Speaker of
Myanmar’s House of Representative (Lower House) U Shwe Mann on July 31
became the new Speaker of the Union Parliament in place of U Khin Aung
Myint who finished his two-and-a-half-year term in the post, the
country’s parliament source said.
U Khin Aung Myint will continue to serve as Speaker of the House of Nationalities (Upper House).
U Shwe Mann, also the chairman of the ruling Union Solidarity and
Development Party (USDP), will run for the remaining two and a half
years’ term for the current five-year tenure of President U Thein Sein
‘s government.
Myanmar’s Union Parliament
began its seventh session on July 1 in Nay Pyi Taw. During the session,
the parliament has adopted a proposal to form a 109-member Constitution
Review Joint Committee.
The session also approved the appointment of the Governor and Vice Governor of the state bank of Myanmar.-VNA