Thein Swe

{{short description|Burmese politician}}

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| office = Member of the Amyotha Hluttaw

| constituency = Ayeyarwady № 10

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| term_start = 2 May 2012

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| party = National League for Democracy

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Thein Swe ({{langx|my|သိန်းဆွေ}}) is a Burmese politician and political prisoner who currently serves as an Amyotha Hluttaw member of parliament for Ayeyarwady Region' Constituency № 10 (Dedaye and Pyapon Townships).{{cite news|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/2012/news/election2012/election_announc_17.html|title=Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced|date=2 April 2012|work=Union Election Commission|publisher=Government of Myanmar|accessdate=5 October 2012}} His father Min Swe is a former MP elect, having won a majority of 20,358 (64% of the votes) in the 1990 Burmese general election.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/Elections-03.htm|title=Brief Biographies of Elected MPs|last=Khin Kyaw Han|date=1 February 2003|work= 1990 Multi-party Democracy General Elections|accessdate=5 October 2012}}

Political career

He is a member of the National League for Democracy, he was elected as an Amyotha Hluttaw MP and elected representative from Ayeyarwady Region' Constituency № 10 (Dedaye and Pyapon Townships).

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