L Phaung Sho
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| name = L Paung Sho
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| honorific-prefix = H.E
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| native_name = {{lang|my|အယ်လ်ဖောင်းရှို}}
| image = L Phaung Sho at School Health Week Event (2018).jpg
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| caption = L Phaung Sho at School Health Week Event at Loikaw (2018)
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| office = 2nd Chief Minister of Kayah State
| appointer = President of Myanmar
| predecessor = Khin Maung Oo
| successor = Boss Ko (Acting)
| president = Htin Kyaw
| termstart = {{Start Date|2016|03|30|df=y}}
| termend = 3 September 2020{{cite web|url=https://myanmar-now.org/mm/news/4395|title=ကယားပြည်နယ်ဝန်ကြီးချုပ် ဦးအယ်လ်ဖောင်းရှိုကို ရာထူးမှရပ်စဲ|publisher=Myanmar Now|date=3 September 2020|access-date=3 September 2020|language=my}}
| office1 = Member of the Kayah State Hluttaw
| constituency1 = Mese Township Constituency № 2
| majority1 =
| term_start1 = 8 February 2016
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| party = National League for Democracy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Loikaw, Kayah State
| nationality = Burmese
| parents = Ann Thri Sho
| alma_mater = University for Development of the National Races of the Union, Education (B.Ed)
| cabinet = Kayah State Government
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L Paung Sho ({{Langx|my|အယ်ဖောင်းရှို}}; also spelt L Phaung Sho) is a Burmese politician and former educational staffer who currently serves as MP in the Kayah State Parliament for Mese Township constituency No. 2. He previously served as Chief Minister of Kayah State, as the head of Kayah State Government.{{cite web|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/national-news/19818-meet-your-chief-ministers.html|title=Meet your chief ministers|work=The Myanmar Times|date=4 April 2016|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=9 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009092505/https://www.mmtimes.com/national-news/19818-meet-your-chief-ministers.html|url-status=dead}}
Early life and education
L Paung Sho was born on 5 February 1979 in Lawpita Shan Village.{{cite web|url=http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/local/11076|title=Villages around Loikaw hydropower project lack electricity|work=Eleven Media|date=14 August 2017|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=15 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184752/http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/local/11076|url-status=dead}} He received B.Ed from the University for Development of the National Races of the Union.
Political career
He joined the National League for Democracy after resigning from his post as deputy officer at a township education department in Mese. In the 2015 Myanmar general election, he contested the Mese Township constituency No. 2 for Kayah State Parliament and won a seat. He was appointed as Chief Minister of Kayah State on 30 March 2016.
L Phaung Sho was removed from his position as chief minister of Kayah State, two days after the state's parliament voted to impeach him for misappropriating state funds. He was accused of misusing state funds, and for renting out state machinery and land designated by the legislature as public space.{{cite news |title=Impeached Kayah chief minister wins state parliament seat |url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/impeached-kayah-chief-minister-wins-state-parliament-seat.html |work=The Myanmar Times |date=9 November 2020}}{{cite news |title=NLD Chief Minister of Myanmar's Kayah State Impeached |url=https://irrawaddy.com/news/burma/nld-chief-minister-myanmars-kayah-state-impeached.html |work=The Irrawaddy |date=1 September 2020}}{{cite news |title=Myanmar President Removes Kayah State Chief Minister From Office for Misusing Funds |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-president-removes-kayah-state-chief-minister-office-misusing-funds.html |work=The Irrawaddy |date=3 September 2020}}