Opposition (Myanmar)

Opposition is the political parties represented in the Assembly of the Union that are not in government either on their own or as part of a governing coalition.

Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent Than Htay since 23 August 2016
Term length	While leader of the party as second largest in Parliament, not in government
Inaugural holder	Sai Hla Kyaw

Leader of the Opposition

As in nearly every parliamentary democracy around the world, the Leader of the Opposition comes from the political party with the largest number of seats in the Parliament yet is not in government. The Leader of the Opposition is often seen as a President-in-Waiting or future Speaker of the Assembly of the Union and Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw or Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw.

List of Leaders of the Opposition since 2011

  Shan Nationalities Democratic Party

  National League for Democracy

  Union Solidarity and Development Party

Portrait		Name (Born-Died)	Term of Office			Political Party	Assembly	President
			Took Office	Left Office	Days
1		Sai Hla Kyaw (b. 1955)	30 March 2011	12 May 2012	409	Shan Nationalities Democratic Party	1 (2010)		Thein Sein
2		Aung San Suu Kyi[1] (b. 1945)	12 May 2012	29 January 2016	1357	National League for Democracy
3		Thein Sein (b. 1945)	1 February 2016	23 August 2016	204	Union Solidarity and Development Party	2 (2015)		Htin Kyaw (2016–2018)
4		Than Htay[2] (b. 1954)	23 August 2016	Incumbent	1627	Union Solidarity and Development Party
									Win Myint (2018)

See also

• Parliamentary opposition
• Loyal opposition
• List of political parties in Burma

References

1. "Aung San Suu Kyi re-elected leader of Burma's opposition party". The Guardian. Associated Press. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
2. Ei Ei Toe Lwin (24 August 2016). "U Thein Sein steps down as USDP chair". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 15 October 2016.