BURMA: COMPARISON OF NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WITH THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION LIST OF SANCTIONED REGIME MEMBERS 1 1. New Cabinet Members 2 (28 of 35 are on EU ) No Name Position in New 1 U Thein Sein President Republic of the Union of Myanmar A4a Lt-Gen Thein Sein Prime Minister of SPDC 2 Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo Vice President Republic of the Union of Myanmar A5a Gen (Thiha Thura) Tin Aung Myint Oo Secretary 1 of SPDC, Chairman, Myanmar Economic Corporation, President of Union Solidarity and Development Association 3 Dr. Sai Mao Kham @ Maung Ohn 4 Major General Hla Min 5 Lieutenant General Ko Ko 6 Major General Thein Htay K23a Chairman, Lt-Gen Tin Aung Myint Oo, Myanmar Economic Corporation Vice President Republic of the Union of Myanmar Minister Ministry of Defense B10a Major General Hla Chief of Bureau of Special Operation (3) Min Minister Ministry of Home Affairs A10a Maj-Gen Ko Ko Chief of Bureau of Special Operations 3 (Pegu, Irrawaddy, Arakan). Minister Ministry of Border Affairs and E28a Maj-Gen Thein Htay Deputy Minister for Defence Ministry of Myanmar Industrial Development Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs 7 U Wunna Maung Lwin 8 U Kyaw Hsan Minister Ministry of Information and D17a Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan Ministry of Information Ministry of Culture 9 U Myint Hlaing Minister Ministry of Agriculture and 115a Lt-Gen Myint Hlaing Ministry of Defence and USDA Member Irrigation 10 U Win Tun Minister Ministry of Forestry K26a Win Tun Managing Director, Myanmar Timber Enterprise 11 U Hla Tun Minister Ministry of Finance &Revenue D9a Maj-Gen Hla Tun Ministry of Finance and Revenue 12 U Khin Maung Myint Minister Ministry of Construction D3a Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint Ministry of Construction 1
13 U Tin Naing Thein Minister Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries D2a Brig-Gen Tin Naing Thein Ministry of Commerce 14 U Win Myint Minister Ministry of Commerce J19a U Win Myint President of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) and owner of Shwe Nagar Min Co 15 U Thein Tun Minister Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications 16 U Aung Kyi Minister Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement E26a Maj-Gen Thein Tun Deputy Minister for Posts and Telecommunications D30a Aung Kyi Employment/Labour (appointed Minister for Relations on 8.10.2007, in charge of relations with Aung San Suu Kyi 17 U Thein Htike Minister Ministry of Mine G3a Maj-Gen Thein Htaik Inspector General 18 U Ohn Myint Minister Ministry of Cooperatives D19a Brig-Gen Ohn Myint Minister of Mines 19 U Nyan Tun Aung Minister Ministry of Transportation E24a Col Nyan Tun Aung Ministry of Transport 20 U Tint San Minister Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Ministry of Sports 21 U Kyaw Swar Minister Ministry of Industry (1) E27a Maj-Gen Kyaw Swa Deputy Minister for Industry Khine Khaing 22 U Soe Thein Minister Ministry of Industry (2) D16a Vice Admiral Soe Ministry of Industry 2 Thein 23 U Aung Min Minister Ministry of Rail Transportation D22a Maj-Gen Aung Min Ministry of Rail Transportation 24 U Than Htay Minister Ministry of Energy E8a Brig-Gen Than Htay Ministry of Energy 25 U Zaw Min Minister Ministry Electric Power (1) D7a Col Zaw Min Electric Power (1) 26 U Khin Maung Soe Minister Ministry of Electric Power (2) 27 Dr. Mya Aye Minister Ministry of Education 28 Dr. Pe Thet Khin Minister Ministry of Health 29 Thura U Myint Minister Ministry of Religious Affairs D23a Brig-Gen Thura Myint Religious Affairs Maung Maung 30 U Aye Myint Minister Ministry of Science and E5a Maj-Gen Aye Myint Deputy Minister of Defence Technology 31 U Khin Yi Minister Ministry of Immigration and H1a Brig-Gen Khin Yi Director General, Myanmar Police Force Man Power 32 U Thein Nyunt Minister Ministry of President Office D21a Col Thein Nyunt Progress of Border Areas & National Races & Development Affairs (since 15.11.1997), and Mayor of Naypyidaw 2
33 U Soe Maung Minister Ministry of President Office G2a Maj-Gen Soe Maung Judge Advocate General 34 Dr. Tun Shin Attorney-General Attorney-General J30a Dr. Tun Shin Deputy Attorney General 35 Director General Secretary Office 2. New Deputy Ministers 3 (11 of 39 are on EU ) No Name 1 Major General Deputy Minister Ministry of Defense Kyaw Nyunt 2 Colonel Aung Deputy Minister Ministry of Defense Thaw 3 Brigadier General Deputy Minister Ministry of Home Affairs Kyaw San Myint 4 Major General Deputy Minister Ministry of Border Affairs Zaw Win 5 U Maung Myint Deputy Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs E11a Maung Myint Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 6 Dr. Myo Myint Deputy Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs 7 U Soe Win Deputy Minister Ministry of Information K43a Soe Win Managing Director, Myanmar News and Periodicals Enterprise aka Myanmar News and Periodicals Enterprise 212 8 U Ohn Than Deputy Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation 9 U Khin Thaw Deputy Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation 10 U Win Than Deputy Minister Ministry of Finance and Revenue G26a Brig-Gen Win Than Director of Procurement and Managing Director Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings 11 U Soe Tint Deputy Minister Ministry of Construction K36a Managing Director, Inland Water Transport 12 U Kyaw Lwin Deputy Minister Ministry of Construction 13 Dr. Kan Zaw Deputy Minister Ministry of National 3
Planning and Economic Development 14 Dr. Pwint San Deputy Minister Ministry of Commerce 15 U Tint Lwin Deputy Minister Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications 16 U Phone Swe Deputy Minister Ministry of Social Welfare, E13a Brig-Gen Phone Swe Deputy Minister, Home Affairs Relief and Resettlement 17 U Than Tun Deputy Minister Ministry of Cooperatives 18 U Myint Thein Deputy Minister Ministry of Labour E3a Brig-Gen Myint Deputy Minister of Construction Thein 19 U Win Shein Deputy Minister Ministry of Transportation G54a Commodore Win Commander, Naval Training Headquarters 20 U Htay Aung Deputy Minister Ministry of Hotel & Tourism 21 U Thein Aung Deputy Minister Ministry of Industry (1) 22 U Myo Aung Deputy Minister Ministry of Industry (2) 23 U Thura Thaung Lwin Deputy Minister Ministry of Rail Transportation 24 U Thant Shin Deputy Minister Ministry of Rail Transportation 25 U Soe Aung Deputy Minister Ministry of Energy 26 U Myint Zaw Deputy Minister Ministry of Electric Power (1) 27 U Aung Than Oo Deputy Minister Ministry of Electric Power (2)) 28 U Aye Kyu Deputy Minister Ministry of Education 29 U Ba Shwe Deputy Minister Ministry of Education 30 Dr. Myat Myat Deputy Minister Ministry of Health Ohn Khin 31 Dr. Win Myint Deputy Minister Ministry of Health 32 U Sandar Khin Deputy Minister Ministry of Culture 33 U Maung Maung Deputy Minister Ministry of Religious Affairs Htay 34 Dr. Ko Ko Oo Deputy Minister Ministry of Science and Technology 35 U Kyaw Kyaw Win Deputy Minister Ministry of Immigration and Shein E18a Thura Thaung Lwin Deputy Minister of Rail Transportation G39a Col Thant Shin Secretary, of the Union of Burma 4
Man Power 36 U Aye Myint Kyu Deputy Minister Ministry of Sports E14a Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu 37 U Han Sein Deputy Minister Ministry of Myanmar Industrial Development 38 U Chan Maung Deputy Minister Ministry of Myanmar 39 U Khin Maung Aye Deputy Minister Industrial Development Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries G89a Brig-Gen Khin Maung Aye Deputy Minister of Hotels & Tourism Meiktila Station Commander 3. New Chief Justice, Attorney-General and Constitutional Tribunal 4 (7 of 8 are on EU ) No Name 1 U Tun Tun Oo Union Chief Justice Chief Justice J32a Tun Tun Oo Deputy Chief Justice 2 Dr. Tun Shin Attorney-General Attorney-General J30a Dr. Tun Shin Deputy Attorney General 3 U Tun Tun Oo Deputy Attorney- Attorney-General J31a Tun Tun (Htun Deputy Attorney General General Htun) Oo 4 U Lwan Maung Auditor-General Auditor-General G6a Maj-Gen Lun Maung Auditor General 5 U Myo Myint Deputy Auditor- Deputy Auditor-General General 6 U Tin Aye Chairman of Union Union Election Ministers A7a Lt-Gen Tin Aye Chief of Military Ordnance, Head of UMEHL Election Ministers 7 U Thein Soe Chairman of Constitutional Tribunal Constitutional Tribunal J33a U Thein Soe Deputy Chief Justice 8 U Thein Nyunt Chairman of the Nay Pyi Taw Council Nay Pyi Taw Council D21a Col Thein Nyunt Minister of Progress of Border Areas & National Races & Development Affairs, (since 15.11.1997), and Mayor of Naypyidaw 5
4. New Chief Minister of Regions or States 5 (9 of 15 are on EU ) No Name Chief Minister 1 U La John Ngan Hsaing Kachin State 2 U Khin Maung Oo Kayah State (a) U Bu Yei 3 Brig-Gen Zaw Min Karan State C8a Brig-Gen Zaw Min Deputy Regional Commander, South-Eastern 4 U Hong Ngai Chin State 5 U Ohn Myint Mon State G99a Brig-Gen Ohn Myint Mon State USDA CEC member 6 U Hla Maung Tin Rakhine State 7 U Aung Myat (a) Shan State Sao Aung Myat 8 U Thar Aye Sagaing Region A11a Maj-Gen Thar Aye a.k.a. Tha Aye Chief of Bureau of Special Operations 4 (Karen, Mon, Tenasserim), d.o.b. 16.2.1945 9 U Phone Maw Magway Region Shwe 10 U Ye Myint Mandalay Region G10a Maj-Gen Ye Myint Chief of Military Affairs Security 11 U Nyan Win Bago Region D10a U Nyan Win Foreign Affairs (since 18.9.2004), formerly Deputy Chief of Armed Forces Training, d.o.b. 22.1.1953 12 U Khin Zaw Taninthayi Region G42a Maj-Gen Khin Zaw Chief of Bureau of Special Operations 6 (Naypidaw, Mandalay) Promoted from Central Command 13 U Myint Swe Yangon Region A12a Lt-Gen Myint Swe Chief of Bureau of Special Operations 5 (Naypyidaw, Rangoon/Yangon) 14 U Thein Aung Ayeyawady Region D11a Brig-Gen Thein Aung Minister of Forestry 15 U Thein Nyunt Chairman of the Nay Pyi Taw Council Nay Pyi Taw Council D21a Col Thein Nyunt Minister of Progress of Border Areas & National Races & Development Affairs, (since 15.11.1997), and Mayor, Naypyidaw 6
5. New Commanders-in-Chief (3 of 3 are on EU ) No Name 1 General Min Aung Hlaing 2 Lt-Gen Myint Hein 3 Vice- Admiral Nyan Tun Chief of Bureau of Special Operations 2 (Kayah, Shan States) Commander-in-Chief A6a Maj. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing Commander-in-chief G57a Lt-Gen Myat Hein Commander-in-Chief (Air) of the Air Force Vice Admiral, the G53a Rear Admiral Nyan Tun Commander in Chief (Navy). Since June 2008. commander-in-chief Board member UMEHL. (Previously G39a) of the Navy *The Global Justice Center is in the process of verifying the information provided in this document, however all research to date has been in support of these findings. 1 Council Common Position 2009/615/CFSP of 13 August 2009 Acts adopted under title V of the EU Treaty, Official Journal of the European Union, August 14, 2009. 2 Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office, Formation of New, Notification No. 1/2011, March 30, 2011, The New Light of Myanmar, 31, March 2011. 3 Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office, Formation of New, Notification No. 13/2011, March 30, 2011, The New Light of Myanmar, 31, March 2011. 4 Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office, Formation of New, Notification No. 1/2011, 2/2011, 3/2011,5/2011, 6/2011, 14/2011 & 15/2011, March 30, 2011, The New Light of Myanmar, 31, March 2011. 5 Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office, Formation of New, Notification No. 7/2011, The New Light of Myanmar, 31, March 2011. 7