Chief ministers of states and regions of Myanmar

Chief Ministers of the States and Regions of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Chief Ministers of the States and Regions of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
တိုင်းဒေသကြီးနှင့်ပြည်နယ် ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်များ
	File:State seal of Myanmar.svg State Seal of Burma
	File:Flag of Myanmar.svg
Style	H.E.
Type	Heads of the sub-governments
Member of	State and Region Hluttaws
Reports to	President of Myanmar
Nominator	President of Myanmar
Appointer	President of Myanmar
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Myanmar
Formation	30 March 2011

The Region Chief Minister (Burmese: တိုင်းဒေသကြီးဝန်ကြီးချုပ်) or State Chief Minister (Burmese: ပြည်နယ်ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်) serves as the chief executive of each of the respective regional or state governments of Myanmar.^[1] According to the Constitution of Myanmar, the Chief Minister is responsible for forming the state and regional governments, and for signing and promulgating bills approved by the State and Region Hluttaws.^[1]

Qualifications

Chief Ministers must be at least 35 years old and meet the eligibility criteria for Pyithu Hluttaw representatives. They are appointed by the President of Myanmar.^[1] Chief Ministers must be selected from representatives of the respective regional or state assemblies as prescribed in the constitution, although a notable exception to this ruling was the appointment of General Maung Maung Ohn as the Chief Minister of Rakhine State in June 2014.^[2]

Government office

The Region or State Administration Department functions as the Region or State government. The Region or State Department of General Administration is also the office of the Region or State Mission.^[3]

Current chief ministers

Division	Name	Start date
Ayeyarwady Region	Tin Maung Win	1 August 2021
Bago Region	Myo Swe Win
Magway Region	Tint Lwin
Mandalay Region	Myo Aung	1 February 2023
Sagaing Region	Myat Kyaw	1 August 2021
Taninthayi Region	Myat Ko
Yangon Region	Soe Thein
Chin State	Wong Hsun Htan	19 August 2022
Kachin State	Khet Htain Nan	1 August 2021
Kayah State	Zaw Myo Tin	1 February 2022
Kayin State	Saw Myint Oo	1 August 2021
Mon State	Zaw Lin Htun
Rakhine State	Aung Kyaw Min
Shan State	Kyaw Htun

List of chief ministers

Ayeyarwady Region

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Appointer
1	Thein Aung		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Mahn Johnny (1942–)	File:No image.png	30 March 2016	9 January 2018	1 year, 285 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
3	Hla Moe Aung	File:No image.png	18 January 2018	1 February 2021	3 years, 14 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
4	Tin Maung Win	File:No image.png	1 August 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 174 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Bago Region

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Nyan Win (1953–)	File:Nyan Win.jpg	30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Win Thein	File:No image.png	30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
3	Myo Swe Win	File:No image.png	1 August 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 174 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Chief Minister of Magway Region

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Phone Maw Shwe		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Aung Moe Nyo	File:No image.png	30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
3	Tint Lwin	File:No image.png	1 August 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 174 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Mandalay Region

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Ye Myint		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Zaw Myint Maung (1951–2024)	File:CM Zaw Myint Maung.jpg	30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
3	Maung Ko		1 August 2021	1 February 2023	1 year, 184 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing
4	Myo Aung		1 February 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 356 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Sagaing Region

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Tha Aye (1945–)		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Myint Naing (1951–)	File:No image.png	30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
3	Myat Kyaw	File:No image.png	1 August 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 174 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Tanintharyi Region

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Khin Zaw		30 March 2011	6 January 2012	282 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Myat Ko		27 January 2012	30 March 2016	4 years, 63 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
3	Lae Lae Maw	File:Lae Lae Maw.jpg	30 March 2016	11 March 2019	2 years, 346 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
–	Kyaw Zaya (Acting)		10 March 2019	11 March 2019	1 day	Military	according to constitution
4	Myint Maung		11 March 2019 (acting) 26 March 2019	1 February 2021	1 year, 327 days	National League for Democracy	Win Myint
5	Myat Ko		1 August 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 174 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Min Aung Hlaing

Yangon Region

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Myint Swe (1951–)		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Phyo Min Thein (1969–)	File:Phyo Min Thein.jpg	30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
3	Hla Soe		1 August 2021	1 February 2022	184 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing
4	Soe Thein		1 February 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 356 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Chin State

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Hong Ngai		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Salai Lian Luai	File:No image.png	30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
3	Ngun San Aung	File:No image.png	1 August 2021	19 August 2022	1 year, 18 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing
4	Wong Hsun Htan	File:No image.png	19 August 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 156 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Kachin State

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	La John Ngan Hsai		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Khet Aung (1946–)	File:No image.png	30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
2	Khet Htain Nan	File:No image.png	1 August 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 174 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Kayah State

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Khin Maung Oo		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	L Phaung Sho (1979–)	File:L Phaung Sho at School Health Week Event (2018).jpg	30 March 2016	3 September 2020	8 years, 298 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
–	Boss Ko (1974 – 2021)	File:No image.png	3 September 2020	1 February 2021	151 days	National League for Democracy	Win Myint
3	Khin Maung Oo	File:No image.png	1 August 2021	31 January 2022	183 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing
4	Zaw Myo Tin	File:No image.png	31 January 2022	29 November 2023^[4]	1 year, 302 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Kayin State

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Zaw Min		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Nang Khin Htwe Myint	File:Nang Khin Htwe Myint.jpg	30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
3	Saw Myint Oo		1 August 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 174 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Mon State

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Ohn Myint		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Min Min Oo	File:Min Min Oo.jpg	30 March 2016	23 February 2017	330 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
3	Aye Zan	File:No image.png	1 March 2017	1 February 2021	3 years, 337 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
4	Zaw Lin Htun	File:No image.png	1 August 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 174 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Rakhine State

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Hla Maung Tin		30 March 2011	20 June 2014	3 years, 82 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Maung Maung Ohn	File:No image.png	25 June 2014	30 March 2016	1 year, 279 days	Military	Thein Sein
3	Nyi Pu	File:No image.png	30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
4	Aung Kyaw Min	File:No image.png	1 August 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 174 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Shan State

	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
1	Aung Myat		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
2	Linn Htut	File:No image.png	30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
3	Kyaw Htun	File:No image.png	1 August 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 174 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Ministry of Information. 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
↑ "General Appointed Rakhine Chief Minister, Govt Tells Local MPs". The Irrawaddy. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
↑ "State and Region Chief Ministers".
↑ "Junta's Administration Ousted from Karenni State- Loikaw still a war-zone".

[cons-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Ministry of Information. 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

[2] "General Appointed Rakhine Chief Minister, Govt Tells Local MPs". The Irrawaddy. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2017-12-27.

[3] "State and Region Chief Ministers".

[4] "Junta's Administration Ousted from Karenni State- Loikaw still a war-zone".

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State chief ministers	Chin State Wong Hsun Htan Kachin State Khet Htain Nan Kayah State Zaw Myo Tin Kayin State Saw Myint Oo Mon State Zaw Lin Htun Rakhine State Aung Kyaw Min Shan State Kyaw Htun
Region chief ministers	Ayeyarwady Region Tin Maung Win Bago Region Myo Swe Win Magway Region Tint Lwin Mandalay Region Myo Aung Sagaing Region Myat Kyaw Taninthayi Region Myat Ko Yangon Region Soe Thein