Min Swe | |
Native Name: | Burmese: မင်းဆွေ |
Native Name Lang: | Burmese |
Office2: | Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw |
Constituency2: | Pyapon № 2 |
Majority2: | 20,358 (64%) |
Predecessor2: | Constituency established |
Successor2: | Constituency abolished |
Party: | National League for Democracy |
Birth Place: | Kyonegadon village, Pyapon, Burma |
Nationality: | Burmese |
Occupation: | Politician |
Children: | Thein Swe |
Relations: | Poe Kya (father) Tin Oo (mother) |
Alma Mater: | Rangoon University Rangoon Institute of Education |
Min Swe (my|မင်းဆွေ) is a Burmese politician and political prisoner. In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw member of parliament, winning a majority of 20,358 (64% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.[1]
Min Swe has a Bachelor of Science degree from Rangoon University and an education diploma from the Rangoon Institute of Education.[1] From 1967 to 1984, he worked as a high school teacher.[1] Min Swe joined the National League for Democracy following the 8888 Uprising.[1]
From 28 October 1996 to 9 October 2001, Min Swe and his son Thein Swe were arrested for allegedly violating the Private Tuition Act for opening a private school.[1]
His son Thein Swe currently serves as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP.[2]