Shwe Mann
Thura Shwe Mann (Burmese: သူရ ရွှေမန်း, pronounced [θùja̰ ʃwè máɰ̃]; born 11 July 1947) is a Burmese politician who was Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw, the lower house of parliament from 31 January 2011 to 29 January 2016. He is a former general and, whilst being a protégé of senior general Than Shwe, was considered the third most powerful man in the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), which ruled Myanmar until 2011.
Shwe Mann သူရရွှေမန်း | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Speaker of the Assembly of the Union | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 29 January 2016 | |
| Deputy | Nanda Kyaw Swa |
| Preceded by | Khin Aung Myint |
| Succeeded by | Mahn Win Khaing Than |
| 1st Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 31 January 2011 – 29 January 2016 | |
| President | Thein Sein |
| Deputy | Nanda Kyaw Swa |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Win Myint |
| Member of the Burmese House of Representatives from Zeyarthiri | |
| In office 31 January 2011 – 29 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Hla Htay Win |
| Chairman of the Legal Affairs and Special Cases Assessment Commission of the Assembly of the Union | |
| Assumed office 5 February 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Commission established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1947 Kanyutkwin, Burma |
| Political party | Union Solidarity and Development Party (2008–2016) Union Betterment Party (2019–2022) |
| Spouse | Khin Lay Thet |
| Children | Aung Thet Mann Toe Naing Mann |
| Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | 1969–2010 |
| Rank | General |
He was elected to Parliament in the 2010 general election. He was later selected as Speaker of the Lower House at the first regular session of the Pyithu Hluttaw in 2011. He has been crucial in the newly-found activism of the Lower House vis-à-vis the Upper House and the executive.
In May 2013, he replaced President Thein Sein as head of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP). That same year, he confirmed he would run for president in 2015. Amidst reports of tensions between himself and Thein Sein, he was removed from his post as head of the USDP in August 2015. Finally he was sacked from USDP together with other 17 senior members in April 2016. He later founded the Union Betterment Party (UBP), which existed from 2019 to 2022.