Tint Swe (politician, born 1948)

Tint Swe
တင့်ဆွေ
Dr Tint Swe in 2015 at the VOA discussion
Minister for Prime Minister’s Office of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma[1]
In office
7 October 2000 – ?
Prime MinisterSein Win
Preceded byMya Win
Succeeded by?
Minister for Health and Education of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma[1]
In office
?–?
Prime MinisterSein Win
Minister for Information of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma[2]
In office
23 January 2009 – 14 September 2012
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member-elect of Pyithu Hluttaw (1990)[1]
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyPale Township № 2
Majority33,195
Chairman of the National League for Democracy-Liberated Area (India)[1]
In office
1991–2006
Succeeded byU Cho[3]
Personal details
Born (1948-08-09) 9 August 1948 (age 76)
Pale, Myanmar
NationalityBurmese
American
Political partyNational League for Democracy
SpouseMya Mya Aye
Parent(s)Ba Cho (father)
Khin Khin (mother)
Residence(s)Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Alma materInstitute of Medicine, Mandalay (MBBS)

Tint Swe (Burmese: တင့်ဆွေ; born 9 August 1948) is a Burmese physician[4] and politician who was elected MP for Pyithu Hluttaw in the 1990 election.[5][6] He has served as Minister for Prime Minister's Office of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB).[7] He also served as the Minister for Information in office from 23 January 2009 to 14 September 2012, and chairperson of the National League for Democracy-Liberated Area (India).[1][2][7][8][9]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Brief Biographies of Exiled Members of Parliament of Burma". ibiblio.org/No.10 Tint Swe. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "FIGHTING PEACOCK BEGINS TO DANCE". Design & People. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. ^ "NLD-LA elect new western region chairman". BurmaNet New. 2 February 2006. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. ^ "ဒေါ်နယ်ထရမ့်နဲ့ မြန်မာပြည်အပေါ် သက်ရောက်မှု". BBC News မြန်မာ (in Burmese). 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "ဒေါက်တာတင့်ဆွေ ကို မေးမြန်းချက်". Radio Free Asia (in Burmese). 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "ရွေးကောက်ပွဲရလဒ်နဲ့ ၉၀ ပြည့် အမတ်ဟောင်း ဒေါက်တာတင့်ဆွေအမြင်". VOA (in Burmese). 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "India Puts All Arms Sales to Burma on Hold". The Irrawaddy. 27 November 2007. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "NCGUB Cabinet Resolution". burmalibrary.org. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010.
  9. ^ "NLD-LA (WR): Dr. Tint Swe ousted – Sein Win". BurmaNet New. 24 January 2005. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2017.