Tint Swe (politician, born in 1948)

Tint Swe (Burmese: တင့်ဆွေ; born 9 August 1948) is a Burmese physician and politician who served as Minister for Prime Minister’s Office of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB).[4] He also served as the Minister for Information in office from 23 January 2009 to 14 September 2012, and chairperson of the National League for Democracy-Liberated Area (India).[1][2][4][5][6]

Tint Swe
တင့်ဆွေ
Minister for Prime Minister’s Office of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma[1]
In office
7 October 2000 – ?
Prime MinisterSein Win
Preceded byMya Win
Succeeded by?
Minister for Health and Education of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma[1]
In office
? – ?
Prime MinisterSein Win
Minister for Information of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma[2]
In office
23 January 2009 – 14 September 2012
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member-elect of Pyithu Hluttaw (1990)[1]
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyPale Township № 2
Majority33,195
Chairman of the National League for Democracy-Liberated Area (India)[1]
In office
1991–2006
Succeeded byU Cho[3]
Personal details
Born (1948-08-09) 9 August 1948
Pale, Myanmar
NationalityBurmese
American
Political partyNational League for Democracy
Spouse(s)Mya Mya Aye
ParentsBa Cho (father)
Khin Khin (mother)
ResidenceIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
Alma materInstitute of Medicine, Mandalay (MBBS)

Early life and education

Tint Swe was born on 9 August 1948 in Minywa village, Pale, Myanmar to Ba Cho and Khin Khin. He graduated high school from State High School No. 2 in Monywa. He graduated from the Institute of Medicine, Mandalay with medical degree (MBBS) in 1972, and spent 15 years practicing as a medical officer in Monywa, Ngazun, Sagaing, Pale. In 1970, he married to Mya Mya Aye, and he resigned from government service in 1988.[7]

Career

Tint Swe joined the National League for Democracy in 1988, after the 8888 Uprising. In the 1990 elections, he was elected as the Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Constituency № 2 of Pale Township, Sagaing Division winning a majority of 33,195 (61.08% of the votes), but was not allowed to assume his seat. He was among the elected MPs who worked clandestinely to form the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma.[8][9]

In October 1990, he escaped from arrest and fled to India. Tint Swe joined the NCGUB and served as senior representative from 1991 to 1995. Then, he became a Sein Win's cabinet minister for NCGUB. He also served as Minister for Prime Minister's Office (West) and Minister for Health and Education.[10][1] On 14 September 2012, NCGUB was officially dissolved and he retired from NCGUB.[11]

He had served as chairman of Burma Centre Delhi (BCD), and founded Yamuna Clinic in 2002, a project to offer free primary medical health care to Burmese refugees in Delhi.[12][13][14] He lived in India for many years and pursued with the Indian media and civil society for supporting the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar. He arrived in India on 21 December 1990 and left for the USA on 18 September 2014. Now, he resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

He visited Burma for the first time after 27 and a half years in May 2018. He stayed there for 7 weeks in Burma and returned to Indianapolis on 19 June 2018.

References
  1. "Brief Biographies of Exiled Members of Parliament of Burma". ibiblio.org/No.10 Tint Swe. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. "FIGHTING PEACOCK BEGINS TO DANCE". Design & People. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. "NLD-LA elect new western region chairman". BurmaNet New. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. "India Puts All Arms Sales to Burma on Hold". The Irrawaddy. 27 November 2007.
  5. "NCGUB Cabinet Resolution". burmalibrary.org.
  6. "NLD-LA (WR): Dr. Tint Swe ousted – Sein Win". BurmaNet New. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  7. "Waiting for Suu Kyi". The Shillong Times. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  8. "Kukiforum exclusive interview with Dr. Tint Swe". Kukiforum. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  9. "Interview with Dr. Tint Swe". indigenousherald.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  10. "Burma: Government in Exile Supports Challenge to Junta's Seat at UN". UNREPRESENTED NATIONS AND PEOPLES ORGANIZATION. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  11. Mann, Zarni (14 September 2012). "Burmese Exile Govt Dissolves After 22 years". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  12. "Launch of India-Burma Relations (1990-2011) Report & Interactive Session on Burma". e-pao.net. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  13. "Yamuna Clinic Serves Burmese Refugees in Delhi". Physicians for Human Rights (PHR). 6 April 2002.
  14. "Yamuna Clinic for Burmese Community in India". mikrogranty.cz.
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