Type Ministry Headquarters Naypyidaw | Jurisdiction Government of Burma Minister responsible Dr. Aung Thu | |
Formed 5 April 1951; 65 years ago (1951-04-05) Preceding agencies Ministry of State Cooperative and Commodity Distribution
Ministry of Civil Supply and Cooperatives | ||
The Ministry of Cooperatives (Burmese: သမဝါယမဝန်ကြီးဌာန; abbreviated MOC) administers Burma's agricultural cooperative policies.
The ministry was founded as the Ministry of State Cooperative and Commodity Distribution on 5 April 1951. 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.
MOC is currently led by Dr. Aung Thu, who was appointed by President U Htin Kyaw on May 2016.
References
Ministry of Cooperatives (Myanmar) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA