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Prime Minister of Myanmar
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်
State Seal of Myanmar
Incumbent Min Aung Hlaing since 1 August 2021
Style	His Excellency (formal)
Type	Head of government
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	State Administration Council
Residence	Presidential Palace
Seat	Naypyidaw
Appointer	State Administration Council
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	SAC Order No 152/2021
Precursor	Premier of British Crown Colony of Burma
Formation	4 January 1948 (1948-01-04) (first) 1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) (second)
First holder	U Nu
Abolished	30 March 2011 (2011-03-30) (first)
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister

Politics of Myanmar
Constitution 2008 Constitution Constitutional Tribunal Chairman: Than Kyaw National Defence and Security Council
Government President (list) Min Aung Hlaing (acting) State Administration Council Chairman: Min Aung Hlaing Vice Chairman: Soe Win Vice-President First: Myint Swe Second: Vacant Prime Minister (list) Min Aung Hlaing Deputy Prime Minister Soe Win Mya Tun Oo Tin Aung San Win Shein Than Swe Cabinet Provisional Government
Legislature (dissolved) House of Nationalities Speaker House of Representatives Speaker Opposition
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Htun Htun Oo Constitutional Tribunal Chairman: Than Kyaw
Recent elections General: 2015 2020 Next Presidential: 2016 2018 Next Political parties
Administrative divisions States, Regions and Union Territories Self-Administered Zones and Divisions Districts Townships
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Than Swe Ministry of International Cooperation Minister: Ko Ko Hlaing Diplomatic missions of / in Myanmar Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Exiled government Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw National Unity Government President: Duwa Lashi La (acting) Prime Minister: Mahn Win Khaing Than Vice President: Duwa Lashi La
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The prime minister of Myanmar (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်; MLCTS: mranmounghaṅ wan kri khuup.) is the head of government of Myanmar. The post was re-established in 2021 by the State Administration Council (SAC), the country's ruling military junta, to lead its nominally-civilian provisional government. The provisional government is subject to the decision-making of the SAC; additionally, there is significant overlap in the membership of both bodies. There is no provision for a prime minister in the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, with the president being the constitutional head of government. The current prime minister is Min Aung Hlaing, who is also the leader of the junta and the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services. The post had been used by previous military governments, as recently as 2011.

History of the office

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The position of prime minister was created in 1948, with the adoption of the Burmese Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom. Since then, eleven people have held the office (with two of them doing so on multiple occasions). 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 actual power of the prime minister has considerably varied over time, differing based on who holds the office. In 2004, a power struggle between the then–head of state, Senior General Than Shwe, chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, and his prime minister, General Khin Nyunt, led to his dismissal and arrest.

The position was abolished on 30 March 2011, according to the current Constitution (adopted in 2008). It provided that the president is both the head of state and head of government. But after the 2015 general election, as Aung San Suu Kyi was constitutionally barred from becoming President, an office named State Counsellor, functionally identical to that of prime minister, was established for her on 6 April 2016.

On 1 August 2021, State Administration Council formed the caretaker government and chairman of SAC became prime minister.

List of prime ministers of Myanmar

See also

• List of colonial governors of Burma
• List of premiers of British Burma
• State Counsellor of Myanmar
• Vice President of Myanmar

Notes

References

1. "Min Aung Hlaing's Mania for the Presidency Is Alive and Well—and May Soon Bear Fruit". The Irrawaddy. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Right after the coup, moved straight into the Presidential Residence.
2. ^ 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.
3. San San Tin; Nayrein Kyaw; Ye Kaung Myint Maung; Khet Mar; Paul Eckert (1 August 2021). "Myanmar Junta Chief Takes on 'Caretaker' Government PM Role, Raising Constitutional Questions". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
4. "Myanmar forms caretaker government: State Administration Council".
5. "Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections".

External links

• World Statesmen – Myanmar (Burma)
• Thein Sein sworn in as Burma’s president

v t e Prime ministers of Myanmar / Burma (list)
Union of Burma (1948–1962)	U Nu Ba Swe U Nu Ne Win† U Nu
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962–1988)	Ne Win† Sein Win† Maung Maung Kha† Tun Tin
Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011)	Saw Maung† Than Shwe† Khin Nyunt† Soe Win† Thein Sein†
Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)	position abolished, 2011–21 Min Aung Hlaing†
† indicate military officeholders.

• Prime ministers of Myanmar
• 1948 establishments in Burma
• 2011 disestablishments in Myanmar