Aung Kyi
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Aung Kyi is the Minister of Labor and Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement in the Cabinet of Burma
. He has been Minister of Labor since 2007, having been appointed on 24 October 2007 by the then ruling State Peace and Development Council
. In October 2007, he received an additional, concurrent appointment as minister for relations to detained National League for Democracy
leader Aung San Suu Kyi
.
Aung Kyi has a reputation for relative accessibility, compared to the predominantly secretive leaders of the junta.
Aung Kyi's appointment as the junta's official liaison to Aung San Suu Kyi
in October 2007 followed worldwide condemnation of the junta after its violent crackdown on the 2007 Burmese anti-government protests
. The junta then sought to reopen talks with Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the National League for Democracy
.
The creation of the Cabinet-level position of liaison minister, to "smooth relations with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi", had been suggested to the State Peace and Development Council
by United Nations
envoy Ibrahim Gambari
, who had been working on a diplomatic solution to the political crisis in Myanmar.
Aung Kyi's appointment as minister of relations is concurrent with his duties as minister of labour.
Cabinet of Burma
The Cabinet of Burma is the executive body of the Burmese government led by the President.-Qualifications:The Constitution of Burma stipulates that Union Ministers must be a Burmese citizen who has been living in the country for at least 10 consecutive years:# persons who have attained the age of...
. He has been Minister of Labor since 2007, having been appointed on 24 October 2007 by the then ruling State Peace and Development Council
State Peace and Development Council
The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....
. In October 2007, he received an additional, concurrent appointment as minister for relations to detained National League for Democracy
National League for Democracy
The National League for Democracy is a Burmese political party founded on 27 September 1988. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi serves as its General Secretary. The party won a substantial parliamentary majority in the 1990 Burmese general election. However, the ruling military junta...
leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi, AC is a Burmese opposition politician and the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy. In the 1990 general election, her National League for Democracy party won 59% of the national votes and 81% of the seats in Parliament. She had, however, already been detained...
.
Career
Aung Kyi is a retired major general in the Myanmar Armed Forces. He graduated from the 40th intake of the Officers Training School. He was named deputy minister for labor in November 2006, and in that capacity has been in charge of relations with the International Labor Organization. In February 2007, he brokered a deal with the ILO to establish a new system of reporting of complaints of forced labor. He was appointed Minister for Labour in October 2007.Aung Kyi has a reputation for relative accessibility, compared to the predominantly secretive leaders of the junta.
Aung Kyi's appointment as the junta's official liaison to Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi, AC is a Burmese opposition politician and the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy. In the 1990 general election, her National League for Democracy party won 59% of the national votes and 81% of the seats in Parliament. She had, however, already been detained...
in October 2007 followed worldwide condemnation of the junta after its violent crackdown on the 2007 Burmese anti-government protests
2007 Burmese anti-government protests
The 2007 Burmese anti-government protests were a series of anti-government protests that started in Burma on 15 August 2007...
. The junta then sought to reopen talks with Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the National League for Democracy
National League for Democracy
The National League for Democracy is a Burmese political party founded on 27 September 1988. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi serves as its General Secretary. The party won a substantial parliamentary majority in the 1990 Burmese general election. However, the ruling military junta...
.
The creation of the Cabinet-level position of liaison minister, to "smooth relations with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi", had been suggested to the State Peace and Development Council
State Peace and Development Council
The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....
by United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
envoy Ibrahim Gambari
Ibrahim Gambari
Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR is a Nigerian scholar and diplomat. He was Minister for External Affairs between 1984 and 1985...
, who had been working on a diplomatic solution to the political crisis in Myanmar.
Aung Kyi's appointment as minister of relations is concurrent with his duties as minister of labour.