Chief Ministers of States and Regions of Myanmar

Chief Ministers of the States and Regions of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Chief Ministers of the States and Regions of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
တိုင်းဒေသကြီးနှင့်ပြည်နယ် ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်များ
	State Seal of Burma
Style	H.E.
Type	Heads of the sub-governments
Member of	State and Region Hluttaws
Reports to	President of Myanmar
Nominator	President of Myanmar
Appointer	President of Myanmar
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Myanmar
Formation	30 March 2011

The Region Chief Minister (Burmese: တိုင်းဒေသကြီးဝန်ကြီးချုပ်) or State Chief Minister (Burmese: ပြည်နယ်ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်) serves as the chief executive of each of the respective regional or state governments of Myanmar.^[1] According to the Constitution of Myanmar, the Chief Minister is responsible for forming the state and regional governments, and for signing and promulgating bills approved by the State and Region Hluttaws.^[1]

Qualifications[]

Chief Ministers must be at least 35 years old and meet the qualifications of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives. They are appointed by the President of Myanmar.^[1] Chief Ministers must be selected from representatives of the respective regional or state assemblies as prescribed in the constitution, although a notable exception to this ruling was the appointment of General Maung Maung Ohn as the Chief Minister of Rakhine State in June 2014.^[2]

Government office[]

The Region or State Administration Department functions as the Region or State government. The Region or State Department of General Administration is also the office of the Region or State Mission.^[3]

Current Chief Ministers[]

Division	Name	Start Date	Political Party
Ayeyarwady Region	Hla Moe Aung	18 January 2018	NLD
Bago Region	Win Thein	30 March 2016
Magway Region	Aung Moe Nyo	30 March 2016
Mandalay Region	Zaw Myint Maung	30 March 2016
Sagaing Region	Myint Naing	30 March 2016
Taninthayi Region	Myint Maung	26 March 2019
Yangon Region	Phyo Min Thein	30 March 2016
Chin State	Salai Lian Luai	30 March 2016
Kachin State	Khet Aung	30 March 2016
Kayah State	Boss Ko (acting)	3 September 2020
Kayin State	Nang Khin Htwe Myint	30 March 2016
Mon State	Aye Zan	1 March 2017
Rakhine State	Nyi Pu	30 March 2016
Shan State	Linn Htut	30 March 2016

List of Chief Ministers[]

Ayeyarwady Region[]

	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Thein Aung	30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Mahn Johnny (1942–)	30 March 2016	9 January 2018	1 year, 285 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
3	Hla Moe Aung	18 January 2018	Incumbent	4 years, 51 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw

Bago Region[]

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Nyan Win (1953–)		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Win Thein		30 March 2016	Incumbent	5 years, 345 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw

Magway Region[]

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Phone Maw Shwe		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Aung Moe Nyo		30 March 2016	Incumbent	5 years, 345 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw

Mandalay Region[]

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Ye Myint		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Zaw Myint Maung (1951–)		30 March 2016	Incumbent	5 years, 345 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw

Sagaing Region[]

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Tha Aye (1945–)		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Myint Naing (1951–)		30 March 2016	Incumbent	5 years, 345 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw

Tanintharyi Region[]

	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Khin Zaw	30 March 2011	6 January 2012	282 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Myat Ko	27 January 2012	30 March 2016	4 years, 63 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
3	Lae Lae Maw	30 March 2016	11 March 2019	2 years, 346 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
–	Kyaw Zaya (Acting)	10 March 2019	11 March 2019	1 day	Military	according to constitution
4	Myint Maung	11 March 2019 (acting) 26 March 2019	Incumbent	2 years, 364 days	National League for Democracy	Win Myint

Yangon Region[]

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Myint Swe (1951–)		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Phyo Min Thein (1969–)		30 March 2016	Incumbent	5 years, 345 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw

Chin State[]

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Hong Ngai		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Salai Lian Luai		30 March 2016	Incumbent	5 years, 345 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw

Kachin State[]

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	La John Ngan Hsai		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Khet Aung (1946–)		30 March 2016	Incumbent	5 years, 345 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw

Kayah State[]

	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Khin Maung Oo	30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	L Phaung Sho (1979–)	30 March 2016	3 September 2020	5 years, 345 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
–	Boss Ko (acting)	3 September 2020	Incumbent	1 year, 188 days	National League for Democracy	Win Myint

Kayin State[]

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Zaw Min		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Nang Khin Htwe Myint		30 March 2016	Incumbent	5 years, 345 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw

Mon State[]

	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Ohn Myint	30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Min Min Oo	30 March 2016	23 February 2017	330 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
3	Aye Zan	1 March 2017	Incumbent	5 years, 9 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw

Rakhine State[]

	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Hla Maung Tin	30 March 2011	20 June 2014	3 years, 82 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Maung Maung Ohn	25 June 2014	30 March 2016	1 year, 279 days	Military	Thein Sein
3	Nyi Pu	30 March 2016	Incumbent	5 years, 345 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw

Shan State[]

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Aung Myat		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Linn Htut		30 March 2016	Incumbent	5 years, 345 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Ministry of Information. 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ "General Appointed Rakhine Chief Minister, Govt Tells Local MPs". The Irrawaddy. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
^ "State and Region Chief Ministers".

[cons-1] "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Ministry of Information. 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

[2] "General Appointed Rakhine Chief Minister, Govt Tells Local MPs". The Irrawaddy. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2017-12-27.

[3] "State and Region Chief Ministers".

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State Chief Ministers	Chin State Hong Ngai Kachin State La John Ngan Hsai Kayah State Khin Maung Oo Kayin State Mon State Rakhine State Maung Maung Ohn Shan State Aung Myat
Region Chief Ministers	Ayeyarwady Region Thein Aung Bago Region Nyan Win Magway Region Phone Maw Shwe Mandalay Region Ye Myint Sagaing Region Tha Aye Taninthayi Region Myat Ko Yangon Region Myint Swe