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Ministry of Cooperatives (Myanmar)

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Ministry of Cooperatives
သမဝါယမဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Agency overview
Formed5 April 1951; 73 years ago (1951-04-05)
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of State Cooperative and Commodity Distribution
  • Ministry of Civil Supply and Cooperatives
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionGovernment of Burma
HeadquartersNaypyidaw
Minister responsible
Websitewww.myancoop.gov.mm

The Ministry of Cooperatives (Template:Lang-my; abbreviated MOC) administers Burma's agricultural cooperative policies.

The ministry was founded as the Ministry of State Cooperative and Commodity Distribution on 5 April 1951.[1] It was merged with Ministry of Civil Supply Services on 26 March 1962 to form the Ministry of Civil Supply and Cooperatives, and separated again on 18 June 1965.[1]

MOC is currently led by Dr. Aung Thu, who was appointed by President U Htin Kyaw on May 2016.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Brief History of the Ministry of Cooperatives". Ministry of Cooperatives. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ Thein Sein (27 August 2012). "Union Ministers reshuffled Order No. 22/2012". President Office. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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