Opposition (Myanmar)

Parliamentary political opposition to the government of Myanmar

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Leader of the Opposition

Incumbent
Parliament dissolved
since 31 January 2021

Term length| While leader of the largest political party in the Assembly of the Union that is not in government
Inaugural holder| Sai Hla Kyaw

Politics of Myanmar

Constitution

* 2008 Constitution
* Constitutional Tribunal

Chairman: Than Kyaw
* National Defence and Security Council

Government

* President (list)

Myint Swe (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

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* 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

Related topics

* Human rights

National Human Rights Commission
* Naming issues

Myanmar portal

* Other countries

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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.

## List of leaders of the opposition since 2011[edit]

Shan Nationalities Democratic Party

National League for Democracy

Union Solidarity and Development Party

Portrait  | Name
(Born-Died) | Term of office  | Political party  | Assembly  | President

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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)

## See also[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Aung San Suu Kyi re-elected leader of Burma's opposition party". The Guardian. Associated Press. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
2. ^ Ei Ei Toe Lwin (24 August 2016). "U Thein Sein steps down as USDP chair". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

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