Chief ministers of states and regions of Myanmar

The Region Chief Minister (Burmese: တိုင်းဒေသကြီးဝန်ကြီးချုပ်) or State Chief Minister (Burmese: ပြည်နယ်ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်) serves as the chief executive of each of the respective regional or state governments of Myanmar.^[1] According to the Constitution of Myanmar, the Chief Minister is responsible for forming the state and regional governments, and for signing and promulgating bills approved by the State and Region Hluttaws.^[1]

Chief Ministers of the States and Regions of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
တိုင်းဒေသကြီးနှင့်ပြည်နယ် ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်များ
State Seal of Burma
Style	H.E.
Type	Heads of the sub-governments
Member of	State and Region Hluttaws
Reports to	President of Myanmar
Nominator	President of Myanmar
Appointer	President of Myanmar
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Myanmar
Formation	30 March 2011 (2011-03-30)

Qualifications

Chief Ministers must be at least 35 years old and meet the eligibility criteria for Pyithu Hluttaw representatives. They are appointed by the President of Myanmar.^[1] Chief Ministers must be selected from representatives of the respective regional or state assemblies as prescribed in the constitution, although a notable exception to this ruling was the appointment of General Maung Maung Ohn as the Chief Minister of Rakhine State in June 2014.^[2]

Government office

The Region or State Administration Department functions as the Region or State government. The Region or State Department of General Administration is also the office of the Region or State Mission.^[3]

Current chief ministers

Division	Name	Start date	Political party
Ayeyarwady Region	Tin Maung Win	1 August 2021
Bago Region	Myo Swe Win
Magway Region	Tint Lwin
Mandalay Region	Myo Aung	1 February 2023
Sagaing Region	Myat Kyaw	1 August 2021
Taninthayi Region	Myat Ko
Yangon Region	Soe Thein
Chin State	Pu Dr. Vungh Suan Thang	19 August 2022
Kachin State	Khet Htain Nan	1 August 2021
Kayah State	TBD	2023
Kayin State	Saw Myint Oo	1 August 2021
Mon State	Aung Kyi Thein
Rakhine State	Htein Lin
Shan State	Kyaw Htun

List of chief ministers

Ayeyarwady Region

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Appointer
	1	Thein Aung		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Mahn Johnny (1942–)		30 March 2016	9 January 2018	1 year, 285 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	3	Hla Moe Aung		18 January 2018	1 February 2021	3 years, 14 days		Htin Kyaw
	4	Tin Maung Win		1 August 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 0 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Bago Region

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Nyan Win (1953–)		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Win Thein		30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	3	Myo Swe Win		1 August 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 0 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Chief Minister of Magway Region

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Phone Maw Shwe		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Aung Moe Nyo		30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	3	Tint Lwin		1 August 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 0 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Mandalay Region

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Ye Myint		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Zaw Myint Maung (1951–2024)		30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	3	Maung Ko		1 August 2021	1 February 2023	1 year, 184 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing
	4	Myo Aung		1 February 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 181 days

Sagaing Region

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Tha Aye (1945–)		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Myint Naing (1951–)		30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	3	Myat Kyaw		1 August 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 0 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Tanintharyi Region

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Khin Zaw		30 March 2011	6 January 2012	282 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Myat Ko		27 January 2012	30 March 2016	4 years, 63 days		Thein Sein
	3	Lae Lae Maw		30 March 2016	11 March 2019	2 years, 346 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	4	Kyaw Zaya		10 March 2019	11 March 2019	1 day	Military	according to constitution
	5	Myint Maung		11 March 2019 (acting) 26 March 2019	1 February 2021	1 year, 327 days	National League for Democracy	Win Myint
	6	Myat Ko		1 August 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Min Aung Hlaing

Yangon Region

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Myint Swe (1951–)		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Phyo Min Thein (1969–)		30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	3	Hla Soe		1 August 2021	1 February 2022	184 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing
	4	Soe Thein		1 February 2022	Incumbent	3 years, 181 days

Chin State

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Hong Ngai		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Salai Lian Luai		30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	3	Ngun San Aung		1 August 2021	19 August 2022	1 year, 18 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing
	4	Wong Hsun Htan		19 August 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 347 days

Kachin State

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	La John Ngan Hsai		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Khet Aung (1946–)		30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	3	Khet Htain Nan		1 August 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 0 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Kayah State

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Khin Maung Oo		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	L Phaung Sho (1979–)		30 March 2016	3 September 2020	9 years, 124 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	3	Boss Ko (1974 – 2021)		3 September 2020	1 February 2021	151 days		Win Myint
	4	Khin Maung Oo		1 August 2021	31 January 2022	183 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing
	5	Zaw Myo Tin		31 January 2022	29 November 2023[4]	1 year, 302 days		Min Aung Hlaing

Kayin State

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Zaw Min		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Nang Khin Htwe Myint		30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	3	Saw Myint Oo		1 August 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 0 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Mon State

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Ohn Myint		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Min Min Oo		30 March 2016	23 February 2017	330 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	3	Aye Zan		1 March 2017	1 February 2021	3 years, 337 days		Htin Kyaw
	4	Zaw Lin Htun		1 August 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 0 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Rakhine State

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Hla Maung Tin		30 March 2011	20 June 2014	3 years, 82 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Maung Maung Ohn		25 June 2014	30 March 2016	1 year, 279 days	Military	Thein Sein
	3	Nyi Pu		30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	4	Aung Kyaw Min		1 August 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 0 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing

Shan State

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Appointer
	1	Aung Myat		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Thein Sein
	2	Linn Htut		30 March 2016	1 February 2021	4 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy	Htin Kyaw
	3	Kyaw Htun		1 August 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 0 days	Military	Min Aung Hlaing