Vice-Presidents of the
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဒုတိယ သမ္မတ
State Seal of Myanmar
Incumbents
Myint Swe (first)
Henry Van Thio (second)
since 30 March 2016
StyleHis Excellency (formal)
Member ofCabinet
National Defence and Security Council
ResidencePresidential Palace
SeatNaypyidaw
NominatorAssembly of the Union
AppointerPresidential Electoral College
Term lengthFive years,
renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Myanmar
First holderTin Aung Myint Oo
Sai Mauk Kham
SalaryK4 million / month[1]

The vice-presidents of Myanmar (also known as Burma) are the second highest-ranking posts in the government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.[2] The offices were established by the 2008 Myanmar constitution and rank directly below the president. The offices came into effect on 30 March 2011, when the new government assumed de jure power and essentially function in the same manner as any other deputy head of state. There are two vice-presidential posts in the government,[3] but no distinction is officially made between them. It can be assumed that the posts follow the order of seniority, much like the ones practised 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.[4]

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party President(s) Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
Aye Ko
(1921–2006)		 December 1985 27 July 1988 2 years, 9 months BSPP San Yu [5][6][7]
27 July 1988 12 August 1988 Sein Lwin
19 August 1988 18 September 1988 Maung Maung

First Vice-Presidents after 2011

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party President(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Tin Aung Myint Oo
(born 1949)		 30 March 2011 1 July 2012 1 year, 93 days USDP Thein Sein
Sai Mauk Kham
(born 1949)		 1 July 2012 30 March 2016 3 years, 273 days USDP
Myint Swe
(born 1951)		 30 March 2016 Incumbent[8] 7 years, 293 days USDP Htin Kyaw
Win Myint
Himself

    Second Vice-Presidents after 2011

    Portrait Name
    (Birth–Death)    		 Term of office Political party President(s)
    Took office Left office Time in office
    Sai Mauk Kham
    (born 1949)    		 30 March 2011 1 July 2012 1 year, 93 days USDP Thein Sein
    Nyan Tun
    (born 1954)    		 15 August 2012 30 March 2016 3 years, 228 days USDP
    Henry Van Thio
    (born 1959)    		 30 March 2016 Incumbent[9] 7 years, 293 days NLD Htin Kyaw
    Win Myint
    None[lower-alpha 1] Myint Swe

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ Henry Van Thio was expelled from the NLD in 2023 due to his cooperation with the National Defence and Security Council.[10]
    1. ↑ "NLD cuts salaries of MPS, ministers, saves nearly K6b". 25 February 2019.
    2. ↑ "Chapter III - The President and Vice-Presidents" (PDF). Constitution of Myanmar. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
    3. ↑ "Myanmar's president, a close friend of Suu Kyi, retires". AP NEWS. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
    4. ↑ The Far East and Australasia 1995. 1994. ISBN 9781857430004.
    5. ↑ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Aug 1986. 2003. hdl:2027/mdp.39015073049077.
    6. ↑ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1988July-Dec. 2003. hdl:2027/osu.32435024019804.
    7. ↑ Limited, Europa Publications (March 1988). The Europa year book. ISBN 9780946653416.
    8. ↑ August 2021 Speech by Min Aung Hlaing referring to the "then Acting President": Source for the date of the State Administration Council's formation (2 February 2021):
    9. ↑ "ဦးတီခွန်မြတ်နဲ့ ဦးဟင်နရီဗန်ထီးယူ အဖမ်းမခံရဘဲ အိမ်တော်တွေမှာပဲ ဆက်ရှိနေ". BBC News မြန်မာ.
    10. ↑ "Vice President Henry Van Thio dismissed from the party". Myanmar Now. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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