Speaker of the House of Representatives of Myanmar

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Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw
ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော် ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ
Incumbent
T Khun Myat[1][2]
since 22 March 2018
StyleH.E.
Member ofPyithu Hluttaw
NominatorPyithu Hluttaw
AppointerPyithu Hluttaw
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Myanmar
Formation2011
First holderShwe Mann
DeputyDeputy Speaker
SalaryK3.5 million / month[3]

The Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော် ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ) is the presiding officer or Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw.[4]

Term of Office[edit]

The term of office of the Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw is the same as that of the Pyithu Hluttaw. However, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Hluttaw serve as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker until the first regular session of the next Hluttaw term.[5]

List of speakers of the House of Representatives[edit]

Portrait Name
(Born-Died)
Term of office Political party Assembly
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Shwe Mann
(b. 1947)
31 January 2011 29 January 2016 4 years, 363 days Union Solidarity and Development Party 1st
2 Win Myint
(b. 1951)
1 February 2016 21 March 2018 2 years, 48 days National League for Democracy 2nd
3 T Khun Myat
(b. 1949)
22 March 2018 Incumbent 6 years, 31 days Independent

List of deputy speakers of House of Representatives[edit]

Portrait Name
(Born-Died)
Term of office Political party Assembly
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Nanda Kyaw Swa
(b. 1951)
31 January 2011 29 January 2016 4 years, 363 days Union Solidarity and Development Party 1st
2 T Khun Myat
(b. 1949)
1 February 2016 21 March 2018 2 years, 48 days Independent 2nd
3 Tun Tun Hein
(b. 1949)
22 March 2018 31 January 2021 2 years, 315 days National League for Democracy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Amid Coup, Myanmar's NLD Lawmakers Form Committee to Serve as Legitimate Parliament". The Irrawaddy. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "National Defence and Security Council (1/2022)".
  3. ^ "NLD cuts salaries of MPS, ministers, saves nearly K6b". 25 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Ministry of Information. 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ^ "၂၀၁၂ ခုနှစ်၊ ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော်ဆိုင်ရာ ဥပဒေ".