Ministry of Cooperatives (Myanmar)

The Ministry of Cooperatives (Burmese: သမဝါယမဝန်ကြီးဌာန administers Burma's agricultural cooperative policies.

Ministry of Cooperatives

သမဝါယမဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Agency overview
Formed	5 April 1951; 74 years ago (1951-04-05)
Preceding agencies	Ministry of State Cooperative and Commodity Distribution Ministry of Civil Supply and Cooperatives
Dissolved	March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Burma
Headquarters	Naypyidaw
Minister responsible	Dr. Aung Thu
Website	www.myancoop.gov.mm

The ministry was founded as the Ministry of State Cooperative and Commodity Distribution on 5 April 1951.^[1] It was merged with Ministry of Civil Supply Services on 26 March 1962 to form the Ministry of Civil Supply and Cooperatives, and separated again on 18 June 1965.^[1]

The Ministry is currently led by Dr. Aung Thu, who was appointed by President U Htin Kyaw under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation in May 2016.^[2]

See also

• Cabinet of Burma