Mayor of Yangon

The Mayor of Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်မြို့တော်ဝန်) is the head of Yangon's government. The mayor concurrently serves as the chairman of the Yangon City Development Committee.[1]

Mayor of the City of Yangon
ရန်ကုန်မြို့တော်ဝန်
Incumbent
Maung Maung Soe
since 5 April 2016
StyleHis/Her Excellency
Member ofYangon City Development Committee
NominatorChief Minister of Yangon Region
AppointerPresident of Myanmar
Term length5 years

History

The office of the mayor and the municipal government of Rangoon were established by the British colonial government in 1874 per the Act of 1874, Article 7. The charter of the municipal government was changed per the Burma Act of 1898, and again updated per the City of Rangoon Municipal Act of August 1922.[2]

List

The following is a list of mayors of Yangon, Myanmar.

No. Mayor Political Party Term start Term end Time in Office
1 Tun Sein Myanmar Military 1948 January 1962 March 14years2months
2 Tin Pe Burma Socialist Programme Party 1962 April 1986 August 24years4months
3 Kyi Nyunt Burma Socialist Programme Party 1986 September 1986 December 3months
4 Aung Khin Burma Socialist Programme Party 1987 January 1988 August 1year7months
5 Pan Aung Myanmar Military 1988 September 1988 December 3months
6 Ko Lay Myanmar Military 1989 January 2003 August 14years7months
7 Aung Thein Lin Myanmar Military 2003 September 2011 March 7years5months
8 Hla Myint Union Solidarity and Development Party 2011 April 2016 March 5years
9 Maung Maung Soe Independent 2016 April 2020 March 5years

References
  1. "The City of Yangon Development Law" (PDF). The State Law and Order Restoration Council. 14 May 1990. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. Myanma Swezon Kyan Vol. 11 1970: 271
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