Tint Swe (politician, born in 1948)

Tint Swe
တင့်ဆွေ
Minister for Prime Minister’s Office of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma[1]
In office
7 October 2000 – ?
Prime Minister Sein Win
Preceded by Mya Win
Succeeded by ?
Minister for Health and Education of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma[1]
In office
? – ?
Prime Minister Sein Win
Minister for Information of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma[2]
In office
23 January 2009 – 14 September 2012
Succeeded by Position abolished
Member-elect of Pyithu Hluttaw (1990)[1]
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Constituency Pale Township № 2
Majority 33,195
Chairman of the National League for Democracy-Liberated Area (India)[1]
In office
1991–2006
Succeeded by U Cho[3]
Personal details
Born (1948-08-09) 9 August 1948
Pale, Burma
Nationality Burmese
American
Political party National League for Democracy
Spouse(s) Mya Mya Aye
Parents Ba Cho (father)
Khin Khin (mother)
Residence Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Alma mater Institute of Medicine, Mandalay (MBBS)

Tint Swe (Burmese: တင့်ဆွေ; born 9 August 1948) is a Burmese physician, politician and former Minister for Prime Minister’s Office of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB).[4] He also served as the Minister for Information in office from 23 January 2009 to 14 September 2012, and chairperson of the National League for Democracy-Liberated Area (India).[1][2][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Tint Swe was born on 9 August 1948 in Pale, Burma to Ba Cho and Khin Khin. He graduated high school from State High School No. 2 in Monywa. He graduated from the Institute of Medicine, Mandalay with medical degree (MBBS) in 1972, and spent 15 years practicing as a medical officer in Monywa, Ngazun, Sagaing, Pale. In 1970, he married to Mya Mya Aye, and he resigned from government service in 1988.[7]

Career

Tint Swe joined the National League for Democracy in 1988, after the 8888 Uprising. In the 1990 elections, he was elected as the Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Constituency № 2 of Pale Township, Sagaing Division winning a majority of 33,195 (61.08% of the votes), but was not allowed to assume his seat. He was among the elected MPs who worked clandestinely to form the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma.[8][9]

In October 1990, he escaped from arrest and fled to India. Tint Swe joined the NCGUB and served as senior representative from 1991 to 1995. Then he became a Sein Win's cabinet minister for NCGUB. He also served as Minister for Prime Minister's Office (West) and Minister for Health and Education.[10][1] On 14 September 2012, NCGUB was officially dissolved and he retired from NCGUB.[11]

He arrived in India on 21-12-1990 and left for the USA on 18-9-2014.

He also served as chairman of Burma Centre Delhi (BCD), and founded Yamuna Clinic in 2002, a project to offer free primary medical health care to Burmese refugees in Delhi.[12][13][14] He lived in India for many years and pursued with the Indian media and civil society for supporting the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar. Now, he resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

He visited Burma for the first time after 27 and a half years in May 2018. He stayed there for 7 weeks in Burma and returned to Indianapolis on 19-6-2018.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Brief Biographies of Exiled Members of Parliament of Burma". ibiblio.org/No.10 Tint Swe. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "FIGHTING PEACOCK BEGINS TO DANCE". Design & People. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "NLD-LA elect new western region chairman". BurmaNet New. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 "India Puts All Arms Sales to Burma on Hold". The Irrawaddy. 27 November 2007.
  5. ↑ "NCGUB Cabinet Resolution". burmalibrary.org.
  6. ↑ "NLD-LA (WR): Dr. Tint Swe ousted – Sein Win". BurmaNet New. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Waiting for Suu Kyi". The Shillong Times. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Kukiforum exclusive interview with Dr. Tint Swe". Kukiforum. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Interview with Dr. Tint Swe". indigenousherald.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Burma: Government in Exile Supports Challenge to Junta's Seat at UN". UNREPRESENTED NATIONS AND PEOPLES ORGANIZATION. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  11. ↑ Mann, Zarni (14 September 2012). "Burmese Exile Govt Dissolves After 22 years". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Launch of India-Burma Relations (1990-2011) Report & Interactive Session on Burma". e-pao.net. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Yamuna Clinic Serves Burmese Refugees in Delhi". Physicians for Human Rights (PHR). 6 April 2002.
  14. ↑ "Yamuna Clinic for Burmese Community in India". mikrogranty.cz.
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