List of prime ministers of Myanmar

* Top left: U Nu was the first prime minister of the Union of Burma.
* Top right: Ne Win turned the Union into a socialist military dictatorship.
* Bottom left: Thein Sein is considered as a reformist leader in the post-junta government.
* Botton right: Min Aung Hlaing is the current prime minister.

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This article lists the prime ministers of Myanmar (also known as Burma) since the Burmese Declaration of Independence in 1948.

## Titles

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* 1948–1962: Prime Minister of the Union of Burma
* 1962–1974: Chairman of the Revolutionary Government of the Union of Burma
* 1974–1988: Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
* 1988–2011: Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar
* 2021 : Chairman of the Management Committee of the State Administration Council of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
* 2021–present: Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

## List of officeholders

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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No. | Portrait  | Name
(Lifespan) | Term of office  | Political party  | Ref.

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Start  | End  | Duration

### Union of Burma (1948–1974)

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1  |  | U Nu
ဦးနု
(1907–1995) | 4 January 1948  | 12 June 1956
(Resigned) | 8 years, 160 days  |  | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
2  |  | Ba Swe
ဘဆွေ
(1915–1987) | 12 June 1956  | 1 March 1957  | 262 days  |  | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
(1)  |  | U Nu
ဦးနု
(1907–1995) | 1 March 1957  | 29 October 1958[a] | 1 year, 242 days  |  | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
3  |  | Ne Win
နေဝင်း
(1911–2002) | 29 October 1958  | 4 April 1960[b] | 1 year, 158 days  |  | Military |
(1)  |  | U Nu
ဦးနု
(1907–1995) | 4 April 1960  | 2 March 1962
(Deposed in a coup) | 1 year, 332 days  |  | Union Party
(Clean Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League) |
(3)  |  | Ne Win
နေဝင်း
(1911–2002) | 2 March 1962  | 4 March 1974  | 12 years, 2 days  |  | Military /
Burma Socialist Programme Party |

### Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988)

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4  |  | Sein Win
စိန်ဝင်း
(1919–1993) | 4 March 1974  | 29 March 1977[c] | 3 years, 25 days  |  | Burma Socialist Programme Party |
5  |  | Maung Maung Kha
မောင်မောင်ခ
(1920–1995) | 29 March 1977  | 26 July 1988
(Resigned) | 11 years, 119 days  |  | Burma Socialist Programme Party |
6  |  | Tun Tin
ထွန်းတင်
(1920–2020) | 26 July 1988  | 18 September 1988
(Deposed in a coup) | 54 days  |  | Burma Socialist Programme Party | [1]

### Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011)

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7  |  | Saw Maung
စောမောင်
(1928–1997) | 21 September 1988  | 23 April 1992
(Deposed)[d] | 3 years, 215 days  |  | Military | [2][3][4]
8  |  | Than Shwe
သန်းရွှေ
(born 1933) | 23 April 1992  | 25 August 2003  | 11 years, 124 days  |  | Military |
9  |  | Khin Nyunt
ခင်ညွန့်
(born 1939) | 25 August 2003  | 18 October 2004
(Deposed) | 1 year, 54 days  |  | Military | [5]
10  |  | Soe Win
စိုးဝင်း
(1947–2007) | 19 October 2004  | 12 October 2007
(Died in office) | 2 years, 358 days  |  | Military | [6]
11  |  | Thein Sein
သိန်းစိန်
(born 1944) | 12 October 2007  | 7 November 2010  | 3 years, 26 days  |  | Military
(until 29 April 2010) | [7]
| Union Solidarity and Development Party
(from 8 June 2010)
Position vacant (7 November 2010 – 30 March 2011)

### Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)

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Position abolished (30 March 2011 – 1 August 2021)
12  |  | Min Aung Hlaing
မင်းအောင်လှိုင်
(born 1956) | 1 August 2021  | Incumbent | 3 years, 264 days  |  | Military | [8][9]

## Timeline

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## See also

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* Politics of Myanmar
* History of Myanmar
* List of Burmese monarchs
* List of heads of state of Myanmar
* List of colonial governors of Burma
* List of premiers of British Burma
* President of Myanmar
* List of presidents of Myanmar
* Vice-President of Myanmar
* Prime Minister of Myanmar
* Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar
* State Counsellor of Myanmar
* Chairman of the State Administration Council

## Notes

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1. ^ Handed over power to the military.
2. ^ Handed back power to the civilian government after the 1960 general election.
3. ^ Removed from office due to the economic problems of the country.
4. ^ Resigned for health reasons, de facto deposed by rival generals.

## References

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1. ^ "Burmese Military Officially Takes Reins Of Power". The New York Times. 19 September 1988.
2. ^ "Burmese Military Ousts Chief, Citing Illness". The New York Times. 24 April 1992.
3. ^ "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times. 27 July 1997.
4. ^ Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General Saw Maung". The Independent. London.
5. ^ "Burma's prime minister 'arrested'". BBC News. 19 October 2004.
6. ^ "Burma prime minister Soe Win dies". BBC News. 12 October 2007.
7. ^ Wai Moe (5 May 2010). "Tight Censorship on Reporting USDP". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
8. ^ "Myanmar military leader takes new title of prime minister in caretaker government – state media". Reuters. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
9. ^ "Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections". Reuters. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

## External links

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* World Statesmen – Myanmar (Burma)

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* U Nu
* Ba Swe
* U Nu
* Ne Win†
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