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National Defence and Security Council

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Type
  
Agency

Headquarters
  
Naypyidaw

Jurisdiction
  
Government of Myanmar

Agency executive
  
Htin Kyaw, President

Formed
  
31 March 2011; 5 years ago (2011-03-31)

The National Defence and Security Council (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ကာကွယ်ရေးနှင့် လုံခြုံရေး ကောင်စီ, [əmjóðá kàkwɛ̀jé n̥ḭɴ lòʊɴdʑòʊɴjé kàʊɴsì]; abbreviated NDSC) is an eleven-member national security council responsible for security and defence affairs in Myanmar. NDSC serves as the highest authority in the Government of Myanmar, as an executive body that that has disproportionate membership consisting of Tatmadaw members. NDSC was formed on 31 March 2011. Of the 11 members, 6 are appointed by the Commander-in-Chief. The Tatmadaw directly reports to NDSC. The NDSC's existence is enshrined in Chapter V of the Constitution of Myanmar.

Contents

The NDSC's constitutionally enshrined roles include expansive powers:

  • Recommend pardonees for the President to grant amnesty
  • Approve the President's act of severing foreign diplomatic relations
  • Coordinate with the President to take military action against aggressors
  • Approve the Tatmadaw's ability to conscript citizens
  • Approve the President's nomination for Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw
  • Coordinate with the President in declaring a state of emergency
  • Exercise legislative, executive and judiciary powers during a state of emergency
  • Exercise sovereign power during a state of emergency

    • Membership

    According to the Constitution, NDSC's membership must consist of the following individuals:

  • The President
  • Vice-President
  • Vice-President
  • Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw
  • Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw
  • Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services
  • Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services
  • Minister for Defence
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • Minister for Home Affairs
  • Minister for Border Affairs

    • National Defence and Security Council of Thein Sein (2011-2016)

    As of 9 July 2013, NDSC was composed of the following members:

    References

    National Defence and Security Council Wikipedia
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