Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw

Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw
ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော်ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ
Incumbent
Khin Yi
since 16 March 2026
StyleH.E.
Member ofPyithu Hluttaw
NominatorPyithu Hluttaw
AppointerPyithu Hluttaw
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Myanmar
Formation2011
First holderShwe Mann
DeputyDeputy Speaker
SalaryK3.5 million / month[1]

The Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော် ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ) is the presiding officer or Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw.[2]

Term of Office

The term of office of the Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw is the same as that of the Pyithu Hluttaw. However, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Hluttaw serve as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker until the first regular session of the next Hluttaw term.[3]

List of speakers of the Pyithu Hluttaw

Portrait Name
(Born-Died)
Term of office Political party Assembly
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Shwe Mann
(b. 1947)
31 January 2011 29 January 2016 4 years, 363 days Union Solidarity and Development Party 1st
2 Win Myint
(b. 1951)
1 February 2016 21 March 2018 2 years, 48 days National League for Democracy 2nd
3 T Khun Myat
(b. 1949)
22 March 2018 16 March 2026 7 years, 359 days Independent
4 Khin Yi
(b. 1952)
16 March 2026 Incumbent 8 days Union Solidarity and Development Party 3rd


List of deputy speakers of the Pyithu Hluttaw

Portrait Name
(Born-Died)
Term of office Political party Assembly
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Nanda Kyaw Swa
(b. 1951)
31 January 2011 29 January 2016 4 years, 363 days Union Solidarity and Development Party 1st
2 T Khun Myat
(b. 1949)
1 February 2016 21 March 2018 2 years, 48 days Independent 2nd
3 Tun Tun Hein
(b. 1949)
22 March 2018 31 January 2021 2 years, 315 days National League for Democracy
4 Maung Maung Ohn
(b. 1950)
16 March 2026 Incumbent 8 days Union Solidarity and Development Party
3rd

References

  1. ^ "NLD cuts salaries of MPS, ministers, saves nearly K6b". 25 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Ministry of Information. 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ^ "၂၀၁၂ ခုနှစ်၊ ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော်ဆိုင်ရာ ဥပဒေ".