National Defence and Security Council

National Defence and Security Council
အမျိုးသား ကာကွယ်ရေးနှင့် လုံခြုံရေး ကောင်စီ
[əmjóðá kàkwɛ̀jé n̥ḭɴ lòʊɴdʑòʊɴjé kàʊɴsì]
Agency overview
Formed 31 March 2011 (2011-03-31)
Type Agency
Jurisdiction Government of Myanmar
Headquarters Naypyidaw
Agency executive

The National Defence and Security Council (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ကာကွယ်ရေးနှင့် လုံခြုံရေး ကောင်စီ, Burmese pronunciation: [əmjóðá kàkwɛ̀jé n̥ḭɴ lòʊɴdʑòʊɴjé kàʊɴsì]; abbreviated NDSC) is an eleven-member national security council responsible for security and defence affairs in Myanmar. NDSC serves as the highest authority in the Government of Myanmar, as an executive body that that has disproportionate membership consisting of Tatmadaw members.[1] NDSC was formed on 31 March 2011.[2][3] Of the 11 members, 6 are appointed by the Commander-in-Chief.[3][4] The Tatmadaw directly reports to NDSC.[5] The NDSC's existence is enshrined in Chapter V of the Constitution of Myanmar.[6]

The NDSC's constitutionally enshrined roles include expansive powers:

Membership

According to the Constitution, NDSC's membership must consist of the following individuals:

National Defence and Security Council of Htin Kyaw (2016-present)

Position Name
President Htin Kyaw
First Vice President Myint Swe
Second Vice President Henry Van Thio
State Counsellor & Minister of Foreign Affairs Aung San Suu Kyi
Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw Win Myint
Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw Mahn Win Khaing Than
Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing
Armed Forces Deputy Commander-in-Chief Soe Win
Minister of Defence Sein Win
Minister of Home Affairs Kyaw Swe
Minister of Border Affairs Ye Aung

National Defence and Security Council of Thein Sein (2011-2016)

As of 9 July 2013, NDSC was composed of the following members:[8]

Position Name
President Thein Sein
First Vice President Sai Mauk Kham
Second Vice President Nyan Tun
Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw Shwe Mann
Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw Khin Aung Myint
Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing
Armed Forces Deputy Commander-in-Chief Soe Win
Minister of Defence Wai Lwin
Minister of Home Affairs Ko Ko
Minister of Foreign Affairs Wunna Maung Lwin
Minister of Border Affairs Thet Naing Win

References

  1. ↑ MacDonald, Adam P (1 May 2013). "The Tatmadaw's new position in Myanmar politics". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Myanmar forms national defense, security council". People's Daily. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 Htun Aung Gyaw (21 February 2014). "Myanmar's constitutional crisis reaching boiling point". The Nation. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Sithu Aung Myint (20 May 2015). "Coalition government: just a fantasy?". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Weiss, Stanley A (4 March 2013). "Myanmar: A nation at war with itself". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Ministry of Information. September 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Soe Than Lynn (24 October 2011). "More amnesties planned, says Thura U Shwe Mann". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "National Defense and Security Council (NDSC)". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

See also

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