U Lwin

In this Burmese name, U is an honorific.
U Lwin
ဦးလွင်
Secretary of the National League for Democracy
In office
9 October 1995 – 2010
Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Constituency Thongwa Township
Majority 18,189 (68%)[1]
Minister for Finance and Revenue
Leader Ne Win
Personal details
Born 22 October 1924
Pazundaung Township, Rangoon, British Burma
Died 6 December 2011 (aged 87)
Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Resting place Yayway Cemetery, Yangon
Nationality Burmese
Political party National League for Democracy
Children Su Su Lwin
Parents Ba Tha
Thein
Alma mater Imperial Japanese Army Academy
British Royal Military Academy
Occupation Politician
Religion Theravada Buddhism

U Lwin (Burmese: ဦးလွင်; 22 October 1924–6 December 2011) was a career army officer (ranked Colonel) in the Burmese Army and a National League for Democracy politician, who won a parliamentary seat in the Burmese general election, 1990, after contesting the Thongwa constituency.[1]

U Lwin was born in Rangoon's Pazundaung Township to parents Ba Tha and Thein.[2] He first joined the Burma Independence Army in 1942 and served during World War II and in anti-rebel and anti-Kuomintang campaigns in the 1940s to 1950s, after Burma declared its independence.[3]

After martial law was declared in 1962, he served various roles including Minister of Finance, deputy prime minister and member of the Revolutionary Council under the Burma Socialist Programme Party, until his resignation in 1980.[1]

He died of natural causes at his home in Yangon's Bahan Township on 7 December 2011.[2] He was subsequently cremated at the Yayway Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "National League for Democracy". Brief Biographies of Elected MPs. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ko Wild (7 December 2011). "U Lwin, former NLD secretary, dies of natural causes". Mizzima. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Wai Moe (7 December 2011). "NLD 'Guardian' U Lwin Dies Aged 88". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Funeral Ceremony of NLD Secretary U Lwin". National League for Democracy. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2012.