Vice President of Myanmar

Vice-President of the
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
ပြည်ထောင်စုမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဒုတိယ သမ္မတ

Incumbent
Sai Mauk Kham
Nyan Tun
since 30 March 2011
since 15 August 2012
Nominator Assembly of the Union
Appointer Presidential Electoral College
Term length Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument Constitution of Burma
Inaugural holder Sai Mauk Kham
Nyan Tun
Formation 30 March 2011
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The Vice-President of Myanmar (also known as Burma) is the second highest-ranking post in the government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.[1] The office was established by the 2008 Myanmar constitution and ranks directly after the President. The office came into effect on 30 March 2011, when the new government assumed de jure power.

There are two vice-presidential posts in the government.

List of Vice-Presidents of Burma/Myanmar (2011–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Colour key
(for political parties)
Vice-President Term of office Political party
I# T# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Took office Left office Duration
1 1 Tin Aung Myint Oo
(1950–)
First Vice-President		 30 March 2011 1 July 2012[2] 1 year, 93 days Union Solidarity and Development Party
2 Sai Mauk Kham
(1950–)
Second Vice-President		 30 March 2011 1 July 2012 4 years, 328 days Union Solidarity and Development Party
(1) First Vice-President 1 July 2012 Incumbent
(2) Nyan Tun
(1954–)
Second Vice-President		 15 August 2012[3] Incumbent 3 years, 190 days Military

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