The vice-presidents of Myanmar (also known as Burma) are the second highest-ranking posts in the government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.[2] The offices were established by the 2008 Myanmar constitution and rank directly below the president. The offices came into effect on 30 March 2011, when the new government assumed de jure power and essentially function in the same manner as any other deputy head of state. There are two vice-presidential posts in the government,[3] but no distinction is officially made between them. It can be assumed that the posts follow the order of seniority, much like the ones practised by the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China.
| Vice-Presidents of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar | |
|---|---|
| ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဒုတိယ သမ္မတ | |
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| Style | His Excellency (formal) |
| Member of | Cabinet National Defence and Security Council |
| Residence | Presidential Palace |
| Seat | Naypyidaw |
| Nominator | Assembly of the Union |
| Appointer | Presidential Electoral College |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Myanmar |
| First holder | Tin Aung Myint Oo Sai Mauk Kham |
| Salary | K4 million / month[1] |
Vice-Presidents in Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
The position of Vice President of Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was created in 1985 by two changes in the Constitution of Burma and in the basic law of the Burma Socialist Programme Party.[4]
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | President(s) | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Aye Ko (1921–2006) | December 1985 | 27 July 1988 | 2 years, 9 months | Burma Socialist Programme Party | San Yu | [5][6][7] | ||
| 27 July 1988 | 12 August 1988 | Sein Lwin | ||||||
| 19 August 1988 | 18 September 1988 | Maung Maung | ||||||
First Vice-Presidents after 2011
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | President(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
 | Tin Aung Myint Oo (born 1949) | 30 March 2011 | 1 July 2012 (resigned.) | 1 year, 93 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | |
 | Sai Mauk Kham (born 1949) | 1 July 2012 | 30 March 2016 | 3 years, 273 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | ||
| Myint Swe (born 1951) | 30 March 2016 | Incumbent[8] | 8 years, 95 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Htin Kyaw | ||
| Himself | |||||||
| Win Myint | |||||||
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Second Vice-Presidents after 2011
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | President(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| | Sai Mauk Kham (born 1949) | 30 March 2011 | 1 July 2012 | 1 year, 93 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Thein Sein | |
 | Nyan Tun (born 1954) | 15 August 2012 | 30 March 2016 | 3 years, 228 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | ||
.jpg) | Henry Van Thio (born 1959) | 30 March 2016 | 28 March 2023 [a] | 8 years, 23 days | National League for Democracy | Htin Kyaw | |
| Myint Swe | |||||||
| Win Myint | |||||||
| 28 March 2023 | 22 April 2024 (resigned.) | Non-Partisan | Myint Swe | ||||