Type Ministry Headquarters Naypyidaw | Jurisdiction Government of Myanmar Minister responsible Aung San Suu Kyi | |
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Website www.president-office.gov.mm | ||
The Office of the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် နိုင်ငံတော်သမ္မတရုံး) (Also Ministry of President Office)is a ministry-level body that serves the President of Myanmar. The office is led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
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History
On 4 September 2012, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw approved an expansion of the office from two ministries into six to improve efficiencies on ongoing peace processes, preparations for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and Burma's hosting of the 2014 ASEAN Summit. On 9 January 2013 Thein Sein appointed deputy Minister of Information Ye Htut as his office's first official spokesperson. The responsibility had been previously handled by Zaw Htay, the office's director. The office has since been reduced to one ministry under President Htin Kyaw.
Presidential advisors (2011-2016)
Thein Sein has appointed several presidential advisory board during his term, including economics, legal, education, and religious affairs committees. A 9-member advisory board was appointed on 19 April 2011, under Notification No. 1/2011. On 18 June 2014, the team was expanded to include religious affairs advisors, led by Myint Maung and Sein Win Aung, a former ambassador who is the father-in-law of Thein Sein's daughter.
As of 2014, the advisory teams and leaders included: