Htin Kyaw's Cabinet
| Htin Kyaw's Cabinet | |
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 cabinet of Myanmar |
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| Incumbent | |
 
The Head and the Deputy Head of the Government
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| Date formed | 30 March 2016 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Htin Kyaw |
| Head of government | Htin Kyaw |
| Deputy head of government | |
| No. of ministers | 21 |
| Member party | NLD-Military |
| Opposition party | USDP |
| History | |
| Election(s) | Myanmar general election, 2015 |
| Predecessor | Thein Sein's Cabinet |
The cabinet of Htin Kyaw (Burmese: ဦးထင်ကျော်အစိုးရ), co-headed by President Htin Kyaw and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, is the current government of Myanmar which took office on 30 March 2016 after the 2015 general election. This election saw the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) win a majority in both chambers of parliament.
NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi had vowed to rule 'above' the President. The constitution barred her from the presidency, because her husband Michael Aris and her two children hold British nationality.
Under the constitution, three ministers - of Border Affairs, Defence and Home Affairs - are appointed directly by the National Defence and Security Council. The remaining 15 ministers were appointed by Htin Kyaw and included a majority from the NLD, but also two members of the former ruling party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and a number of independents.
The State Counsellor post was created on 6 April 2016 to allow for a greater role for Aung San Suu Kyi within the Government of Myanmar.
The bill to create the post was passed by the upper house of the Assembly of the Union on 1 April 2016 and by the lower house on 5 April 2016, and signed by President Htin Kyaw on 6 April 2016. The roles of the State Counsellor are similar to the previous Prime Minister of Myanmar.
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