Thein Sein's Cabinet

The cabinet of Thein Sein (Burmese: ဦးသိန်းစိန် အစိုးရ), headed by President Thein Sein, is the first democratically elected government of Myanmar after the military government. It took office on 30 March 2011 after the 2010 Myanmar general election to 30 March 2016.

Thein Sein Cabinet

Cabinet of Myanmar
Head and Deputy Heads of the Government
Date formed30 March 2011 (2011-03-30)
Date dissolved30 March 2016 (2016-03-30)
People and organisations
Head of stateThein Sein
Head of governmentThein Sein
Deputy head of government
Member partyUSDP–Military
Opposition partyNLD
Opposition leaderAung San Suu Kyi
History
Election(s)2010 Myanmar general election
Outgoing election2015 Myanmar general election
PredecessorMilitary Government
SuccessorHtin Kyaw's Cabinet

Cabinet

Cabinet resignations (August 2015)

On 12 August 2015, Minister Tin Naing Thein, Myat Hein, Khin Yi and Than Htay, who will be competing in the November 8 election had resigned, and Lt-Gen Wai Lwin and Lt-Gen Thet Naing Win had moved to their former military responsibilities, replaced by Lt-Gen Sein Win and Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe.[1] On 9 December, minister Ko Ko Oo died and Khin San Yi co-administrated both ministries.

July 2014–August 2015 Cabinet
Office Name
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Myint Hlaing
Minister of Border Affairs Thet Naing Win, Lt. Gen.[2]
Minister of Commerce Win Myint
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Myat Hein[3]
Minister of Construction Kyaw Lwin
Minister of Cooperatives Kyaw Hsan
Minister of Culture Aye Myint Kyu
Minister of Defence Lt. Gen. Wai Lwin
Minister of Education Khin San Yee
Minister of Electric Power Khin Maung Soe
Minister of Energy Zayar Aung
Minister of Finance Win Shein
Minister of Foreign Affairs Wunna Maung Lwin
Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry Win Tun
Minister of Health Than Aung
Minister of Home Affairs Lt. Gen. Ko Ko
Minister of Hotels and Tourism Htay Aung
Minister of Immigration and Population Khin Yi
Minister of Industry Maung Myint
Minister of Information Ye Htut
Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security Aye Myint
Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development Ohn Myint
Minister of Mines Myint Aung
Minister of National Planning and Economic Development Kan Zaw
Minister of Rail Transport Than Htay
Minister of Religious Affairs Soe Win
Minister of Science and Technology Ko Ko Oo
Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Myat Myat Ohn Khin
Minister of Sports Tint Hsan
Minister of Transport Nyan Tun Aung
Minister of President's Office Thein Nyunt
Minister of President's Office Soe Maung
Minister of President's Office Soe Thein
Minister of President's Office Aung Min
Minister of President's Office Hla Tun
Minister of President's Office Tin Naing Thein
Union Auditor General Thein Htaik
Union Attorney-General Tun Shin

Cabinet dismissal and resignations (June–July 2014)

On 19 June 2014, Hsan Sint was dismissed from the office of Minister of Religious Affairs and brought to court for corruption. He is the first Minister dismissed openly. He was succeeded by Soe Win, Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs and former Deputy Minister for Ministry of Information.[4] Minister for Information Aung Kyi and Minister for Health Pe Thet Khin were allowed to resign on 29 July 2014. They are succeeded by Ye Htut and Than Aung, Deputy Ministers.[5]

Cabinet reshuffle (September 2012–February 2013)

On 4 September 2012, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw approved the government's reshuffle of ministries, increasing the number to 36, including six ministers located in the President's Office. The President approved the resignation of Zaw Min, Union Minister for Electric Power-1, and Khin Maung Myint, Union Minister for Construction. The President also approved the resignation of Union Auditor-General Lun Maung on 28 August. Thein Hteik, Union Minister for Mines, was appointed as Union Auditor-General, and Lt-Gen Wai Lwin of the Office of Commander-in-Chief (Army) as Union Defence Minister. Wai Lwin was replaced Lt-Gen Hla Min, who was reassigned to the military.[6] During the government's major cabinet reshuffle, nine ministers have been reassigned, mainly with four transferred to the President's Office and one, Aung Kyi, named as the new Minister for Information, replacing Kyaw Hsan, who was transferred to the Ministry of Cooperatives as minister. In the present reformation of the cabinet, Ministries of Electric Power No. 1 and 2 were combined into one as the Ministry of Electric Power, while the Ministry of Industrial Development was abolished.[7][8]

On 16 January 2013, Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Thein Tun and Minister for Religious Affairs, Thura Myint Maung abruptly resigned. Thein Tun was the first government minister known to have been investigated for corruption under the new government. San Sint, Speaker of Ayeyarwaddy Regional Hluttaw succeed Thura Myint Maung later. On 13 February 2013, former Commander-in-Chief of air force, General Myat Hein become minister for Communications and Information Technology.[3]

This appointments serve as a reminder that most ministers in the government are former officers who played a role in the previous military junta. Since taking office in 2011, the reformist president, who is himself a former general, has selected former senior military officers into government as it simply continues the flawed practices of past military rule, and given only a handful of posts to people without a military background.[9]

Office Name
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Myint Hlaing
Minister of Border Affairs Thet Naing Win, Lt. Gen.[2]
Minister of Commerce Win Myint
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Myat Hein[3]
Minister of Construction Kyaw Lwin
Minister of Cooperatives Kyaw Hsan
Minister of Culture Aye Myint Kyu
Minister of Defence Lt. Gen. Wai Lwin
Minister of Education Mya Aye
Minister of Electric Power Khin Maung Soe
Minister of Energy Than Htay
Minister of Finance Win Shein
Minister of Foreign Affairs Wunna Maung Lwin
Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry Win Tun
Minister of Health Pe Thet Khin
Minister of Home Affairs Lt. Gen. Ko Ko
Minister of Hotels and Tourism Htay Aung
Minister of Immigration and Population Khin Yi
Minister of Industry Aye Myint
Minister of Information Aung Kyi
Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security Maung Myint
Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development Ohn Myint
Minister of Mines Myint Aung
Minister of National Planning and Economic Development Kan Zaw
Minister of Rail Transport Zayar Aung
Minister of Religious Affairs Hsan Sint
Minister of Science and Technology Ko Ko Oo
Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Myat Myat Ohn Khin
Minister of Sports Tint Hsan
Minister of Transport Nyan Tun Aung
Minister of President's Office Thein Nyunt
Minister of President's Office Soe Maung
Minister of President's Office Soe Thein
Minister of President's Office Aung Min
Minister of President's Office Hla Tun
Minister of President's Office Tin Naing Thein
Union Auditor General Thein Htaik
Union Attorney-General Tun Shin

Inaugural Cabinet (March 2011)

The Cabinet was sworn in on 30 March 2011 at the Hluttaw complex in Naypyidaw, after being appointed by President Thein Sein.[10] Four ministers, namely of the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Border Affairs were nominated by Commander-in-Chief Than Shwe.[11] Two ministries, the Ministry of the President's Office and the Ministry of Industrial Development were created by the Hluttaw (Parliament) on 9 February 2011.[11]

The overwhelming majority of Ministers are Union Solidarity and Development Party members of parliament or military officers affiliated with the former State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), and four are civilians.[12] 12 have previously held ministerial posts, while another 7 have held deputy ministerial posts during the SPDC administration. 3 are former regional army commanders. On 10 August 2011, the cabinet was reshuffled, with Kyaw Swa Khaing, previously the Minister of Industry No. 1 (with Minister of Industry No. 2, Soe Thein, concurrently becoming head of the Ministry of Industry-1), appointed as co-Minister of the President's Office.[13]

Cabinet of the Government of Myanmar[14]
MinistryMinister NamePartyNotes
Ministry of Home AffairsKo KoMilitaryformer SPDC Chief of the Bureau of Special Operations-3
Ministry of DefenceHla MinMilitaryformer SPDC Southern Command Commander
Ministry of Border AffairsThein HtayMilitaryformer SPDC Deputy Minister of Defence, Vice-Chief of Ordinance, and Chief of Military Ordinance
Ministry of Industrial Development
Ministry of Foreign AffairsWunna Maung LwinMilitaryformer Ambassador to the United Nations (2007-2011)
Ministry of InformationKyaw HsanMilitaryformer SPDC Minister of Information and Brigadier General
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Agriculture and IrrigationMyint HlaingUSDPformer SPDC Northeast Command Commander and Air Force Chief of Staff
Ministry of CommerceWunna Kyawhtin Win MyintUSDPformer President of Union of the Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of ConstructionKhin Maung MyintUSDPformer SPDC Minister of Electric Power-2, Minister of Construction and Major General
Ministry of Hotels and TourismTint HsanUSDP
Ministry of Sports
Ministry of Communications, Posts and TelegraphsThein TunUSDPformer SPDC Deputy Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs and Major General
Ministry of Finance and RevenueHla TunUSDPformer SPDC Minister of Finance and Revenue and Major General
Ministry of MinesThein HtaikUSDPformer Lieutenant General
Ministry of TransportNyan Tun AungUSDPformer SPDC Deputy Minister of Transport
Ministry of National Planning and Economic DevelopmentTin Naing TheinUSDPformer SPDC Minister of Livestock and Fisheries and Brigadier General
Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries
Ministry of Environmental Conservation and ForestryWin TunMilitaryformer SPDC Minister of Forestry Director
Ministry of LaborAung KyiUSDPformer SPDC Minister of Labor
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
Ministry of CooperativesOhn MyintUSDPformer SPDC Bureau of Special Operations-6, Northern Command Commander and Lieutenant General
Ministry of IndustrySoe TheinUSDPformer SPDC Minister of Industry-2 and Lieutenant-General
Ministry of EnergyThan HtayUSDPformer SPDC Deputy Minister of Energy
Ministry of Rail TransportationAung MinUSDPformer SPDC Minister of Rail Transportation
Ministry of EducationMya Aye–former rector of the Mandalay University
Ministry of Religious AffairsMyint MaungUSDPformer SPDC Minister of Religious Affairs
Ministry of Immigration and PopulationKhin YiMilitaryformer SPDC Brigadier General, Chief of National Police, and SPDC Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
Ministry of Electric Power-1Zaw MinUSDPformer SPDC Minister of Electric Power-1 and Colonel
Ministry of Electric Power-2Khin Maung Soe–former Chairman of the Yangon City Electric Power Supply Board
Ministry of Science and TechnologyAye MyintUSDPformer SPDC Minister of Sports, Deputy Minister of Defence, and Major General
Ministry of President's OfficeSoe Maung
Thein Nyunt
Kyaw Swa Khaing		USDP
USDP
USDP		former Lieutenant General, Judge Advocate General, and Military Judge General
former SPDC Minister of Progress of Border Areas, National Races and Development Affairs and Mayor of Naypyidaw (2006-2011)
SPDC Deputy Minister of Industry-2 and General
Ministry of HealthPe Thet Khin–Former rector at University of Medicine 1, Yangon

Heads and Ministers
  • President
  • First Vice President
  • Second and First Vice President
  • Second Vice President
  • Foreign Minister
  • Education Minister
  • Information Minister
  • Health Minister
  • President Office Minister
  • President Office Minister
  • Communications and Information Technology Minister
  • Defence Minister
  • Immigration Minister

Distant Tasks Carried Out
President, First Lady and Hillary Clinton at Presidential Palace, Naypyidaw
A woman in by-elections
Obama and Thein Sein at Yangon Region Parliament
opening ceremony of 27th SEA Games
Leaders at the Summit
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2011

  • 30 September (Myitsone Dam) – On 30 September 2011, in an address to the parliament, President Thein Sein announced that the Myitsone Dam project would be halted during the term of his government.[15]
  • U.S Secretary, Hillary Clinton Visit (1 December) – The United State Secretary, Hillary Clinton visited to the Naypyidaw and met with Cabinet's head Thein Sein. She is the first state secretary visited to Myanmar in fifty years.

2012

  • 2012 Myanmar by-elections (1 April) – The UEC held the by-election in April. This make the opponent leader, Aung San Su Kyi and her party members able to the Parliament .Aung San Su Kyi became the representative for Myanmar lower parliament, Pyithu Hluttaw from Kawhmu Township.
  • At UN Head Quarter (27 September) - The head of the government addressees the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the head quarter, New York.[16]
  • Obama First Visit (19 November) – United States President Barack Obama visited to Yangon for one day. He met with Cabinet's head Thein Sein at Yangon Region Parliament. He became the first US president to visit Myanmar.

2013

  • 27th SEA Games – The Cabinet held the 27th SEA Games after 44 years later the last hosted in Yangon in 1969 as 5th SEAP Games.The game was hosted in Naypyidaw, Yangon, Mandalay and Ngwe Saung. The games were officially opened on 11 December 2013 and closed on 22 December 2013 by the VP Nyan Tun. The opening and closing ceremonies were held with the wonderful exploration of fireworks and many volunteers. It can be said the greatest event in Myanmar history. But, the critics said that the million dollar of money spent on the ceremonies are only wasted.

2014

  • 2014 ASEAN Para Games – The ASEAN Para Games was held in January 2014 after the 27th SEA Games. The games were officially opened on January 14 and closed on 20 January by VPs Sai Mauk Kham and Nyan Tun.
  • 9th EAS Summit (12-13 November) – The cabinet hosted the Ninth East Asia Summit.
  • ASEAN Chairman and ASEAN Summits – The head of the cabinet, Thein Sein chaired the 24th and 25th ASEAN Summits. 24th Summit was held on 4–5 May and the 25th Summit was on 12–13 November. The ASEAN leaders adopted the Nay Pyi Taw Declaration on the ASEAN Community’s Post-2015 Vision and the Declaration on Strengthening the ASEAN Secretariat and Reviewing the ASEAN Organs and the ASEAN Joint Statement on Climate Change at the 25th ASEAN Summit.

2015

  • Grand Military Review Parade Ceremony (Burmese: ဗိုလ်ရှုသဘင်)(4 January) - The head attended to the ceremony which was held in the 67th Independent day of Myanmar.
  • Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement(15 October)-The cabinet signed Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement which is a milestone in peace process.
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See also

References
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