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Myanmar Government (9Th April '14) The Cabinet of the Myanmar Government （As of 9th April, 2014） Office of the President（大統領府） President U Thein Sein Vice President U Nyan Tun Vice President Dr. Sai Mauk Kham Union Minister U Thein Nyunt Union Minister U Soe Maung Union Minister U Soe Thein Union Minister U Aung Min Union Minister U Hla Tun Union Minister U Tin Naing Thein Deputy Minister U Thant Shin Deputy Minister U Aung Thein Deputy Minister Dr. Win Myint Ministry 1. Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation（農業・灌漑省） Union Minister U Myint Hlaing Deputy Minister U Ohn Than Deputy Minister U Khin Zaw 2. Ministry of Border Affairs（国境省） Union Minister Lt-Gen Thet Naing Win Deputy Minister Maj-Gen Maung Maung Ohn 3．Ministry of Commerce（商業省） Union Minister Wunna Kyaw Htin U Win Myint Deputy Minister Dr. Pwint San ４．Ministry of Communications and Information Technology（通信・IT 省） Union Minister U Myat Hein Deputy Minister U Win Than Deputy Minister U Thaung Tin 5. Ministry of Construction (建設省) Union Minister U Kyaw Lwin Deputy Minister U Soe Tint Deputy Minister Dr. Win Myint 6. Ministry of Cooperatives（共同組合省） Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan Deputy Minister U Than Tun 7. Ministry of Culture（文化省） Union Minister U Aye Myint Kyu Deputy Minister Daw Sandar Khin Deputy Minister U Than Swe 8. Ministry of Defense（国防省） Union Minister Lt. Gen. Wai Lwin Deputy Minister Maj-Gen. Kyaw Nyunt Deputy Minister Brig-Gen. Aung Thaw 9. Ministry of Education（教育省） Union Minister Dr. Daw Khin San Yee Deputy Minister Dr. Myo Myint Deputy Minister Dr. Zaw Min Aung 10. Ministry of Electric Power（電力省） （第一・第二電力省統合（2012 年 9 月 5 日）） Union Minister U Khin Maung Soe Deputy Minister U Aung Than Oo Deputy Minister U Maw Thar Htway 11. Ministry of Energy （エネルギー省） Union Minister U Zeya Aung Deputy Minister U Aung Htoo Deputy Minister U Myint Zaw 12. Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry（環境保全・林業省） Union Minister U Win Tun Deputy Minister U Aye Myint Maung Deputy Minister Dr. Daw Thet Thet Zin 13. Ministry of Finance（財務省） Union Minister U Win Shein Deputy Minister Dr. Lin Aung Deputy Minister Dr. Maung Maung Thein 14. Ministry of Foreign Affairs（外務省） Union Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin Deputy Minister U Tin Oo Lwin 15. Ministry of Health（保健省） Union Minister Dr. Pe Thet Khin Deputy Minister Dr. Daw Thein Thein Htay Deputy Minister Dr. Than Aung 16. Ministry of Home Affairs（内務省） Union Minister Lt-Gen Ko Ko Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Zan Myint Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Kyaw Tun 17. Ministry of Hotel and Tourism（ホテル・観光省） Union Minister U Htay Aung Deputy Minister Dr. Tin Shwe Deputy Minister Dr. Sai Kyaw Ohn 18. Ministry of Immigration and Population（移民・人口省） Union Minister U Khin Yi Deputy Minister U Kyaw Kyaw Win Deputy Minister Brig.Gen. Win Myint 19. Ministry of Industry （工業省） Union Minister U Maung Myint Deputy Minister U Thein Aung Deputy Minister U Myo Aung 20. Ministry of Information（情報省） Union Minister U Aung Kyi Deputy Minister U Paik Htway Deputy Minister U Ye Htut 21. Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security（労働・雇用・社会福祉省） Union Minister U Aye Myint Deputy Minister Daw Win Maw Tun Deputy Minister U Htin Aung 22. Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development（畜水産・地方発展省） Union Minister U Ohn Myint Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Aye Deputy Minister Dr. Aung Myat Oo Deputy Minister U Tin Ngwe 23. Ministry of Mines（鉱山省） Union Minister Dr. Myint Aung Deputy Minister U Than Tun Aung 24. Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development（国家計画経済開発省） Union Minister Dr. Kan Zaw Deputy Minister Daw Le Le Thein Deputy Minister Dr. San Lwin 25. Ministry of Rail Transportation（鉄道省） Union Minister U Than Htay Deputy Minister U Chan Maung Deputy Minister U Myint Thein 26. Ministry of Religious Affairs（宗教省） Union Minister U Hsan Hsint Deputy Minister Dr. Maung Maung Htay Deputy Minister U Soe Win 27. Ministry of Science and Technology（科学技術省） Union Minister Dr.Ko Ko Oo Deputy Minister U Ba Shwe Deputy Minister Dr. Aung Kyaw Myat 28. Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement（社会福祉・救済復興省） Union Minister Dr. Daw Myat Myat Ohn Khin Deputy Minister U Phone Swe Deputy Minister Daw Su Su Hlaing 29．Ministry of Sports（スポーツ省） Union Minister U Tint Hsan Deputy Minister U Thaung Htaik Deputy Minister U Zaw Win 30．Ministry of Transport（運輸省） Union Minister U Nyan Tun Aung Deputy Minister U Han Sein Deputy Minister U Zin Yaw 31．Central Bank （中央銀行） Governor U Kyaw Kyaw Maung Vice Governor U Soe Min Vice Governor U Set Aung Vice Governor Daw Khin Saw Oo .
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