Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar

Deputy head of government of Myanmar

4 January 1948 (1948-01-04) (first)
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) (second)

First holderBo Let YaAbolished30 March 2011 (2011-03-30) (first)

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The deputy prime minister of Myanmar is the deputy head of government of Myanmar. The current Deputy Prime Ministers are Vice Senior General Soe Win, General Mya Tun Oo, Admiral Tin Aung San, Win Shein and Than Swe.

History of the office

The position of Prime Minister was created in 1948, with the adoption of the Burmese Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom. Due to the country's long period of military rule, it has not been uncommon for the prime minister to be a serving (or recently retired) military officer.

The position was abolished according to the current Constitution (adopted in 2008). It provided that the president is both the head of state and head of government.

On 1 August 2021, State Administration Council formed the caretaker government and vice chairman of SAC became Deputy Prime Minister.^[2]^[3]

Deputy prime ministers of Burma/Myanmar (1948–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
Union of Burma (1948–1974)
1		Bo Let Ya ဗိုလ်လက်ျာ (1911–1978)	4 January 1948	14 September 1948	254 days	Military
2		Kyaw Nyein ကျော်ငြိမ်း (1913–1986)	14 September 1948	2 April 1949	200 days	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
3		Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002)	2 April 1949	10 December 1949	252 days	Military
4		Sao Hkun Hkio စဝ်ခွန်ချို (1912–1990)	10 December 1949	29 October 1958^[a]	8 years, 323 days	Independent
5		Thein Maung သိမ်းမောင် (1890-1975)	29 October 1958	27 February 1959	121 days	Independent
6		Lun Baw လွန်းဘော်	27 February 1959	4 April 1960^[b]	1 year, 37 days	Independent
(4)		Sao Hkun Hkio စဝ်ခွန်ချို (1912–1990)	4 April 1960	2 March 1962 (deposed.)	1 year, 335 days	Independent
Position abolished (2 March 1962 – 2 March 1974)
Socialist Republic of Union of Burma (1974–1988)
7		U Lwin ဦးလွင် (1924–2011)	2 March 1974^[4]	29 March 1977	3 years, 27 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
8		Tun Tin ထွန်းတင် (1920–2020)	29 March 1977	26 July 1988 (resigned.)	11 years, 119 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
		Thura Kyaw Htin သူရကျော်ထင် (1925-1996)	9 November 1981	18 September 1988 (resigned.)	6 years, 314 days	Military (until 4 November 1985) Burma Socialist Programme Party (from 4 November 1985)
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Union of Burma /Myanmar (1988–2011)
10		Than Shwe သန်းရွှေ (born 1933)	21 September 1988	23 April 1992	3 years, 215 days	Military
11		Khin Maung Yin ခင်မောင်ရင်	17 July 1995^[5]	15 November 1997	2 years, 121 days	Military
12		Maung Maung Khin မောင်မောင်ခင်	15 November 1997^[6]	25 August 2003	5 years, 283 days	Military
13		Tun Tin တင်ထွန်း	15 November 1997^[6]	25 August 2003	5 years, 283 days	Military
14		Tin Hla တင်လှ (born 1939)	14 November 1998	14 November 2001	3 years, 0 days	Military
Position abolished (25 August 2003 – 30 March 2011)
Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)
Position abolished (30 March 2011 – 1 August 2021)
15		Soe Win စိုးဝင်း (born 1960)	1 August 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 270 days	Military
16		Mya Tun Oo မြထွန်းဦး (born 1961)	1 February 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 86 days	Military
17		Tin Aung San တင်အောင်စန်း (born 1960)	1 February 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 86 days	Military
18		Soe Htut စိုးထွဋ် (born 1961)	1 February 2023	25 September 2023^[7]	236 days	Military
19		Win Shein ဝင်းရှိန် (born 1957)	1 February 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 86 days	Independent
20		Than Swe သန်းဆွေ (born 1953)	3 August 2023^[8]	Incumbent	268 days	Independent

Notes

^ Handed over power to the military.
^ Handed back power to the civilian government after the 1960 general election.

References

^ ^a ^b Aung Lin Dwe (1 August 2021). "State Administration Council Order No 152/2021" (PDF). Global New Light of Myanmar. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "Urgent: Myanmar forms caretaker government: State Administration Council - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com.
^ "Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections". Reuters. 1 August 2021 – via www.reuters.com.
^ Aung San, Suu Kyi (25 March 1996). "Letter from Burma No. 18". Mainichi Daily News.
^ "SLORC CABINET RESHUFFLES". SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. 17 June 1995. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b "The State Peace and Development Council Proclamation (Proclamation No. 2/97)". 15 November 1997. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
^ "Myanmar reshuffle of generals suggests 'instability,' experts say". Radio Free Asia. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^ "Myanmar Junta Leader Reshuffles Cabinet Days After Extending Emergency Rule". The Irrawaddy. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.