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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.
| Leader of the Opposition | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 31 January 2021Parliament dissolved | |
| 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 |
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| Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of office | Political party | Assembly | President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Aung San Suu Kyi re-elected leader of Burma's opposition party". The Guardian. Associated Press. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ Ei Ei Toe Lwin (24 August 2016). "U Thein Sein steps down as USDP chair". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 15 October 2016.