| Soe Win | |
| Native Name Lang: | Burmese |
| Birth Place: | Moulmein, Burma (Myanmar) |
| Office: | Minister for Planning and Finance |
| Term Start: | 25 May 2018 |
| Term End: | 1 February 2021 |
| President: | Win Myint |
| Predecessor: | Kyaw Win |
| Successor: | Win Shein |
| Party: | Independent |
| Spouse: | Ma Ma Swe |
| Office2: | Minister for Industry of Myanmar |
| Predecessor2: | Khin Maung Cho |
| Term2: | 30 July 2019 – 28 Nov 2019 |
Soe Win (Burmese: စိုးဝင်း in Burmese pronounced as /só wɪ́ɴ/; born 13 December 1938) is the former Minister for Planning and Finance of Myanmar (Burma). He is a financial professional and previously served as the managing partner of Deloitte in Myanmar.[1]
Soe Win was born in Moulmein, British Burma (now Mawlamyaing, Myanmar) on 13 December 1938 to parents U Tin and Daw Ngwe Pwint.[2] [3] He possesses BA, LLB and DMA qualifications. He is married to Mar Mar Swe.
Soe Win entered the banking trade in 1961, joining a state-owned commercial bank as Deputy Manager in 1961.[4] He was appointed as the Deputy Controller of Foreign Exchange (Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank) in 1990 and as General Manager in 1993. He serves on the board of Renaissance Institute, a Myanmar-based think tank. He subsequently founded Myanmar Vigour in 2003, which became a member firm of Deloitte in 2015.[5] He specializes in Myanmar taxation, investment laws and banking.[6]
After Kyaw Win's resignation as the incumbent Minister of Planning and Finance during a corruption investigation, Soe Win was nominated by President Win Myint as the successor on 29 May 2018. In the aftermath of the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Myanmar Armed Forces appointed Win Shein as Soe Win's successor on 1 February 2021.[7] [8] Soe Win was placed under house arrest by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[9]