The Provisional Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (), is a

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for

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appointed by the

State Administration Council The State Administration Council (; abbreviated SAC or နစက) is the military junta currently governing Myanmar, established by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, February 2021 c ...

. On 1 August 2021, it replaced the Management Committee of the State Administration Council, which had been in place since 19 February 2021, following the

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. Some ministers were appointed by Min Aung Hlaing immediately following the coup on 1 February, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services exercising emergency powers. Due to the state of emergency, the cabinet is led by Prime Minister

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rather than Acting President

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, despite the president being the constitutional head of government. The legitimacy of the SAC appointed provisional government has been challenged by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) which has appointed a rival

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(NUG).

Background

The 2021 coup came in the aftermath of the

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on 8 November 2020, in which the

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won 396 out of 476 seats in

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, an even larger margin of victory compared to that in the 2015 election. The military's proxy party, the

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, won only 33 seats. The army disputed the results, claiming that the vote was fraudulent. The coup attempt had been rumored for several days, prompting statements of concern from Western powers such as

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, the

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, and

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. On the morning of 1 February 2021,

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, State Counsellor

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, as well as several Union Ministers, State and Region Chief Ministers, State and Region Ministers, and elected MPs, were detained by the military. Since then, the

has governed the country. The military deposed the elected civilian government and General Min Aung Hlaing, the commander-in-chief of Defence Services, announced the formation of a caretaker government with himself as prime minister and extended military rule through 2023, state media reported on 1 August 2021. This caretaker government is the second in Burmese history since independence.

Government Reshuffle

February 2023 reshuffle

August 2023 reshuffle

September 2023 reshuffle

Source: * On 25 September 2022, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Union Government Office 1 Lt-Gen Soe Htut was discharged to original military duties on 25 September 2023 under Order 86/2023. * Union Minister for Commerce U Aung Naing Oo was appointed as Union Minister for Union Government Office 1 under Order 87/2023. * U Tun Ohn was appointed Union Minister for Commerce under Order 88/2023. * Under Order 89/2023, Union Election Commission member U Bran Shaung and Deputy Minister for Commerce U Nyunt Aung allowed to retire from duties. * Under Order 90/2023, U Khin Aung was appointed member of the Union Election Commission. * Under Order 91/2023, SAC appointed U Lwin Oo as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and U Min Min as Deputy Minister for Commerce.

Cabinet

The Provisional Government comprises the following persons: # State Prime Minister (also serves as the

Chairman of the State Administration Council The chairman of the State Administration Council () is the head of Myanmar's ruling military junta, established in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, 2021 coup d'état. Min Aung Hlaing is the current holder of the office, and also serves as the Prim ...

) # Deputy Prime Minister (also serves as the Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Council) # Union Ministers (29 ministers, as of 1 September 2021) # Attorney General of the Union (also serves as the Union Minister for Legal Affairs), # Permanent Secretary, Office of the Provisional Government # Ministry of the State Administration Council Chairman's Office

Head and deputy head

Union Ministers

References

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