Vice-President of Myanmar

Vice-President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
ပြည်ထောင်စုမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဒုတိယ သမ္မတ
State Seal of Myanmar
Incumbent Myint Swe Henry Van Thio since 30 March 2016
Nominator	Assembly of the Union
Appointer	Presidential Electoral College
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Burma
Inaugural holder	Tin Aung Myint Oo Sai Mauk Kham
Formation	30 March 2011

The Vice-President of Myanmar (also known as Burma) is the second highest-ranking post in the government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The office was established by the 2008 Myanmar constitution and ranks directly after the President. The office came into effect on 30 March 2011, when the new government assumed de jure power.

There are two vice-presidential posts in the government.

List of Vice-Presidents of Burma/Myanmar (2011–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Colour key (for political parties)
Union Solidarity and Development Party   National League for Democracy

Vice-President					Term of office			Political party
P#	T#	I#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Union Solidarity and Development Party/meta/color; color:white"|1	style="background:Template:Union Solidarity and Development Party/meta/color; color:white"|1	style="background:Template:Union Solidarity and Development Party/meta/color; color:white"|1		Tin Aung Myint Oo (1950–) First Vice-President	30 March 2011	1 July 2012	1 year, 93 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party
style="background:Template:Union Solidarity and Development Party/meta/color; color:white" |2	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Union Solidarity and Development Party/meta/color; color:white" |2		Sai Mauk Kham (1950–) Second Vice-President	30 March 2011	1 July 2012	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party
style="background:Template:Union Solidarity and Development Party/meta/color; color:white" |(1)	First Vice-President		1 July 2012	30 March 2016
style="background:Template:Union Solidarity and Development Party/meta/color; color:white"|(2)	style="background:Template:Union Solidarity and Development Party/meta/color; color:white"|3		Nyan Tun (1954–) Second Vice-President	15 August 2012	30 March 2016	3 years, 228 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:National League for Democracy/meta/color; color:white"|2	style="background:Template:Union Solidarity and Development Party/meta/color; color:white"|3	style="background:Template:Union Solidarity and Development Party/meta/color; color:white"|4		Myint Swe (1951–) First Vice-President	30 March 2016	Incumbent	–	Union Solidarity and Development Party
style="background:Template:National League for Democracy/meta/color; color:white"|4	style="background:Template:National League for Democracy/meta/color; color:white"|5		Henry Van Thio (1958–) Second Vice-President	30 March 2016	Incumbent	–	National League for Democracy

See also

• Myanmar
  • Politics of Myanmar
  • List of colonial governors of Burma
  • President of Myanmar
  • List of Presidents of Myanmar
  • Prime Minister of Myanmar
  • State Counsellor of Myanmar
• Lists of Incumbents