Win Thein Explained

Win Thein
Office:	2nd Chief Minister of Bago Region
Native Name:	Burmese: ဝင်းသိန်း
Appointer:	President of Myanmar
President:	Htin Kyaw
Termend:	1 February 2021
Successor:	Myo Swe Win
Nationality:	Myanmar
Children:	One son^[1]
Cabinet:	Bago Region Government

Win Thein (ဝင်းသိန်း; b.) is an engineer and a former chief minister of Bago Region, appointed by president Htin Kyaw in 2016.^[2]

Early life and education

Win Thein graduated with a bachelor's in mechanical engineering and an AGTI diploma. Before becoming a politician for Yedashe Township, he worked as a farmer.

Career

Win Thein was appointed as Chief Minister of Bago Region on 30 March 2016 by President Htin Kyaw.^[3] In October 2019, he apologized for controversial remarks encouraging villagers to marry schoolteachers to retain them in the countryside.^[4] In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, he was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Meet your chief ministers. 2016-04-04. www.mmtimes.com. Myanmar Times. 2019-02-04. U Win Thein, Bago Region chief minister: Fifty-two-year old U Win Thein graduated with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and an AGTI diploma. Before becoming a politician for Yedashe township, he worked as a farmer. His party CV lists him a Buddhist with one son..
Web site: 2016-04-04. Meet your chief ministers. 2021-02-05. The Myanmar Times.
Web site: 30 March 2016. Appointment of Region/State Chief Ministers (Order 4/2016). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331080923/http://www.president-office.gov.mm/en/?q=briefing-room/orders/2016/03/31/id-6170. 2019-03-31. Myanmar President Office.
Web site: 2019-10-29. Chief Minister of Myanmar's Bago Region Apologizes for 'Marry-a-Teacher' Remarks. 2021-02-05. The Irrawaddy. en-US.
Web site: 4 February 2021. Recent Arrest List. Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.