Vice-President of Myanmar explained

Post:	Vice-Presidents
Body:	the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Insignia:	State seal of Myanmar.svg
Insigniacaption:	State Seal of Myanmar
Incumbent:	Myint Swe
Incumbentlabel:	Incumbents
Incumbentsince:	30 March 2016
Member Of:	Cabinet National Defence and Security Council
Residence:	Presidential Palace
Seat:	Naypyidaw
Nominator:	Assembly of the Union
Appointer:	Presidential Electoral College
Termlength:	Five years,
Termlength Qualified:	renewable once
Constituting Instrument:	Constitution of Myanmar
First:	Tin Aung Myint Oo Sai Mauk Kham
Salary:	K4 million / month^[1]

The vice-presidents of Myanmar (also known as Burma) are the second highest-ranking posts in the government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.^[2] The offices were established by the 2008 Myanmar constitution and rank directly below the president. The offices came into effect on 30 March 2011, when the new government assumed de jure power and essentially function in the same manner as any other deputy head of state. There are two vice-presidential posts in the government,^[3] but no distinction is officially made between them. It can be assumed that the posts follow the order of seniority, much like the ones practised by the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China.

Vice-Presidents in Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma

The position of Vice President of Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was created in 1985 by two changes in the Constitution of Burma and in the basic law of the Burma Socialist Programme Party.^[4]

	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political party	President(s)	Notes
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Aye Ko	December 1985	27 July 1988		Burma Socialist Programme Party	San Yu	^[5] ^[6] ^[7]
27 July 1988			12 August 1988	Sein Lwin
19 August 1988			18 September 1988	Maung Maung

First Vice-Presidents after 2011

	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political party	President(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Tin Aung Myint Oo	30 March 2011	1 July 2012		Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
		Sai Mauk Kham	1 July 2012	30 March 2016		Union Solidarity and Development Party
		Myint Swe	30 March 2016	Incumbent^[8]		Union Solidarity and Development Party	Htin Kyaw
Himself
Win Myint
Himself
Min Aung Hlaing

Second Vice-Presidents after 2011

	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political party	President(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Sai Mauk Kham	30 March 2011	1 July 2012		Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
		Nyan Tun	15 August 2012	30 March 2016		Union Solidarity and Development Party
		Henry Van Thio	30 March 2016	28 March 2023		National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
Myint Swe
Win Myint
			28 March 2023	22 April 2024		Non-Partisan	Myint Swe

See also

• Myanmar
  • Politics of Myanmar
  • List of colonial governors of Burma
  • President of Myanmar
  • List of presidents of Myanmar
  • Prime Minister of Myanmar
  • List of prime ministers of Myanmar
  • State Counsellor of Myanmar
  • Chairman of the State Administration Council
• Lists of office-holders

Notes and References

1. Web site: NLD cuts salaries of MPS, ministers, saves nearly K6b. 25 February 2019.
2. Chapter III - The President and Vice-Presidents. Constitution of Myanmar. 2 June 2011.
3. Web site: 2018-03-21. Myanmar's president, a close friend of Suu Kyi, retires. 2021-03-18. AP NEWS.
4. Book: The Far East and Australasia 1995. 9781857430004. 1994. Europa Publications .
5. Book: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Aug 1986. 2027/mdp.39015073049077. 2003.
6. Book: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1988July-Dec.. 2027/osu.32435024019804. 2003.
7. Book: The Europa year book. 9780946653416. Limited. Europa Publications. March 1988. Europa Publications .
8. August 2021 Speech by Min Aung Hlaing referring to the "then Acting President":
   • News: Min Aung Hlaing . Min Aung Hlaing . The Speech made by State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on the occasion of six months on 1 August 2021 since the State Administration Council has taken the State's responsibilities . 29 September 2021 . The Global New Light of Myanmar . VIII . 105 . Online Burma/Myanmar Library . 2 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210803101800/https://www.burmalibrary.org/sites/burmalibrary.org/files/obl/GNLM2021-08-02-red.pdf . 3 August 2021 . 1 . dead . The State Administration Council started to carry out all responsibilities of the State handed over by the then Acting President on 1 February 2021 by adhering to provisions of the Constitution (2008)..
   • News: Myanmar coup: who are the military figures running the country? . 29 September 2021 . . 2 February 2021 . Immediately after he was named president, Myint Swe, 69, handed power to the country’s top military commander, Min Aung Hlaing..
   • News: Milko . Victoria . Why is the military taking control in the Myanmar coup? . 29 September 2021 . . . 1 February 2021 . Immediately after he was named president, Myint Swe handed power to the country’s top military commander, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing..
   • News: Explainer: Myanmar generals are back in charge, but for how long? . 29 September 2021 . . 2 February 2021 . President Win Myint, a Suu Kyi ally, was among dozens of people detained early on Monday. Vice-president Myint Swe, a former general and member of the previous junta, then handed over power to the commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing..

   Source for the date of the State Administration Council's formation (2 February 2021):

   • News: Myanmar military announces new State Administrative Council . 29 September 2021 . . 2 February 2021 . The Tatmadaw (military) released notification 9/2021 on February 2, announcing the formation of the State Administrative Council.