Shortly after the promulgation of the Union Election Commission Law in March, Burma's junta appointed a Union Election Commission of 18 members. The commission is led by former major-general Thein Soe, who has served as a military judge advocate-general and deputy chief justice of the Supreme Court. The Irrawaddy compiled brief profiles of several of the commission members and will be updating the list as further details arrive.
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Name |
Position |
Profile |
Photo |
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1 |
Thein Soe |
Chairman |
A former major-general who served as a military judge advocate-general and later as deputy chief justice of the Supreme Court. He was also a member of the commission that drafted the 2008 Constitution. |
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2 |
Win Ko |
Secretary |
Joint Secretary of Commission for Drafting State Constitution and Director General of the former multi-party General Election Commission. He has a master's degree in law. |
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3 |
N Zaw Naw |
Member |
A Kachin national and former district law officer in Myitkyina, capital of Kachin State. He also served on the commission that drafted the 2008 constitution. |
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4 |
Khin Maung Nu |
Member |
N/A |
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5 |
Saw Ba Hlaing |
Member |
N/A |
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6 |
Dr. Ba Maung |
Member |
A former director-general of the Historical Research Department. |
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7 |
Nyunt Tin |
Member |
N/A |
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8 |
Maung Tha Hla |
Member |
N/A |
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9 |
Dr. Sai Khan Hlaing |
Member |
N/A |
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10 |
Aung Myint
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Member |
A former member of the Civil Service Selection and Training Board and an ex-director of the military-owned Myanmar [Burma] Economic Holdings Limited. In 1962, he joined the Burmese Air Force as a lieutenant rising to the rank of Lt-Colonel. He also served in the office of the Judge Advocate General after gaining his certificate of advocateship in the late 1970s.
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11 |
Myint Naing |
Member |
A former Deputy Attorney General. |
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12 |
Dr. Tin Aung Aye |
Member |
A former Supreme Court judge who also served on the constitution-drafting commission. He was earlier a professor and rector of Rangoon University. |
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13 |
Dr. Myint Kyi |
Member |
A former head of the department of international relations at Rangoon University. She also served as chairwoman of the Myanmar [Burma] Women's Affairs Federation. |
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14 |
Khin Hla Myint |
Member |
N/A |
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15 |
Tha Oo |
Member |
NA |
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16 |
Dr. Maung Htoo |
Member |
A retired professor and former rector of Monywa University, Sagaing Division. |
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17 |
Tha Htay |
Member |
N/A |
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18 |
Win Kyi |
Member |
N/A |
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"Once her [Aung San Suu Kyi's] sentence expires in November, and that notion is not disputed, it is our understanding that she will have served her sentence."
