Myanmar reshuffles cabinet ministers, deputy ministers

A total of 24 cabinet members – nine union ministers and 15 deputy
ministers – were reshuffled.

The nine union ministers reshuffled are as follows:

1.    U Soe Thein (From Ministry of Industry to Ministry of President Office)
2.    U Aung Min (From Ministry of Rail Transportation to Ministry of
President Office)
3.    U Hla Tun (From Ministry of Finance and Revenue to Ministry of
President  Office)
4.    U Tin Naing Thein (From Ministry of National Planning and
Economic Development to Ministry of President Office)
5.    U Aung Kyi (From Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and
Resettlement to Ministry of Information)
6.    U Kyaw Hsan (From Ministry of Information to Ministry of Cooperatives)
7.    U Ohn Myint (From Ministry of Cooperatives and of Livestock and
Fisheries to Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries)
8.    U Aye Myint (From Ministry of Science and Technology to Ministry
of Industry)
9.    U Tint Hsan (From Ministry of Hotels and Tourism and of Sports
to Ministry of Sports)

Fifteen deputy ministers reshuffled are as follows:

1.    Police Maj-Gen Kyaw Kyaw Tun (Ministry of Home Affairs),
2.    U Paik Htwe (Ministry of Information),
3.    U Than Swe (Ministry of Culture),
4.    U Aung Thein (Ministry of President Office),
5.    Dr Lin Aung (Ministry of Finance and Revenue),
6.    U Hset Aung (Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development),
7.    Dr Daw Khin San Yi (Ministry of National Planning and Economic
Development),
8.    Daw Su Su Hlaing (Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement),
9.    U Thaung Tin (Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs),
10.    U Htin Aung (Ministry of Energy),
11.    Brig-Gen Win Myint (Ministry of Immigration and Population),
12.    U Aye Myint Maung (Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry),
13.    Dr Daw Thet Thet Zin (Ministry of Environmental Conservation
and Forestry),
14.    U Thaung Htaik (Ministry of Sports)
15.     Dr Daw Thein Thein Htay (Ministry of Health).

The Ministry of President Office has appointed four more deputy
ministers, bringing the number to six in total.

The cabinet reshuffle left eight ministries vacant for union
ministers. They are the Ministry of Rail Transportation, Ministry of
Finance and Revenue, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Social Welfare,
Relief and Resettlement, Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Ministry of
Science and Technology, Ministry of National Planning and Economic
Development and Ministry of Culture.