Ministry of Cooperatives (Myanmar)
သမဝါယမဝန်ကြီးဌာန | |
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Formed | 5 April 1951 |
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Type | Ministry |
Jurisdiction | Government of Burma |
Headquarters | Naypyidaw |
Minister responsible |
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Website |
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The Ministry of Cooperatives (Burmese: သမဝါယမဝန်ကြီးဌာန; abbreviated MOC) 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]
MOC is currently led by Dr. Aung Thu, who was appointed by President U Htin Kyaw on May 2016.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Brief History of the Ministry of Cooperatives". Ministry of Cooperatives. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ Thein Sein (27 August 2012). "Union Ministers reshuffled Order No. 22/2012". President Office. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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