Vice-President of Myanmar

Vice-President of the
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
ပြည်ထောင်စုမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဒုတိယ သမ္မတ

Incumbent
Myint Swe
Henry Van Thio
since 30 March 2016
Nominator Assembly of the Union
Appointer Presidential Electoral College
Term length Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument Constitution of Burma
Inaugural holder Tin Aung Myint Oo
Sai Mauk Kham
Formation 30 March 2011
Myanmar
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Myanmar

The Vice-President of Myanmar (also known as Burma) is the second highest-ranking post in the government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.[1] The office was established by the 2008 Myanmar constitution and ranks directly after the President. The office came into effect on 30 March 2011, when the new government assumed de jure power and essentially functions in the same manner as any other deputy head of state. There are two vice-presidential posts in the government (according to the website and official), but no distinction is officially made between them. It can be assumed that the posts follow the order of seniority, much like the ones practiced by the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China.

Vice-Presidents in Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma

The position of Vice President of Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was created in 1985 by two changes in the Constitution of Burma and in the basic law of the Burma Socialist Programme Party.[2]

Vice-President Took office Left office Political Party President Notes
Aye Ko December 1985 27 July 1988 BSSP San Yu [3][4][5]
27 July 1988 12 August 1988 Sein Lwin
19 August 1988 18 September 1988 Maung Maung

First Vice-Presidents after 2011

No. Name
(Birth–Death)		 Picture Took office Left office Time in office Political Party President
1 Tin Aung Myint Oo
(1950–)		 30 March 2011 1 July 2012 1 year, 93 days Union Solidarity and Development Party Thein Sein
2 Sai Mauk Kham
(1950–)		 1 July 2012 30 March 2016 3 years, 273 days Union Solidarity and Development Party Thein Sein
3 Myint Swe
(1951–)		 30 March 2016 Incumbent 2 years, 197 days Union Solidarity and Development Party Htin Kyaw

Second Vice-Presidents after 2011

No. Name
(Birth–Death)		 Picture Took office Left office Time in office Political Party President
1 Sai Mauk Kham
(1950–)		 30 March 2011 1 July 2012 1 year, 93 days Union Solidarity and Development Party Thein Sein
2 Nyan Tun
(1954–)		 15 August 2012 30 March 2016 3 years, 228 days Union Solidarity and Development Party Thein Sein
3 Henry Van Thio
(1958–)		 30 March 2016 Incumbent 2 years, 197 days National League for Democracy Htin Kyaw

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chapter III - The President and Vice-Presidents" (PDF). Constitution of Myanmar. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=i6sUDb06Di4C
  3. ↑ https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015073049077
  4. ↑ https://hdl.handle.net/2027/osu.32435024019804
  5. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=_MbMq8JApboC
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