Soe Thein

Soe Thein
စိုးသိန်း
Minister of the President's Office of Myanmar
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 August 2012[1] Serving with Thein Nyunt, Soe Maung, Aung Min, Hla Tun and Tin Naing Thein
Preceded by	Position established
Minister for Industry 2 of Myanmar
In office June 2008 – 27 August 2012
Pyithu Hluttaw MP
In office 31 January 2011 – 30 March 2011
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Tin Tin Yi (NLD)
Constituency	Kyunsu Township
Majority	Ran unopposed
Amyotha Hluttaw MP
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2016
Constituency	Kayah State № 9
Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy
In office ? – June 2008
Personal details
Born	7 September 1949 Rangoon, Burma
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	Union Solidarity and Development Party (2010-2015) Independent
Spouse(s)	Khin Aye Kyin[2]
Children	Yimon Aye Aye Chan Thida Aye
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Service/branch	Myanmar Navy
Years of service	-2010
Rank	Vice-Admiral

Soe Thein (Burmese: စိုးသိန်း; born 7 September 1949 in Rangoon, Burma^[2]) is the incumbent Minister of the President's Office of Myanmar (Burma) and a former Minister for Industry-2 of Myanmar (Burma).^[3] He previously served as the Commander in Chief of the Myanmar Navy and is a retired Vice Admiral.^[3][4] After Ministry 1 and 2 have been combined, he was served as Minister for Industry. He also served as the Chairman of Myanmar Investment Commission from 2010-2013.

References

1. "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ ပြောင်းလဲတာဝန်ပေးခြင်း" (in Burmese). ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် နိုင်ငံတော်သမ္မတရုံး. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
2. "COUNCIL DECISION 2012/98/CFSP". Official Journal of the European Union. 18 February 2012.
3. Kudo, Toshihiro (26 July 2011). "New Government in Myanmar: Profiles of Ministers". Institute of Developing Economies - Japan External Trade Organization.
4. Kyaw, Aye Thida (26 February 2012). "Singapore hints at increased role". Myanmar Times.