Thaung Aye
Thaung Aye (born December 1, 1956) is a Burmese politician and former military officer who currently serves as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Pyawbwe Township.[1][2]
Thaung Aye | |
|---|---|
ေသာင္းေအး | |
| Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Myint Soe |
| Constituency | Pyawbwe Township |
| Majority | 82,382 votes |
| Chairman of the Shan State Peace and Development Council | |
| In office 2006–2008 | |
| Chairman of Rakhine State Peace and Development Council | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1956 Kana Village, Bago Division |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| Spouse(s) | Thin Myo Aung Aung |
| Parents | Wine (father) Than (mother) |
| Residence | Naypyidaw |
| Alma mater | Defence Services Academy at 1975 Yangon University at 1974 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life and education
Thaung Aye was born on December 1, 1956 in Bago Division, Kawa Township, Kana Village to Wine and Than . He gratuated fron Yangon University in 1974 and Defence Services Academy in 1975 .
Political career
He served as Chairman of the Shan State Peace and Development Council from 2006 to 2008 and as Chairman of the Rakhine State Peace and Development Council from 2008 to 2010.
In the 2015 Myanmar general election, he contested the Pyithu Hluttaw from Pyawbwe Township parliamentary constituency, winning a majority of 82,382 votes.
On March 21, 2018, Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Win Myint resigned. Thaung Aye and T Khun Myat (Kutkai constituency) were nominated for the new chairman. But, T Khun Myat was elected as the new Chairman of Pyithu Hluttaw with the highest votes.[3]
References
- "ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော်ကိုယ်စားလှယ်လောင်း တစ်ဦးချင်းစီ၏ ဆန္ဒမဲရရှိမှု အခြေအနေ (၂၀၁၅ ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ)". Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- "MP Profile". Pyithu Hluttaw. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- "ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော် ဥက္ကဋ္ဌသစ် ဦးတီခွန်မြတ်ကို ရွေးချယ်". DVB. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.