Chief Ministers of States and Regions of Myanmar
The Region Chief Minister (Burmese: တိုင်းဒေသကြီးဝန်ကြီးချုပ်) or State Chief Minister (Burmese: ပြည်နယ်ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်) serves as the chief executive of each of the respective regional or state governments of Myanmar.[1] According to the Constitution of Myanmar, the Chief Minister is responsible for forming the state and regional governments, and for signing and promulgating bills approved by the State and Region Hluttaws.[1]
Chief Ministers of the States and Regions of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
တိုင်းဒေသကြီးနှင့်ပြည်နယ် ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်များ | |
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Style | H.E. |
Type | Heads of the sub-governments |
Member of | State and Region Hluttaws |
Reports to | President of Myanmar |
Nominator | President of Myanmar |
Appointer | President of Myanmar |
Term length | 5 years |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Myanmar |
Formation | 30 March 2011 |
Qualifications
Chief Ministers must be at least 35 years old and meet the qualifications of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives. They are appointed by the President of Myanmar.[1]Chief Ministers must be selected from representatives of the respective regional or state assemblies as prescribed in the constitution, although a notable exception to this ruling was the appointment of General Maung Maung Ohn as the Chief Minister of Rakhine State in June 2014.[2]
Government office
The Region or State Administration Department functions as the Region or State government. The Region or State Department of General Administration is also the office of the Region or State Mission.[3]
Current Chief Ministers
Division | Name | Start Date | Political Party |
Ayeyarwady Region | Hla Moe Aung | 18 January, 2018 | NLD |
Bago Region | Win Thein | 30 March, 2016 | |
Magway Region | Aung Moe Nyo | 30 March, 2016 | |
Mandalay Region | Zaw Myint Maung | 30 March, 2016 | |
Sagaing Region | Myint Naing | 30 March, 2016 | |
Taninthayi Region | Myint Maung | 26 March, 2019 | |
Yangon Region | Phyo Min Thein | 30 March, 2016 | |
Chin State | Salai Lian Luai | 30 March, 2016 | |
Kachin State | Khet Aung | 30 March, 2016 | |
Kayah State | Boss Ko (acting) | 3 September, 2020 | |
Kayin State | Nang Khin Htwe Myint | 30 March, 2016 | |
Mon State | Aye Zan | 1 March, 2017 | |
Rakhine State | Nyi Pu | 30 March, 2016 | |
Shan State | Linn Htut | 30 March, 2016 |
List of Chief Ministers
Ayeyarwady Region
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
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1 | Thein Aung | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Mahn Johnny (1942–) |
30 March 2016 | 9 January 2018 | 1 year, 285 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw | ||
3 | Hla Moe Aung |
18 January 2018 | Incumbent | 3 years, 18 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw |
Bago Region
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
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1 | Nyan Win (1953–) |
30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Win Thein | 30 March 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years, 312 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw |
Magway Region
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Phone Maw Shwe | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Aung Moe Nyo | 30 March 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years, 312 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw |
Mandalay Region
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ye Myint | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Zaw Myint Maung (1951–) |
30 March 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years, 312 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw |
Sagaing Region
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tha Aye (1945–) |
30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Myint Naing (1951–) |
30 March 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years, 312 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw |
Tanintharyi Region
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Khin Zaw | 30 March 2011 | 6 January 2012 | 282 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Myat Ko | 27 January 2012 | 30 March 2016 | 4 years, 63 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
3 | Lae Lae Maw | 30 March 2016 | 11 March 2019 | 2 years, 346 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw | ||
– | Kyaw Zaya (Acting) | 10 March 2019 | 11 March 2019 | 1 day | Military | according to constitution | ||
4 | Myint Maung | 11 March 2019 (acting) 26 March 2019 |
Incumbent | 1 year, 331 days | National League for Democracy | Win Myint |
Yangon Region
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Myint Swe (1951–) |
30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Phyo Min Thein (1969–) |
30 March 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years, 312 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw |
Chin State
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hong Ngai | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Salai Lian Luai | 30 March 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years, 312 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw |
Kachin State
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | La John Ngan Hsai | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Khet Aung (1946–) |
30 March 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years, 312 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw |
Kayah State
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Khin Maung Oo | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | L Phaung Sho (1979–) |
30 March 2016 | 3 September 2020 | 4 years, 312 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw | ||
– | Boss Ko (acting) |
3 September 2020 | Incumbent | 155 days | National League for Democracy | Win Myint |
Kayin State
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zaw Min | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Nang Khin Htwe Myint | 30 March 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years, 312 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw |
Mon State
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ohn Myint | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Min Min Oo | 30 March 2016 | 23 February 2017 | 330 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw | ||
3 | Aye Zan | 1 March 2017 | Incumbent | 3 years, 341 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw |
Rakhine State
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hla Maung Tin | 30 March 2011 | 20 June 2014 | 3 years, 82 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Maung Maung Ohn | 25 June 2014 | 30 March 2016 | 1 year, 279 days | Military | Thein Sein | ||
3 | Nyi Pu | 30 March 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years, 312 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw |
Shan State
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | Appointer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aung Myat | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | ||
2 | Linn Htut | 30 March 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years, 312 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw |
References
- "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Ministry of Information. 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- "General Appointed Rakhine Chief Minister, Govt Tells Local MPs". The Irrawaddy. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- "State and Region Chief Ministers".