Speaker of the House of Representatives of Myanmar explained

Post:Speaker
Body:Pyithu Hluttaw
Insignia:File:State seal of Myanmar.svg
Insigniacaption:State Seal of Burma
Incumbent:T Khun Myat[1] [2]
Incumbentsince:22 March 2018
Style:H.E.
Member Of:Pyithu Hluttaw
Nominator:Pyithu Hluttaw
Appointer:Pyithu Hluttaw
Termlength:5 years
Constituting Instrument:Constitution of Myanmar
Formation:2011
First:Shwe Mann
Deputy:Deputy Speaker
Salary:K3.5 million / month[3]

The Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော် ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ) is the presiding officer or Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw.[4]

Term of Office

The term of office of the Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw is the same as that of the Pyithu Hluttaw. However, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Hluttaw serve as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker until the first regular session of the next Hluttaw term.[5]

List of speakers of the House of Representatives

width=80 rowspan=2 PortraitName
(Born-Died)
Term of officePolitical partyAssembly
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Shwe Mann
(b. 1947)
31 January 2011 29 January 2016 Union Solidarity and Development Party1st
2 Win Myint
(b. 1951)
1 February 2016 21 March 2018 National League for Democracy2nd
3 T Khun Myat
(b. 1949)
22 March 2018 Incumbent Independent

List of deputy speakers of House of Representatives

width=80 rowspan=2 PortraitName
(Born-Died)
Term of officePolitical partyAssembly
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Nanda Kyaw Swa
(b. 1951)
31 January 2011 29 January 2016 Union Solidarity and Development Party1st
2 T Khun Myat
(b. 1949)
1 February 2016 21 March 2018 Independent2nd
3 Tun Tun Hein
(b. 1949)
22 March 2018 31 January 2021 National League for Democracy

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amid Coup, Myanmar's NLD Lawmakers Form Committee to Serve as Legitimate Parliament . The Irrawaddy . 7 April 2021 . 8 February 2021.
  2. News: National Defence and Security Council (1/2022).
  3. Web site: NLD cuts salaries of MPS, ministers, saves nearly K6b. 25 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. 2008. Ministry of Information. 9 July 2015.
  5. News: ၂၀၁၂ ခုနှစ်၊ ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော်ဆိုင်ရာ ဥပဒေ.