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Profiles of Union Election Commission Members

Shortly after the promulgation of the Union Election Commission Law in March, Burma's junta appointed a Union Election Commission of 18 members. The commission is led by former major-general Thein Soe, who has served as a military judge advocate-general and deputy chief justice of the Supreme Court. The Irrawaddy compiled brief profiles of several of the commission members and will be updating the list as further details arrive.

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Profiles of Union Election Commission Members

Shortly after the promulgation of the Union Election Commission Law in March, Burma's junta appointed a Union Election Commission of 18 members. The commission is led by former major-general Thein Soe, who has served as a military judge advocate-general and deputy chief justice of the Supreme Court. The Irrawaddy compiled brief profiles of several of the commission members and will be updating the list as further details arrive.

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No Name Position Profile Photo

1 Thein Soe Chairman A former


major-general
who served as
a military
judge
advocate-
general and
later as
deputy chief
justice of the
Supreme
Court. He was
also a
member of
the
commission
that drafted
the 2008
Constitution.

2 Win Ko Secretary Joint


Secretary of
Commission
for Drafting
State
Constitution
and Director
General of the
former multi-
party General
Election
Commission.
He has a
master's
degree in law.

3 N Zaw Naw Member A Kachin


national and
former
district law
officer in
Myitkyina,
capital of
Kachin State.
He also
served on the
commission
that drafted
the 2008
constitution.

4 Khin Maung Member N/A


Nu

5 Saw Ba Member N/A


Hlaing

6 Dr. Ba Maung Member A former


director-
general of the
Historical
Research
Department.

7 Nyunt Tin Member N/A

8 Maung Tha Member N/A


Hla

9 Dr. Sai Khan Member N/A


Hlaing

10 Aung Myint Member A former


member of
the Civil
Service
Selection and
Training
Board and an
ex-director of
the military-
owned
Myanmar
[Burma]
Economic
Holdings
Limited. In
1962, he
joined the
Burmese Air
Force as a
lieutenant
rising to the
rank of Lt-
Colonel. He
also served in
the office of
the Judge
Advocate
General after
gaining his
certificate of
advocateship
in the late
1970s.

11 Myint Naing Member A former


Deputy
Attorney
General.

12 Dr. Tin Aung Member A former


Aye Supreme
Court judge
who also
served on the
constitution-
drafting
commission.
He was
earlier a
professor and
rector of
Rangoon
University.

13 Dr. Myint Kyi Member A former


head of the
department of
international
relations at
Rangoon
University.
She also
served as
chairwoman
of the
Myanmar
[Burma]
Women's
Affairs
Federation.

14 Khin Hla Member N/A


Myint

15 Tha Oo Member NA

16 Dr. Maung Member A retired


Htoo professor and
former rector
of Monywa
University,
Sagaing
Division.

17 Tha Htay Member N/A

18 Win Kyi Member N/A

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