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Revision as of 17:04, 11 December 2017
Prime Minister of Myanmar | |
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မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဝန်ကြီးချုပ် | |
Appointer | President of Myanmar |
Formation | 4 January 1948 |
First holder | U Nu |
Final holder | Thein Sein |
Abolished | 30 March 2011 |
Succession | State Counsellor of Myanmar |
Myanmar portal |
The Prime Minister of Myanmar was the head of government of Myanmar (also known as Burma) from 1948 to 2011.
History of the office
The position of Prime Minister was created in 1948, when Burma gained 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 resulted in the Prime Minister being dismissed and arrested.
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, a position called State Counsellor, similar to Prime Minister, was established for her on 6 April 2016.
Prime Ministers of Burma/Myanmar (1948–2011)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Union of Burma (1948–1974) | |||||||
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No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | |
style="background:Template:Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League/meta/color" | | 1 | U Nu (1907–1995) |
4 January 1948 | 12 June 1956[1] | 8 years, 160 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |
style="background:Template:Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League/meta/color" | | 2 | Ba Swe (1915–1987) |
12 June 1956 | 1 March 1957 | 262 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |
style="background:Template:Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League/meta/color" | | (1) | U Nu (1907–1995) |
1 March 1957 | 29 October 1958[2] | 2 years, 242 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color" | | 3 | Ne Win (1911–2002) |
File:President Ne Win Portrait.JPG | 29 October 1958 | 4 April 1960[3] | 1 year, 158 days | Military |
style="background:Template:Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League/meta/color" | | (1) | U Nu (1907–1995) |
4 April 1960 | 2 March 1962[4] | 1 year, 332 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |
style="background:Template:Burma Socialist Programme Party/meta/color" | | (3) | Ne Win (1911–2002) |
File:President Ne Win Portrait.JPG | 2 March 1962 | 4 March 1974 | 12 years, 2 days | Military / Burma Socialist Programme Party |
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988) | |||||||
style="background:Template:Burma Socialist Programme Party/meta/color" | | 4 | Sein Win (1919–1993) |
4 March 1974 | 29 March 1977[5] | 3 years, 25 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
style="background:Template:Burma Socialist Programme Party/meta/color" | | 5 | Maung Maung Kha (1920–1995) |
File:Mgmgkha.jpg | 29 March 1977 | 26 July 1988[6] | 11 years, 119 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party |
style="background:Template:Burma Socialist Programme Party/meta/color" | | 6 | Tun Tin (1920–) |
26 July 1988 | 18 September 1988[7] | 54 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
Union of Burma/Myanmar (1988–2011) | |||||||
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color" | | 7 | Saw Maung (1928–1997) |
21 September 1988 | 23 April 1992[8] | 3 years, 215 days | Military | |
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color" | | 8 | Than Shwe (1933–) |
23 April 1992 | 25 August 2003 | 11 years, 124 days | Military | |
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color" | | 9 | Khin Nyunt (1939–) |
25 August 2003 | 18 October 2004[9] | 1 year, 54 days | Military | |
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color" | | 10 | Soe Win (1947–2007) |
19 October 2004 | 12 October 2007[10] | 2 years, 358 days | Military | |
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color" | | 11 | Thein Sein (1945–) |
12 October 2007 | 30 March 2011 | 3 years, 169 days | Military (until 2010) | |
style="background:Template:Union Solidarity and Development Party/meta/color" | | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Resigned after the 1956 general election
- ^ Handed over power to the military
- ^ Handed back power to the civilian government after the 1960 general election
- ^ Deposed in the 1962 coup d'état
- ^ Removed from office due to the economic problems of the country
- ^ Resigned during the 8888 Uprising
- ^ Deposed in a coup d'état during the 8888 Uprising
- ^ Removed from office due to ill health
- ^ Removed from office and placed under house arrest
- ^ Died in office