Min Swe

Min Swe
မင်းဆွေ
Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyPyapon № 2
Majority20,358 (64%)
Personal details
Born16 March 1944 (1944-03-16) (age 82)
Kyonegadon village, Pyapon, Burma
PartyNational League for Democracy
RelationsPoe Kya (father)
Tin Oo (mother)
ChildrenThein Swe
Alma materRangoon University
Rangoon Institute of Education
OccupationPolitician

Min Swe (Burmese: မင်းဆွေ) is a Burmese politician and political prisoner. In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw member of parliament, winning a majority of 20,358 (64% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.[1]

Min Swe has a Bachelor of Science degree from Rangoon University and an education diploma from the Rangoon Institute of Education.[1] From 1967 to 1984, he worked as a high school teacher.[1] Min Swe joined the National League for Democracy following the 8888 Uprising.[1]

From 28 October 1996 to 9 October 2001, Min Swe and his son Thein Swe were arrested for allegedly violating the Private Tuition Act for opening a private school.[1]

His son Thein Swe currently serves as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003). "Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". 1990 Multi-party Democracy General Elections. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced". Union Election Commission. Government of Myanmar. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.