Speaker of the House of Representatives of Myanmar

The Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော် ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ) is the presiding officer or Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw.[4]

Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw
ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော် ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ
Incumbent
T Khun Myat[1][2]
since 22 March 2018
StyleH.E.
Member ofPyithu Hluttaw
NominatorPyithu Hluttaw
AppointerPyithu Hluttaw
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Myanmar
Formation2011
First holderShwe Mann
DeputyDeputy Speaker
SalaryK3.5 million / month[3]

Term of Office

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The term of office of the Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw is the same as that of the Pyithu Hluttaw. However, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Hluttaw serve as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker until the first regular session of the next Hluttaw term.[5]

List of speakers of the House of Representatives

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PortraitName
(Born-Died)
Term of officePolitical partyAssembly
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Shwe Mann
(b. 1947)
31 January 201129 January 20164 years, 363 daysUnion Solidarity and Development Party1st
2 Win Myint
(b. 1951)
1 February 201621 March 20182 years, 48 daysNational League for Democracy2nd
3 T Khun Myat
(b. 1949)
22 March 2018Incumbent6 years, 87 daysIndependent

List of deputy speakers of House of Representatives

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PortraitName
(Born-Died)
Term of officePolitical partyAssembly
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Nanda Kyaw Swa
(b. 1951)
31 January 201129 January 20164 years, 363 daysUnion Solidarity and Development Party1st
2 T Khun Myat
(b. 1949)
1 February 201621 March 20182 years, 48 daysIndependent2nd
3 Tun Tun Hein
(b. 1949)
22 March 201831 January 20212 years, 315 daysNational League for Democracy

References

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  1. ^ "Amid Coup, Myanmar's NLD Lawmakers Form Committee to Serve as Legitimate Parliament". The Irrawaddy. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "National Defence and Security Council (1/2022)".
  3. ^ "NLD cuts salaries of MPS, ministers, saves nearly K6b". 25 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Ministry of Information. 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ^ "၂၀၁၂ ခုနှစ်၊ ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော်ဆိုင်ရာ ဥပဒေ".