Military cabinet of Min Aung Hlaing

The 2021 coup came in the aftermath of the general election on 8 November 2020, in which the National League for Democracy won 396 out of 476 seats in parliament, an even larger margin of victory compared to that in the 2015 election. The military's proxy party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party, won only 33 seats.

The army disputed the results, claiming that the vote was fraudulent. The coup attempt had been rumored for several days, prompting statements of concern from Western powers such as France, the United States, and Australia.^[15]

On the morning of 1 February 2021, President Win Myint, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as several Union Ministers, State and Region Chief Ministers, State and Region Ministers, and elected MPs, were detained by the military.^[16] Since then, the State Administration Council has governed the country.^[9] The military deposed the elected civilian government and General Min Aung Hlaing, the commander-in-chief of Defence Services, announced the formation of a caretaker government with himself as prime minister and extended military rule through 2023, state media reported on 1 August 2021.^[10][8]

This caretaker government is the second in Burmese history since independence.^[10]

The Provisional Government comprises the following persons:^[1]

1. State Prime Minister (also serves as the Chairman of the State Administration Council)
2. Deputy Prime Minister (also serves as the vice-chairman of the State Administration Council)
3. Union Ministers (29 ministers, as of 1 September 2021)
4. Attorney General of the Union (also serves as the Union Minister for Legal Affairs^[18]),
5. Permanent Secretary, Office of the Provisional Government
6. Ministry of the State Administration Council Chairman's Office

On 31 July 2025, Min Aung Hlaing ended the state of emergency. The National Security and Peace Commission and Union Government formed, with its members appointed by Min Aung Hlaing himself. Junta propaganda hailed this change as a step towards multi-party democracy.^[19]

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• State Administration Council
• Chairman of the State Administration Council
• Ministry of the State Administration Council Chairman's Office