Win Thein
{{Short description|Burmese chief minister}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Win Thein
| office = 2nd Chief Minister of Bago Region
| honorific-prefix =
| native_name = {{lang|my|ဝင်းသိန်း}}
| appointer = President of Myanmar
| predecessor =Nyan Win{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}
| president = Htin Kyaw
| termstart = {{Start date|2016|03|30}}
| termend = 1 February 2021
| successor = Myo Swe Win
| nationality = {{flagicon|Myanmar}}Myanmar
| children = One son{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/19818-meet-your-chief-ministers.html|title=Meet your chief ministers|date=2016-04-04|website=www.mmtimes.com|publisher=Myanmar Times|access-date=2019-02-04|quote=U Win Thein, Bago Region chief minister: Fifty-two-year old U Win Thein graduated with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and an AGTI diploma. Before becoming a politician for Yedashe township, he worked as a farmer. His party CV lists him a Buddhist with one son.}}
| cabinet = Bago Region Government
}}Win Thein (ဝင်းသိန်း; b. {{Circa|1964}}) is an engineer and a former chief minister of Bago Region, appointed by president Htin Kyaw in 2016.{{Cite web|date=2016-04-04|title=Meet your chief ministers|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/national-news/19818-meet-your-chief-ministers.html|access-date=2021-02-05|website=The Myanmar Times}}
Early life and education
Win Thein graduated with a bachelor's in mechanical engineering and an AGTI diploma. Before becoming a politician for Yedashe Township, he worked as a farmer.
Career
Win Thein was appointed as Chief Minister of Bago Region on 30 March 2016 by President Htin Kyaw.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=30 March 2016|title=Appointment of Region/State Chief Ministers ( Order 4/2016 )|url=https://www.president-office.gov.mm/en/?q=briefing-room/orders/2016/03/31/id-6170|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331080923/http://www.president-office.gov.mm/en/?q=briefing-room/orders/2016/03/31/id-6170|archive-date=2019-03-31|access-date=|website=Myanmar President Office}} In October 2019, he apologized for controversial remarks encouraging villagers to marry schoolteachers to retain them in the countryside.{{Cite web|date=2019-10-29|title=Chief Minister of Myanmar's Bago Region Apologizes for 'Marry-a-Teacher' Remarks|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/chief-minister-myanmars-bago-region-apologizes-marry-teacher-remarks.html|access-date=2021-02-05|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US}} In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, he was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=4 February 2021|title=Recent Arrest List|url=https://aappb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Recent-Arrest-List-Last-Updated-on-Feb-4.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Assistance Association for Political Prisoners}}
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Category:Government ministers of Myanmar
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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