Htay Oo Explained

Htay Oo
Native Name Lang:my
Office:Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency:Hinthada Township
Majority:142,704 (81.09%)[1]
Term Start:31 January 2011
Term End:29 January 2016
Predecessor:Constituency established
Order1:Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation of Myanmar
Term Start1:18 September 2004
Term End1:30 March 2011
Order2:Minister of Cooperatives
Term Start2:25 August 2003
Term End2:?
Order3:General Secretary of the
Office3:Union Solidarity and Development Party
Term Start3:2 June 2010
Term End3:October 2012
Predecessor3:Position established
Successor3:Maung Maung Thein
Order4:Deputy Chairman of the
Office4:Union Solidarity and Development Party
Term Start4:October 2012
Term End4:August 2015
Predecessor4:Shwe Mann
Successor4:Myat Hein
Party:Union Solidarity and Development Party
Birth Date:20 January 1950
Birth Place:Henzada, Burma
Nationality:Burmese
Spouse:Ni Ni Win
Alma Mater:University of YangonOfficer Training School, Myanmar
Branch:Myanmar Army
Rank: Major-General

Htay Oo (Burmese: ဌေးဦး|htayy u; born 20 January 1950) is a Burmese former politician and military officer, and previously served as Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Hinthada constituency from 2011 to 2016. He also served as Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation of Myanmar from 18 September 2004 to 30 March 2011, and Minister for Cooperatives in 2003.[2] He was formerly a retired major general in the Myanmar Army.[3] Htay Oo was elected Deputy chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, and served from October 2012 to August 2015. He was succeeded to Myat Hein in that role, and was then elected as the chairman of Party Central Leading Committee of the Union Solidarity and Development Party in August 2015.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IRRAWADDY DIVISION. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 15 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322184753/http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Key%20Facts/Constituencies/Peoples%20Assembly/Irrawaddy%20Division.php#Hinthada. 22 March 2012. dead.
  2. News: Hluttaw representatives on the president’s decision. Shwe Yinn Mar Oo. Soe Than Lynn. Myanmar Times. 15 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111017142614/http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/feature/595/dam05.html. 17 October 2011.
  3. News: ASEAN team starts survey of delta. Thet Khaing. 16 June 2008. Myanmar Times. 15 April 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20120710052934/http://mmtimes.com/no423/n003.htm. 10 July 2012.