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 since 11 February 2021Bo Htay | |
| Style | His/Her Excellency |
| Member of | Yangon City Development Committee |
| Nominator | Chief Minister of Yangon Region |
| Appointer | President of Myanmar |
| Term length | 5 years |
History
editThe 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
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The following is a list of mayors of Yangon, Myanmar.
| No. | Name | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Tin Pe | 1 April 1985 | 15 August 1986 | 1 year, 136 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party |
| 2 | Aung Khin (politician) | 15 August 1986 | 18 September 1988 | 2 years, 34 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party |
| 3 | Ko Lay | 18 September 1988 | 26 August 2003 | 14 years, 342 days | Myanmar Military |
| 4 | Aung Thein Lin | 26 August 2003 | 6 April 2011 | 7 years, 223 days | Myanmar Military |
| 5 | Hla Myint | 6 April 2011 | 6 April 2016 | 5 years | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| 6 | Maung Maung Soe | 6 April 2016 | 31 January 2021 | 4 years, 300 days | Independent |
| 7 | Bo Htay | 11 February 2021[3] | current | 3 years, 295 days | Independent |
References
edit- ^ "The City of Yangon Development Law" (PDF). The State Law and Order Restoration Council. 14 May 1990. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Myanma Swezon Kyan Vol. 11 1970: 271
- ^ "စည်ပင်ဌာနမှူးဟောင်းကို ရန်ကုန်မြို့တော်ဝန်အဖြစ် စစ်ကောင်စီခန့်အပ်" (in Burmese).