The Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် နာယက) is the presiding officer of the Assembly of the Union, the joint assembly of the bicameral legislature of Myanmar.
| Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw | |
|---|---|
| ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် နာယက | |
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since 1 August 2018 | |
| Style | H.E. |
| Member of | Pyidaungsu Hluttaw |
| Nominator | Pyidaungsu Hluttaw |
| Appointer | Pyidaungsu Hluttaw |
| Term length | 30 months |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Myanmar |
| Formation | 2011 |
| First holder | Khin Aung Myint |
| Deputy | Tun Tun Hein Deputy Speaker |
Election
editAfter the completion of an election cycle, the Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw convene their first sessions, during which the speakers and deputy speakers of both Houses are elected from among the representatives of the respective assemblies.
Upon the election of the speakers and deputy speakers of the two Houses, under the Constitution of Myanmar, the speaker and deputy speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw automatically fill in the role of the speaker and deputy speaker of the Union Assembly for a term of no more than 30 months, or half the parliamentary term, following which the speaker and deputy speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw continue as speaker and deputy speaker of the Union Assembly for the remainder of the parliamentary term.[1]
List of speakers of the Assembly of the Union
edit| № | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of office | Political party | Assembly | Chamber | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Khin Aung Myint (b. 1945) |
31 January 2011 | 1 July 2013 | 2 years, 151 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 1st | Amyotha Hluttaw |
| 2 |  |
Shwe Mann (b. 1947) |
1 July 2013 | 29 January 2016 | 2 years, 243 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Pyithu Hluttaw | |
| 3 | Mahn Win Khaing Than (b. 1951) |
8 February 2016 | 1 August 2018 | 2 years, 174 days | National League for Democracy | 2nd | Amyotha Hluttaw | |
| 4 |  |
T Khun Myat (b. 1949) |
1 August 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 147 days | Independent | Pyithu Hluttaw | |
References
edit- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). www.burmalibrary.org. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.