Aung Ko (politician)
| Aung Ko | |
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| အောင်ကို | |
| Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture | |
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Assumed office 30 March 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Soe Win (Religious Affairs) Aye Myint Kyu (Culture) |
| Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw | |
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In office 30 March 2011 – 29 January 2016 |
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| Constituency | Kanpetlet Township |
| Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 January 1948 Kyaukpadaung, Mandalay, Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| Spouse(s) | Myint Myint Yee |
| Children | 3 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Myanmar
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| Service/branch | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | 1969-1997 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier-general
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Thura Aung Ko (Burmese: အောင်ကို [àʊɴ kò]; born 4 January 1948) is a Burmese politician and the current Minister of Religious Affairs and Culture in the Cabinet of President Htin Kyaw. Aung Ko is a senior member of the former ruling party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party and was a member of the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2015.
A former brigadier-general, Aung Ko was a member of the Central executive Committee of the Union Solidarity and Development Association from 1997. He was noted as the Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs in 2003, when he was included in an EU sanctions list, and in 2007, when he was included on an Australian sanctions list.
Aung Ko was elected to the House of Representatives in 2010, the first election held in Myanmar since 1990. The military-linked USDP won 80% of the seats while the opposition National League for Democracy boycotted the election. He was elected MP for Kanpetlet township in Chin State.
Aung Ko became the Chairman of the parliament's Judicial and Legislative Committee. He pledged to "wipe out" the problem of biased judges who followed verbal orders from their superiors and "held back democracy". He drafted a law to allow for the prosecution of corrupt judges and encouraged the public to submit biased cases for review.
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