Opposition (Myanmar)

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Politics of Myanmar
Constitution 2008 Constitution Constitutional Tribunal Chairman: Than Kyaw National Defence and Security Council
Government President (list) Min Aung Hlaing (acting) State Administration Council Chairman: Min Aung Hlaing Vice Chairman: Soe Win Vice-President First: Myint Swe Second: Vacant Prime Minister (list) Min Aung Hlaing Deputy Prime Minister Soe Win Mya Tun Oo Tin Aung San Win Shein Than Swe Cabinet Provisional Government
Legislature (dissolved) House of Nationalities Speaker House of Representatives Speaker Opposition
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Htun Htun Oo Constitutional Tribunal Chairman: Than Kyaw
Recent elections General: 2015 2020 Next Presidential: 2016 2018 Next Political parties
Administrative divisions States, Regions and Union Territories Self-Administered Zones and Divisions Districts Townships
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Than Swe Ministry of International Cooperation Minister: Ko Ko Hlaing Diplomatic missions of / in Myanmar Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Exiled government Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw National Unity Government President: Duwa Lashi La (acting) Prime Minister: Mahn Win Khaing Than Vice President: Duwa Lashi La
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The Opposition are the political parties represented in the Assembly of the Union that are not in government either on their own or as part of a governing coalition. The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the Assembly of the Union that is not in government.

The Leader of the Opposition is often seen as a President-in-Waiting or future Speaker of the Assembly of the Union and Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw or Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw.

Portrait		Name (Born-Died)	Term of office			Political party	Assembly	President
			Took office	Left office	Days
1		Sai Hla Kyaw (b. 1955)	30 March 2011	12 May 2012	409	Shan Nationalities Democratic Party	1 (2010)		Thein Sein (2011-2016)
2		Aung San Suu Kyi[1] (b. 1945)	12 May 2012	29 March 2016	1417	National League for Democracy
3		Thein Sein (b. 1945)	1 April 2016	23 August 2016	201	Union Solidarity and Development Party	2 (2015)		Htin Kyaw (2016–2018)
4		Than Htay[2] (b. 1954)	23 August 2016	31 January 2021	1622	Union Solidarity and Development Party
									Win Myint (2018-2021)
Assembly of the Union dissolved (2021–present)

• Parliamentary opposition
• Loyal opposition
• List of political parties in Burma