| Soe Thein | |
| Native Name Lang: | my |
| Order: | Minister of the President's Office of Myanmar |
| Alongside: | Thein Nyunt, Soe Maung, Aung Min, Hla Tun and Tin Naing Thein |
| Term Start: | 27 August 2012[1] |
| Predecessor: | Position established |
| Order2: | Minister for Industry 2 of Myanmar |
| Term Start2: | June 2008 |
| Term End2: | 27 August 2012 |
| Order3: | Pyithu Hluttaw MP |
| Majority3: | Ran unopposed |
| Constituency3: | Kyunsu Township |
| Term Start3: | 31 January 2011 |
| Term End3: | 30 March 2011 |
| Predecessor3: | Constituency established |
| Successor3: | Tin Tin Yi (NLD) |
| Order4: | Amyotha Hluttaw MP |
| Constituency4: | Kayah State № 9 |
| Term Start4: | 1 February 2016 |
| Office5: | Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy |
| Term Start5: | ? |
| Term End5: | June 2008 |
| Party: | Union Solidarity and Development Party (2010-2015)Independent |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Rangoon, Burma |
| Nationality: | Burmese |
| Spouse: | Khin Aye Kyin |
| Children: | Aye Chan Yimon Aye Thida Aye |
| Allegiance: | Myanmar |
| Branch: | Myanmar Navy |
| Serviceyears: | -2010 |
| Rank: | Vice-Admiral |
Soe Thein (Burmese: စိုးသိန်း; born 7 September 1949 in Rangoon, Burma), also spelt Soe Thane, served as Minister of the President's Office of Myanmar (Burma) between 2011 and 2016 and a former Minister for Industry-2 of Myanmar (Burma) in 2010-2012 [2] He previously served as the Commander in Chief of the Myanmar Navy and is a retired Vice Admiral.[2] [3] After Ministry 1 and 2 have been combined, he was served as Minister for Industry. He also served as the Chairman of Myanmar Investment Commission from 2010-2013.
Soe Thein has been accused of buying votes in Bawlakhe twice, in 2015 and in 2020.[4] He won that constituency both times.
Soe Thein is married to Khin Aye Kyin, also called Aye Aye.[5] He has one son, Aye Chan (b. 1973), and 2 daughters, Yimon Aye (b. 1980) and Thida Aye (b. 1979). Thida Aye is a director at the Singaporean investment firm Dymon Asia, while Aye Chan is an Executive Director of an e-commerce site called RGO47.[6] Yimon Aye is an assistant professor of chemistry at EPFL.[7]