Programme Party
Tun Tin
Burmese: ထွန်းတင်
29 March 197726 July 1988
Burma Socialist Programme Party
Thura Kyaw Htin
Burmese: သူရကျော်ထင်
9 November 198118 September 1988
Military

Burma Socialist Programme Party
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Union of Burma /Myanmar (1988–2011)

Than Shwe
Burmese: သန်းရွှေ
21 September 198823 April 1992Military
Khin Maung Yin
Burmese: ခင်မောင်ရင်
17 July 1995[5] 15 November 1997Military
Maung Maung Khin
Burmese: မောင်မောင်ခင်
15 November 1997[6] 25 August 2003Military
Tun Tin
Burmese: တင်ထွန်း
15 November 199725 August 2003Military
Tin Hla
Burmese: တင်လှ
14 November 199814 November 2001Military

Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)

Soe Win
Burmese: စိုးဝင်း
1 August 2021Incumbent Military
Mya Tun Oo
Burmese: မြထွန်းဦး
1 February 2023Incumbent Military
Tin Aung San
Burmese: တင်အောင်စန်း
1 February 2023Incumbent Military
Soe Htut
Burmese: စိုးထွဋ်
1 February 202325 September 2023[7] Military
Win Shein
Burmese: ဝင်းရှိန်
1 February 2023Incumbent Independent
Than Swe
Burmese: သန်းဆွေ
3 August 2023[8] Incumbent Independent

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aung Lin Dwe . Aung Lin Dwe . State Administration Council Order No 152/2021 . Global New Light of Myanmar . 5 February 2023 . 2 . 1 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Urgent: Myanmar forms caretaker government: State Administration Council - Xinhua | English.news.cn. www.xinhuanet.com.
  3. News: Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections. Reuters . 1 August 2021. www.reuters.com.
  4. News: Aung San. Suu Kyi. Letter from Burma No. 18. Mainichi Daily News. 25 March 1996.
  5. Web site: SLORC CABINET RESHUFFLES. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. 17 June 1995. 25 February 2012.
  6. Web site: The State Peace and Development Council Proclamation (Proclamation No. 2/97) . 15 November 1997 . 24 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305112836/http://missions.itu.int/~myanmar/law/spdcp297.htm . 5 March 2012 .
  7. News: Myanmar reshuffle of generals suggests ‘instability,’ experts say . 2 October 2023 . . 26 September 2023.
  8. News: Myanmar Junta Leader Reshuffles Cabinet Days After Extending Emergency Rule . 14 February 2024 . . 4 August 2023.