Aung Thu ( my, အောင်သူ ; born 8 July 1955) is a Burmese politician who was Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation of

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(Burma) from 2018 to 2021.

Early life and education

Aung Thu was born on 8 July 1955 to Ba Thaung, a goldsmith, and Khin Lay, in

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, Burma (now Myanmar). He holds a doctorate degree in

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. Aung Thu is married to Khin Thida, and has one daughter, Thiri Thinza Aung.

Career

On 22 March 2016, Aung Thu was nominated as Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation in

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. On 24 March, the

Assembly of the Union The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် lit. Assembly of the Union) is the ''de jure'' national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the ''Republic of the Union of My ...

confirmed his nomination. On 1 February, during the

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, Aung Thu was placed under

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by the

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. He previously served as

Amyotha Hluttaw The Amyotha Hluttaw ( my, အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်, ; House of Nationalities) is the ''de jure'' upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 224 members, of ...

MP for

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№ 6 constituency.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aung Thu 1955 births Living people Members of the House of Nationalities National League for Democracy politicians University of Yangon alumni Government ministers of Myanmar People from Magway Division Agriculture ministers of Myanmar