Phyo Min Thein
| Phyo Min Thein | |
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| ဖြိုးမင်းသိန်း | |
| Chief Minister of Yangon Region | |
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Assumed office 30 March 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Myint Swe |
| Member of the Yangon Region Hluttaw | |
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Assumed office 8 February 2016 |
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| Constituency | Hlegu Township Constituency № 2 |
| Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw | |
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In office 2 May 2012 – 29 January 2016 |
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| Succeeded by | Thein Tan |
| Constituency | Hlegu Township |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 April 1969 Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
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| Spouse(s) | Khin Mi Mi Kywe (m. 2009) |
| Parents | Khin Tun, Khin Khin Aye |
| Alma mater | Yangon University (no degree) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Phyo Min Thein (Burmese: ဖြိုးမင်းသိန်း; born 13 April 1969) is a Burmese politician and an ex-political prisoner, currently serving as Chief Minister of Yangon Region and Yangon Region Parliament MP for Hlegu Township Constituency No. 2. He was a former chairman of Union Democratic Party and also a founder of People Democracy Party which was later merged with Union Democratic Party. He studied at Yangon University and he did not graduate.
Phyo Min Thein was born on 13 April 1969 in Yangon. He was the youngest of four children born to Khin Tun and Khin Khin Aye.
In 1988, Phyo Min Thein was a second year physics major student at Botahtaung campus of Yangon University when the 8888 Uprising began, and became the secretary of the Thanlyin Township All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABSFU). During the uprising, he was one of the leaders of Botahtaung campus and Thanlyin Township anti-government protests. He helped founded the Democratic Party for a New Society in 1988.
Phyo Min Thein was arrested on 20 January 1991 for his involvement in 8888 Uprising and sentenced to seven years imprisonment in May 1991. In 1995, during his time in prison, the military government added another seven years to his sentence. In 2001, the government extended another seven years to his sentence. He was eventually released on 6 July 2005.
Phyo Min Thein was a chairman of Union Democratic Party and also a founder of People Democracy Party which was later merged with Union Democratic Party. He was elected for a parliamentary seat in the lower house (Pyithu Hluttaw)'s Hlegu constituency in the 2012 by-elections, representing the National League for Democracy.
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