Agency Name: | Ministry of Cooperatives |
Nativename: | Burmese: သမဝါယမဝန်ကြီးဌာန |
Preceding1: | Ministry of State Cooperative and Commodity Distribution |
Preceding2: | Ministry of Civil Supply and Cooperatives |
Agency Type: | Ministry |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Burma |
Headquarters: | Naypyidaw |
Minister1 Name: | Dr. Aung Thu |
Deputyminister7 Name: | --> |
The Ministry of Cooperatives (my|သမဝါယမဝန်ကြီးဌာန administers Burma's agricultural cooperative policies.
The ministry was founded as the Ministry of State Cooperative and Commodity Distribution on 5 April 1951.[1] It was merged with Ministry of Civil Supply Services on 26 March 1962 to form the Ministry of Civil Supply and Cooperatives, and separated again on 18 June 1965.[1]
The Ministry is currently led by Dr. Aung Thu, who was appointed by President U Htin Kyaw under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation in May 2016.[2]