Phyo Min Thein

Phyo Min Thein
ဖြိုးမင်းသိန်း
Chief Minister of Yangon Region
Assumed office
30 March 2016
Preceded by Myint Swe
Member of the Yangon Region Hluttaw
Assumed office
8 February 2016
Constituency Hlegu Township Constituency № 2
Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
In office
2 May 2012  29 January 2016
Succeeded by Thein Tan
Constituency Hlegu Township
Personal details
Born (1969-04-13) 13 April 1969
Burma
Nationality Burmese
Political party National League for Democracy
Spouse(s) Khin Mi Mi Kywe (m. 2009)
Alma mater Yangon University (no degree)
Occupation Politician
Religion Theravada Buddhism

Phyo Min Thein (Burmese: ဖြိုးမင်းသိန်း; born 13 April 1969) is a Burmese politician and an ex-political prisoner, currently serving as Chief Minister of Yangon Region and Yangon Region Hluttaw MP for Hlegu Township Constituency No. 2. He was a former chairman of Union Democratic Party and also a founder of People Democracy Party which was later merged with Union Democratic Party.[1][2][3]

His decision to restrict 2016 Burmese New Year Water Festival pandals in Yangon[4][5] soon after he took Chief Minister Office was challenged by several people. In May 2016, he ordered a controversial decision to crack down nightlife in Yangon, which resulted a public backlash.[6][7]

References

  1. "From prison to parliament".
  2. Aye Thidar Kyaw. "Central Bank official responds to NLD's call for greater autonomy".
  3. "Asia-pacific - A new Burmese MP's cautious optimism". France 24.
  4. Myat Nyein Aye, Ye Mon (1 April 2016). "NLD massively scales back water festival stages". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  5. Myat Nyein Aye. "Thingyan scaled back in Yangon". http://www.mmtimes.com/. Myanmar Times. Retrieved 26 April 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  6. Toe Wai Aung and Ashok Manandhar. "Yangon police crackdown widens".
  7. "Yangon Police Take the 'Night' out of 'Nightlife'". The Irrawaddy.
Political offices
Preceded by
Myint Swe
Chief Minister of Yangon Region
2016–present
Incumbent


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