The Cabinet of Burma is the executive body of the Burmese government led by the President

President of Burma

The President of Burma is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and leads the executive branch of the Burmese government, and heads the Cabinet of Burma. The president is elected by members of parliament, not by the general population. The Presidential...

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Qualifications

The Constitution of Burma

Constitution of Burma

The Constitution of Burma ) has changed several times since the country became independent from the United Kingdom. Burma's third and current constitution was published in September 2008 after a referendum.-1947 Constitution:...

 stipulates that Union Ministers must be a Burmese citizen

Burmese nationality law

Burmese nationality law currently recognizes three categories of citizens, namely citizen, associate citizen and naturalized citizen, according to the 1982 Citizenship Law...

 who has been living in the country for at least 10 consecutive years:

1. persons who have attained the age of 40 years;
2. persons who have qualifications, with the exception of the age limit, prescribed in Section 120 for Pyithu Hluttaw representatives;
3. persons whose qualification does not breach the provisions under Section 121 which disqualify a person from standing for election as Pyithu Hluttaw representatives;
4. persons loyal to the Union and its citizens

The Commander-in-Chief appoints the Ministers of Defence, Home Affairs and Border Affairs, selecting candidates from within the Defence Services (Tatmadaw), while the President appoints the remainder.

The President also appoints the Deputy Ministers of the respective ministries, following the same qualifications as those of Union Ministers, with the exception of age (35 years, instead of 40).

Present Cabinet

The present-day Cabinet was sworn in on 30 March 2011 at the Hluttaw complex in Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw is the capital city of Burma, also known as Myanmar. It is administered as the Naypyidaw Union Territory, as per the 2008 Constitution. On 6 November 2005, the administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a greenfield 3.2 km west of Pyinmana, and approximately...

, after being appointed by President Thein Sein

Thein Sein

Thein Sein is a Burmese politician and military figure who has been president of Myanmar since March 2011. Previously, he was Prime Minister from 2007 until 2011...

. 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

Than Shwe

Senior General Than Shwe is a Burmese military leader and politician who was chairman of the State Peace and Development Council from 1992 to 2011. During the period, he held key positions of power including commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces and head of Union Solidarity and...

. 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.

The overwhelming majority of Ministers are Union Solidarity and Development Party

Union Solidarity and Development Party

The Union Solidarity and Development Party , which was registered on 2 June 2010 by the Union Election Commission as a political party, is the successor to the Burmese government's mass organization, the Union Solidarity and Development Association. It is headed by Burmese President Thein Sein and...

 members of parliament or military officers affiliated with the former State Peace and Development Council

State Peace and Development Council

The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....

 (SPDC), and four are civilians. 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.

Cabinet of the Government of Myanmar

Ministry	Minister Name	Party	Notes
Ministry of Home Affairs	Ko Ko	Military	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Chief of the Bureau of Special Operations-3
Ministry of Defense	Hla Min	Military	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....   Southern Command Commander
Ministry of Border Affairs	Thein Htay	Military	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Deputy Minister of Defense, Vice-Chief of Ordinance, and Chief of Military Ordinance
Ministry of Industrial Development
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Wunna Maung Lwin Wunna Maung Lwin Wunna Maung Lwin is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar. He joined the diplomatic service in 1999, after a long career in the Myanmar Armed Forces. He graduated from the 16th intake of the Defence Services Academy in 1971.-References:...	Military	former Ambassador to the United Nations (2007-2011)
Ministry of Information	Kyaw Hsan Kyaw Hsan Kyaw Hsan is the current Minister of Culture and Minister of Information of Myanmar. He graduated from the Defence Services Academy's 11th intake in 1969. He is notorious for lying to the public....	Military	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Minister of Information and Brigadier General
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation	Myint Hlaing	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Northeast Command Commander and Air Force Chief of Staff
Ministry of Commerce	Wunnakyawhtin Win Myint	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former President of Union of the Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Construction	Khin Maung Myint	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Minister of Electric Power-2, Minister of Construction and Major General
Ministry of Hotels and Tourism	Tint Hsan	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...
Ministry of Sports
Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs	Thein Tun	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Deputy Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs and Major General
Ministry of Finance and Revenue	Hla Tun	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Minister of Finance and Revenue and Major General
Ministry of Mines	Thein Htaik	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former Lieutenant General
Ministry of Transport	Nyan Tun Aung	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Deputy Minister of Transport
Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development	Tin Naing Thein	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Minister of Livestock and Fisheries and Brigadier General
Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries
Ministry of Forestry	Win Tun	Military	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Minister of Forestry Director
Ministry of Labor	Aung Kyi	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Minister of Labor
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
Ministry of Cooperatives	Ohn Myint	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Bureau of Special Operations-6, Northern Command Commander and Lieutenant General
Ministry of Industry-1	Soe Thein	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Minister of Industry-2 and Lieutenant-General
Ministry of Industry-2
Ministry of Energy	Than Htay	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Deputy Minister of Energy
Ministry of Rail Transportation	Aung Min	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Minister of Rail Transportation
Ministry of Education	Mya Aye	-	former rector of the University of Medicine, Mandalay
Ministry of Religious Affairs	Myint Maung	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Minister of Religious Affairs
Ministry of Immigration and Population	Khin Yi	Military	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Brigadier General, Chief of National Police, and SPDC Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
Ministry of Electric Power-1	Zaw Min	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Minister of Electric Power-1 and Colonel
Ministry of Electric Power-2	Khin Maung Soe	-	former Chairman of the Yangon City Electric Power Supply Board
Ministry of Science and Technology	Aye Myint	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Minister of Sports, Deputy Minister of Defense, and Major General
Ministry of President’s Office	Soe Maung Thein Nyunt Kyaw Swa Khaing	USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320... USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320... USDP Union Solidarity and Development Association The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...	former Lieutenant General, Judge Advocate General, and Military Judge General former SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Minister of Progress of Border Areas, National Races and Development Affairs and Mayor of Naypyidaw Naypyidaw Naypyidaw is the capital city of Burma, also known as Myanmar. It is administered as the Naypyidaw Union Territory, as per the 2008 Constitution. On 6 November 2005, the administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a greenfield 3.2 km west of Pyinmana, and approximately...  (2006-2011) SPDC State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....  Deputy Minister of Industry-2 and General
Ministry of Health	Pe Thet Khin	-	Former head professor at University of Medicine 1, Yangon