The cabinet of U Thein Sein () (officially Union Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar), headed by President Thein Sein, was the first democratically elected government of Myanmar after the military government. It took office on 30 March 2011 after the 2010 Myanmar general election to 30 March 2016.
Cabinet
Cabinet resignations (August 2015) On 12 August 2015, Minister Tin Naing Thein, Myat Hein, Khin Yi and Than Htay, who will be competing in the November 8 election had resigned, and Lt-Gen Wai Lwin and Lt-Gen Thet Naing Win had moved to their former military responsibilities, replaced by Lt-Gen Sein Win and Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe. On 9 December, minister Ko Ko Oo died and Khin San Yi co-administrated both ministries.
July 2014–August 2015 cabinet
Office NameMinister of Agriculture and IrrigationMyint HlaingMinister of Border AffairsThet Naing Win, Lt. Gen.Minister of Commerce Win MyintMinister of Communications and Information Technology Myat HeinMinister of Construction Kyaw LwinMinister of Cooperatives Kyaw HsanMinister of Culture Aye Myint KyuMinister of Defence Lt. Gen. Wai LwinMinister of Education Khin San YeeMinister of Electric PowerKhin Maung SoeMinister of EnergyZayar AungMinister of FinanceWin SheinMinister of Foreign AffairsWunna Maung Lwin Ministry of Environmental Conservation and ForestryWin TunMinister of HealthThan AungMinister of Home AffairsLt. Gen. Ko KoMinister of Hotels and TourismHtay AungMinister of Immigration and PopulationKhin YiMinister of IndustryMaung MyintMinister of Information Ye HtutMinister of Labor, Employment and Social SecurityAye MyintMinister of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural DevelopmentOhn MyintMinister of MinesMyint AungMinister of National Planning and Economic DevelopmentKan ZawMinister of Rail TransportThan HtayMinister of Religious AffairsSoe WinMinister of Science and TechnologyKo Ko OoMinister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Myat Myat Ohn KhinMinister of SportsTint HsanMinister of Transport Nyan Tun AungMinister of President's OfficeThein NyuntMinister of President's OfficeSoe MaungMinister of President's OfficeSoe TheinMinister of President's OfficeAung MinMinister of President's OfficeHla TunMinister of President's OfficeTin Naing TheinUnion Auditor GeneralThein HtaikUnion Attorney-GeneralTun Shin
Cabinet dismissal and resignations (June–July 2014) On 19 June 2014, Hsan Sint was dismissed from the office of Minister of Religious Affairs and brought to court for corruption. He is the first Minister dismissed openly. He was succeeded by Soe Win, Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs and former Deputy Minister for Ministry of Information. Minister for Information Aung Kyi and Minister for Health Pe Thet Khin were allowed to resign on 29 July 2014. They are succeeded by Ye Htut and Than Aung, Deputy Ministers.
Cabinet reshuffle (September 2012–February 2013) On 4 September 2012, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw approved the government's reshuffle of ministries, increasing the number to 36, including six ministers located in the President's Office. The President approved the resignation of Zaw Min, Union Minister for Electric Power-1, and Khin Maung Myint, Union Minister for Construction. The President also approved the resignation of Union Auditor-General Lun Maung on 28 August. Thein Hteik, Union Minister for Mines, was appointed as Union Auditor-General, and Lt-Gen Wai Lwin of the Office of Commander-in-Chief (Army) as Union Defence Minister. Wai Lwin was replaced Lt-Gen Hla Min, who was reassigned to the military. During the government's major cabinet reshuffle, nine ministers have been reassigned, mainly with four transferred to the President's Office and one, Aung Kyi, named as the new Minister for Information, replacing Kyaw Hsan, who was transferred to the Ministry of Cooperatives as minister. In the present reformation of the cabinet, Ministries of Electric Power No. 1 and 2 were combined into one as the Ministry of Electric Power, while the Ministry of Industrial Development was abolished.
On 16 January 2013, Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Thein Tun and Minister for Religious Affairs, Thura Myint Maung abruptly resigned. Thein Tun was the first government minister known to have been investigated for corruption under the new government. San Sint, Speaker of Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw succeed Thura Myint Maung later. On 13 February 2013, former Commander-in-Chief of air force, General Myat Hein become minister for Communications and Information Technology.
This appointments serve as a reminder that most ministers in the government are former officers who played a role in the previous military junta. Since taking office in 2011, the reformist president, who is himself a former general, has selected former senior military officers into government as it simply continues the flawed practices of past military rule, and given only a handful of posts to people without a military background.
Office NameMinister of Agriculture and IrrigationMyint HlaingMinister of Border AffairsThet Naing Win, Lt. Gen.Minister of Commerce Win MyintMinister of Communications and Information Technology Myat HeinMinister of Construction Kyaw LwinMinister of Cooperatives Kyaw HsanMinister of Culture Aye Myint KyuMinister of DefenceLt. Gen. Wai LwinMinister of Education Mya AyeMinister of Electric PowerKhin Maung SoeMinister of EnergyThan HtayMinister of FinanceWin SheinMinister of Foreign AffairsWunna Maung Lwin Ministry of Environmental Conservation and ForestryWin TunMinister of HealthPe Thet KhinMinister of Home Affairs Lt. Gen. Ko KoMinister of Hotels and TourismHtay AungMinister of Immigration and PopulationKhin YiMinister of IndustryAye MyintMinister of Information Aung KyiMinister of Labor, Employment and Social SecurityMaung MyintMinister of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural DevelopmentOhn MyintMinister of MinesMyint AungMinister of National Planning and Economic DevelopmentKan ZawMinister of Rail TransportZayar AungMinister of Religious AffairsHsan SintMinister of Science and TechnologyKo Ko OoMinister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Myat Myat Ohn KhinMinister of SportsTint HsanMinister of Transport Nyan Tun AungMinister of President's OfficeThein NyuntMinister of President's OfficeSoe MaungMinister of President's OfficeSoe TheinMinister of President's OfficeAung MinMinister of President's OfficeHla TunMinister of President's OfficeTin Naing TheinUnion Auditor GeneralThein HtaikUnion Attorney-GeneralTun Shin
Inaugural Cabinet (March 2011) The Cabinet was sworn in on 30 March 2011 at the Hluttaw complex in Naypyidaw, after being appointed by President Thein Sein. 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. 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 members of parliament or military officers affiliated with the former State Peace and Development 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 Chief of the Bureau of Special Operations-3 Ministry of Defence Hla Min Military former SPDC Southern Command Commander Ministry of Border Affairs Thein Htay Military former SPDC Deputy Minister of Defence, Vice-Chief of Ordinance, and Chief of Military Ordinance Ministry of Industrial Development Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wunna Maung Lwin Military former Ambassador to the United Nations (2007-2011) Ministry of Information Kyaw Hsan Military former SPDC Minister of Information and Brigadier General Ministry of Culture Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Myint Hlaing USDP former SPDC Northeast Command Commander and Air Force Chief of Staff Ministry of Commerce Wunna Kyawhtin Win Myint USDP former President of Union of the Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Ministry of Construction Khin Maung Myint USDP former SPDC Minister of Electric Power-2, Minister of Construction and Major General Ministry of Hotels and Tourism Tint Hsan USDP Ministry of Sports Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Thein Tun USDP former SPDC Deputy Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs and Major General Ministry of Finance and Revenue Hla Tun USDP former SPDC Minister of Finance and Revenue and Major General Ministry of Mines Thein Htaik USDP former Lieutenant General Ministry of Transport Nyan Tun Aung USDP former SPDC Deputy Minister of Transport Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development Tin Naing Thein USDP former SPDC Minister of Livestock and Fisheries and Brigadier General Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry Win Tun Military former SPDC Minister of Forestry Director Ministry of Labor Aung Kyi USDP former SPDC Minister of Labor Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Ministry of Cooperatives Ohn Myint USDP former SPDC Bureau of Special Operations-6, Northern Command Commander and Lieutenant General Ministry of Industry Soe Thein USDP former SPDC Minister of Industry-2 and Lieutenant-General Ministry of Energy Than Htay USDP former SPDC Deputy Minister of Energy Ministry of Rail Transportation Aung Min USDP former SPDC Minister of Rail Transportation Ministry of Education Mya Aye – former rector of the Mandalay University Ministry of Religious Affairs Myint Maung USDP former SPDC Minister of Religious Affairs Ministry of Immigration and Population Khin Yi Military former SPDC Brigadier General, Chief of National Police, and SPDC Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Ministry of Electric Power-1 Zaw Min USDP former SPDC 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 former SPDC Minister of Sports, Deputy Minister of Defence, and Major General Ministry of President's Office Soe MaungThein NyuntKyaw Swa Khaing USDPUSDPUSDP former Lieutenant General, Judge Advocate General, and Military Judge Generalformer SPDC Minister of Progress of Border Areas, National Races and Development Affairs and Mayor of Naypyidaw (2006-2011)SPDC Deputy Minister of Industry-2 and General Ministry of Health Pe Thet Khin – Former rector at University of Medicine 1, Yangon
Heads and Ministers
Distant Tasks Carried Out
2011 30 September (Myitsone Dam) – On 30 September 2011, in an address to the parliament, President Thein Sein announced that the Myitsone Dam project would be halted during the term of his government. U.S Secretary, Hillary Clinton Visit (1 December) – The United States Secretary, Hillary Clinton visited Naypyidaw and met with Cabinet's head Thein Sein. She is the first US state secretary to visit Myanmar in fifty years. 2012 2012 Myanmar by-elections (1 April) – The UEC held the by-election in April. This make the opponent leader, Aung San Su Kyi and her party members able to the Parliament. Aung San Su Kyi became the representative for Myanmar lower parliament, Pyithu Hluttaw from Kawhmu Township. At UN Head Quarter (27 September) - The head of the government addressees the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the head quarter, New York.