Chief Minister of Myanmar

Chief Minister of the States and Regions of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
တိုင်းဒေသကြီးဝန်ကြီးချုပ်
ပြည်နယ်ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်

Style H.E.
Member of State and Region Hluttaws
Nominator President of Burma
Appointer President of Burma
Term length 5 years
Constituting instrument Constitution of Burma
Formation 2011

The Region Chief Minister (Burmese: တိုင်းဒေသကြီးဝန်ကြီးချုပ်) and State Chief Minister (Burmese: ပြည်နယ်ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်) serves as the chief executive of each of the respective state or regional governments of Burma.[1] According to the Constitution of Burma, the Chief Minister is responsible for forming the state and regional governments, and for signing and promulgating bills approved by the State and Region Hluttaws.[1]

Qualifications

Chief Ministers must be at least 35 years old and meet the qualifications of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives. They are appointed by the President of Burma.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Ministry of Information. 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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