Profiles of Union Election Commission Members
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 15:55
(Irrawaddy) Shortly after the promulgation of the Union Election Commission Law in March, Burma's junta appointed a Union Election Commission of 18 members. The commission is led by former major-general Thein Soe, who has served as a military judge advocate-general and deputy chief justice of the Supreme Court. The Irrawaddy compiled brief profiles of several of the commission members and will be updating the list as further details arrive.
| No | Name | Position | Profile | Photo |
| 1 | Thein Soe | Chairman | A former major-general who served as a military judge advocate-general and later as deputy chief justice of the Supreme Court. He was also a member of the commission that drafted the 2008 Constitution. |  |
| 2 | Win Ko | SEcretary | Joint Secretary of Commission for Drafting State Constitution and Director General of the former multi-party General Election Commission. He has a master's degree in law. | |
| 3 | N Zaw Naw | Member | A Kachin national and former district law officer in Myitkyina, capital of Kachin State. He also served on the commission that drafted the 2008 constitution. | |
| 4 | Khin Maung Nu | Member | ||
| 5 | Saw Ba Hlaing | Member | ||
| 6 | Dr. Ba Maung | Member | A former director-general of the Historical Research Department. | |
| 7 | Nyunt Tin | Member | ||
| 8 | Maung Tha Hla | Member | ||
| 9 | Dr. Sai Khan Hlaing | Member | ||
| 10 | Aung Myint | Member | A former member of the Civil Service Selection and Training Board and an ex-director of the military-owned Myanmar [Burma] Economic Holdings Limited. In 1962, he joined the Burmese Air Force as a lieutenant rising to the rank of Lt-Colonel. He also served in the office of the Judge Advocate General after gaining his certificate of advocateship in the late 1970s. |  |
| 11 | Myint Naing | Member | A former Deputy Attorney General. |  |
| 12 | Dr. Tin Aung Aye | Member | A former Supreme Court judge who also served on the constitution-drafting commission. He was earlier a professor and rector of Rangoon University. | |
| 13 | Dr. Myint Kyi | Member | A former head of the department of international relations at Rangoon University. She also served as chairwoman of the Myanmar [Burma] Women's Affairs Federation. | |
| 14 | Khin Hla Myint | Member | ||
| 15 | Tha Oo | Member | ||
| 16 | Dr. Maung Htoo | Member | A retired professor and former rector of Monywa University, Sagaing Division. | |
| 17 | Tha Htay | Member | ||
| 18 | Win Kyi | Member |
“Burma has ignored the demands of the UN Security Council, the UN Secretary General, the US, EU and its own neighbours by imposing restrictive and unfair terms on elections.