Nyi Pu (politician)

Nyi Pu (Burmese: ဦးညီပု) is a Burmese lawyer and politician. He is currently serving as the 3rd chief minister of Rakhine State in the Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. He was elected from Gwa Township in the 2015 Myanmar general election and became the chief minister on March 30.

His Excellency

Nyi Pu
ဦးညီပု
3rd Chief Minister of Rakhine State
Assumed office
March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)
Appointed byPresident of Myanmar
PresidentHtin Kyaw
Preceded byMaung Maung Ohn
Personal details
NationalityMyanmar
Political partyNational League for Democracy
CabinetRakhine State Government

Early life and political career

U Nyi Pu is the NLD chair for his native Rakhine State in Myanmar (Burma). He graduated with a degree in Law from Rangoon University in 1983 and then worked as a security guard until 1988. He briefly served as a clerk in the Land Transport Department and in the 1990 elections won but was not allowed to assume his parliamentary seat. In November's election, he won a spot in Gwa. His appointment to the chief minister post has been hotly contested by the Arakan National Party.[1]

gollark: Hmm. Also, gradual phase out of road networks and replacement with trains etc. good.
gollark: Renewables are not energy dense, need vast amounts of batteries to be any good, and take tons of energy to produce in the first place.
gollark: Nationalised healthcare possibly not good?
gollark: Nuclear power good, "renewables" often actually really stupid?
gollark: As opposed to sales taxes etc.

References
  1. "Meet your chief ministers". The Myanmar Times. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017.



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