The Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw (Burmese: အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော် ဥက္ကဌ) is the presiding officer or Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the de jure upper house of the bicameral legislature of Myanmar.[3]
| Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw | |
|---|---|
| အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော် ဥက္ကဌ | |
 | |
since 31 January 2021 | |
| Style | H.E. |
| Member of | Amyotha Hluttaw |
| Nominator | Amyotha Hluttaw |
| Appointer | Amyotha Hluttaw |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Burma |
| Formation | 2011 |
| First holder | Khin Aung Myint |
| Deputy | Deputy Speaker |
| Salary | K3.5 million / month[2] |
List of speakers of the House of Nationalities
edit| № | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of office | Political party | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Khin Aung Myint (b. 1945) |
31 January 2011 | 29 January 2016 | 4 years, 363 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 1st |
| 2 |  |
Mahn Win Khaing Than (b. 1951) |
3 February 2016 | 31 January 2021 | 4 years, 363 days | National League for Democracy | 2nd |
List of deputy speaker of House of Nationalities
edit| № | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of office | Political party | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | |
Mya Nyein | 31 January 2011 | 29 January 2016 | 4 years, 363 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 1st |
| 2 |  |
Aye Thar Aung (b. 1945) |
3 February 2016 | 31 January 2021 | 4 years, 363 days | Arakan National Party | 2nd |
References
edit- ^ "Amid Coup, Myanmar's NLD Lawmakers Form Committee to Serve as Legitimate Parliament". The Irrawaddy. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "NLD cuts salaries of MPS, ministers, saves nearly K6b". 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Ministry of Information. 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2015.