Speaker of the Assembly of the Union of Myanmar

Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် နာယက
State Seal of Burma
Incumbent T Khun Myat since 1 August 2018
Style	H.E.
Member of	Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Nominator	Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Appointer	Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Term length	30 months
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Myanmar
Formation	2011
First holder	Khin Aung Myint
Deputy	Tun Tun Hein Deputy Speaker

The Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် နာယက) is the presiding officer of the Assembly of the Union, the joint assembly of the bicameral legislature of Myanmar.

the speaker Khin Aung Myint during the session of Hluttaw

Election

After the completion of an election cycle, the Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw convene their first sessions, during which the speakers and deputy speakers of both Houses are elected from among the representatives of the respective assemblies.

Upon the election of the speakers and deputy speakers of the two Houses, under the Constitution of Myanmar, the speaker and deputy speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw automatically fill in the role of the speaker and deputy speaker of the Union Assembly for a term of no more than 30 months, or half the parliamentary term, following which the speaker and deputy speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw continue as speaker and deputy speaker of the Union Assembly for the remainder of the parliamentary term.

List of speakers of the Assembly of the Union

№	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term of office			Political party	Assembly	Chamber
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Khin Aung Myint (b. 1945)	31 January 2011	1 July 2013	2 years, 151 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	1st	Amyotha Hluttaw
2		Shwe Mann (b. 1947)	1 July 2013	29 January 2016	2 years, 243 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party		Pyithu Hluttaw
3		Mahn Win Khaing Than (b. 1951)	8 February 2016	1 August 2018	2 years, 174 days	National League for Democracy	2nd	Amyotha Hluttaw
4		T Khun Myat (b. 1949)	1 August 2018	Incumbent	6 years, 114 days	Independent		Pyithu Hluttaw