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{{Short description|Vice-president of Myanmar}}
{{Short description| Former Vice-president of Myanmar}}
{{Family name hatnote|Henry Van Thio|lang=Burmese}}
{{Family name hatnote|Henry Van Thio|lang=Burmese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Henry Van Thio
| name = Henry Van Thio
| native_name = ဟင်နရီဗန်ထီးယူ
| native_name = {{nobold|ဟင်နရီဗန်ထီးယူ}}
| native_name_lang = my
| native_name_lang = my
| image = Henry Van Thio (cropped).jpg
| image = Henry Van Thio (cropped).jpg
| office = 3rd [[Vice President of Myanmar|Second Vice President of Myanmar]]
| office = 3rd [[Vice President of Myanmar|Second Vice President of Myanmar]]
| president = {{list collapsed|title=''See list''|[[Htin Kyaw]]<br />[[Myint Swe]] (acting)<br />[[Win Myint (politician, born 1951)|Win Myint]]<br />[[Myint Swe]] (acting)}}
| president = {{list collapsed|title=''See list''|[[Htin Kyaw]]<br />[[Myint Swe]] (acting)<br />[[Win Myint (politician, born 1951)|Win Myint]]<br />[[Myint Swe]] (acting)}}
| 1blankname = {{nowrap|[[State Counsellor of Myanmar|State Counsellor]]}}
| 1blankname = {{nowrap|[[State Counsellor of Myanmar|State Counsellor]]}}
| primeminister = [[Min Aung Hlaing]]
| primeminister = [[Min Aung Hlaing]] {{small|(2021–2024)}}
| 1namedata = [[Aung San Suu Kyi]]
| 1namedata = [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] {{small|(2016–2021)}}
| predecessor = [[Nyan Tun]]
| predecessor = [[Nyan Tun]]
| successor =
| successor =
| alongside = [[Myint Swe]]
| alongside = [[Myint Swe]]
| party = [[National League for Democracy]] (Expelled 2023)
| party = [[National League for Democracy]] (until 28 March 2023)
| majority1 =
| majority1 =
| office1 = [[Amyotha Hluttaw]] member of parliament<br />for [[Chin State]] № 3 constituency
| office1 = [[Amyotha Hluttaw]] member of parliament<br />for [[Chin State]] № 3 constituency
| predecessor1 =
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| successor1 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|8|9|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|8|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thantlang Township]], [[Myanmar]]
| birth_place = [[Thantlang Township]], [[Myanmar]]
| death_date =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_place =
| nationality = Burmese
| nationality = Burmese
| spouse = [[Anna Sui Hluan]]
| spouse = [[Anna Sui Hluan]]
| children = 3
| children = 3
| alma_mater = [[Mandalay University]]<br />[[Rangoon Arts and Science University]]
| alma_mater = [[Mandalay University]]<br />[[Rangoon Arts and Science University]]
| allegiance = {{flag|Myanmar}}
| allegiance = {{flag|Myanmar}}
| branch = [[Myanmar Army]]
| branch = [[Myanmar Army]]
| rank = [[File:Major Tatmadaw.gif|20px]] [[Major (rank)|Major]]
| rank = [[File:Major Tatmadaw.gif|20px]] [[Major (rank)|Major]]
| statecounsellor =
| statecounsellor =
| term_start = 30 March 2016
| term_start = 30 March 2016
| term_end =
| term_end = 22 April 2024
| term_start1 = 3 February 2016
| term_start1 = 3 February 2016
| term_end1 = 30 March 2016
| term_end1 = 30 March 2016
| honorific_prefix = [[His Excellency]]
| honorific_prefix = [[His Excellency]]
| caption = Henry Van Thio in 2016
}}
}}
{{Contains special characters|Burmese}}
{{Contains special characters|Burmese}}
'''Henry Van Thio''' ({{MYname|MY=ဟင်နရီဗန်ထီးယူ|MLCTS=hang na.ri banhti: yu}}; born 9 August 1958) is a Burmese politician who is the [[Vice-President of Myanmar|Second Vice President of Myanmar]] since 30 March 2016. He previously served as a member of [[Amyotha Hluttaw]] (House of Nationalities). In the [[2015 Myanmar general election|2015 election]], he contested and won the [[Chin State]] No. 3 constituency for a seat in the country's upper house.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35770535|title=Myanmar begins presidential selection as Aung San Suu Kyi ruled out|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/19403-nld-names-u-htin-kyaw-for-presiden.html|title=NLD names U Htin Kyaw for president|author=Ei Ei Toe Lwin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amyothahluttaw.gov.mm/?representative=02040301 |title=National Parliament – Beta |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311113706/http://www.amyothahluttaw.gov.mm/?representative=02040301 |archive-date=2016-03-11 }}</ref> He was sworn in as the Second Vice President on 30 March 2016.
'''Henry Van Thio''' ({{MYname|MY=ဟင်နရီဗန်ထီးယူ|MLCTS=hang na.ri banhti: yu}}; born 9 August 1958) is a Burmese politician who was the [[Vice-President of Myanmar|second vice president of Myanmar]] from 30 March 2016 to 22 April 2024. He previously served as a member of [[Amyotha Hluttaw]] (House of Nationalities). In the [[2015 Myanmar general election|2015 election]], he contested and won the [[Chin State]] No. 3 constituency for a seat in the country's upper house.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35770535|title=Myanmar begins presidential selection as Aung San Suu Kyi ruled out|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/19403-nld-names-u-htin-kyaw-for-presiden.html|title=NLD names U Htin Kyaw for president|author=Ei Ei Toe Lwin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amyothahluttaw.gov.mm/?representative=02040301 |title=National Parliament – Beta |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311113706/http://www.amyothahluttaw.gov.mm/?representative=02040301 |archive-date=2016-03-11 }}</ref> He was sworn in as the second vice president on 30 March 2016 and resigned for health reasons on 22 April 2024.


==Early life and military career==
==Early life and military career==
He is an ethnic [[Kuki people|Chin]] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Mandalay Arts and Science University, with a Graduate Diploma in Law from [[Rangoon Arts and Science University]]. He previously served as a [[Major (rank)|Major]] in the [[Burmese Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vcth.net/amyotha-hluttaw-in-pu-henry-van-thio-vice-president-ah-thun|title=NLD in Pu Henry Van Thio vice president ah thun|work=VCTH|access-date=2016-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310195509/http://vcth.net/amyotha-hluttaw-in-pu-henry-van-thio-vice-president-ah-thun|archive-date=2016-03-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He is an ethnic [[Chin people|Chin]] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in geography from Mandalay Arts and Science University, with a graduate diploma in law from [[Rangoon Arts and Science University]]. He previously served as a [[Major (rank)|major]] in the [[Burmese Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vcth.net/amyotha-hluttaw-in-pu-henry-van-thio-vice-president-ah-thun|title=NLD in Pu Henry Van Thio vice president ah thun|work=VCTH|access-date=2016-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310195509/http://vcth.net/amyotha-hluttaw-in-pu-henry-van-thio-vice-president-ah-thun|archive-date=2016-03-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Vice Presidency==
==Vice presidency==
On 10 March 2016, he was nominated as one of the [[Vice President of Myanmar|Vice Presidents of Myanmar]] by [[National League for Democracy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-president-160310035551666.html|title=Aung San Suu Kyi aide nominated as Myanmar president}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/10/aung-san-suu-kyi-nominates-htin-kyaw-myanmar-president|title=Aung San Suu Kyi will not be president of Myanmar, parliament confirms|work=the Guardian}}</ref>
On 10 March 2016, he was nominated as one of the [[Vice President of Myanmar|vice presidents of Myanmar]] by [[National League for Democracy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-president-160310035551666.html|title=Aung San Suu Kyi aide nominated as Myanmar president}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/10/aung-san-suu-kyi-nominates-htin-kyaw-myanmar-president|title=Aung San Suu Kyi will not be president of Myanmar, parliament confirms|work=the Guardian}}</ref>


On 11 March 2016, 148 MPs nominated him as one of the Vice Presidents of Myanmar from the House of Nationalities and on 15 March 2016, he received 79 votes out of 352 in the Assembly of the Union, becoming the Second Vice President of Myanmar. He was sworn in on 30 March 2016.
On 11 March 2016, 148 MPs nominated him as one of the vice presidents of Myanmar from the House of Nationalities and on 15 March 2016, he received 79 votes out of 352 in the Assembly of the Union, becoming the Second Vice President of Myanmar. He was sworn in on 30 March 2016.


Although many state- and union-level politicians, including [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] and [[Win Myint]], were placed under house arrest during the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état]] on 1 February, Henry Van Thio remained in his office under the Constitution of Myanmar.<ref name="2022ndsc">{{cite news|url=https://cincds.gov.mm/node/16376|title=National Defence and Security Council (1/2022)}}</ref> Since the coup, he has missed several meetings of the [[National Defence and Security Council]], during which the council extended the military junta's rule.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Vice president hospitalised on eve of coup anniversary |url=https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/vice-president-hospitalised-on-eve-of-coup-anniversary |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Myanmar NOW |language=en}}</ref> In January 2023, he was hospitalised after falling at home.<ref name=":0" />He made his first public appearance at the National Defence and Security Council Meeting on 31 July. On 9 August, NLD party released a press statement, dismissing Van Thio from the party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vice President Henry Van Thio dismissed from the party |url=https://mizzima.com/article/nlds-former-vice-president-henry-van-thio-dismissed-party |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Myanmar Now }}</ref>
Although many state- and union-level politicians, including [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] and [[Win Myint]], were placed under house arrest during the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état]] on 1 February, Henry Van Thio remained in his office under the Constitution of Myanmar.<ref name="2022ndsc">{{cite news|url=https://cincds.gov.mm/node/16376|title=National Defence and Security Council (1/2022)}}</ref> Since the coup, he has missed several meetings of the [[National Defence and Security Council]], during which the council extended the military junta's rule.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Vice president hospitalised on eve of coup anniversary |url=https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/vice-president-hospitalised-on-eve-of-coup-anniversary |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Myanmar NOW |language=en}}</ref> In January 2023, he was hospitalised after falling at home.<ref name=":0" /> He made his first public appearance at the National Defence and Security Council Meeting on 31 July. On 9 August, the NLD released a press statement expelling Van Thio from the party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vice President Henry Van Thio dismissed from the party |url=https://mizzima.com/article/nlds-former-vice-president-henry-van-thio-dismissed-party |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Myanmar Now }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He is married to Anna Shwe Lwan (also spelled [[Anna Sui Hluan]]) and has three children. When his wife gained a scholarship to study theology at the [[University of Otago]], the family moved to New Zealand to live in the [[Dunedin]] suburb of [[North East Valley]] in 2011. He supported the family through casual work, like picking fruit in [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] and shift work at the [[Slaughterhouse|freezing works]] at [[Finegand, New Zealand|Finegand]], near [[Balclutha, New Zealand|Balclutha]]. The family returned to Myanmar in early 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNeilly |first1=Hamish |title=From Dunedin flat to vice-president's palace for former freezing worker |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/78461421/from-dunedin-flat-to-vicepresident-palace-for-former-freezing-worker |access-date=2 April 2016 |work=[[stuff.co.nz]] |date=2 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Munro |first1=Bruce |title=A man of peace |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/man-peace |website=Otago Daily Times |publisher=Otago Daily Times}}</ref>
He is married to Anna Shwe Lwan (also spelled [[Anna Sui Hluan]]) and has three children. When his wife gained a scholarship to study theology at the [[University of Otago]], the family moved to New Zealand to live in the [[Dunedin]] suburb of [[North East Valley]] in 2011.<ref name=manpeace/> He supported the family through casual work, like picking fruit in [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] and shift work at the [[Slaughterhouse|freezing works]] at [[Finegand, New Zealand|Finegand]], near [[Balclutha, New Zealand|Balclutha]]. The family returned to Myanmar in early 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNeilly |first1=Hamish |title=From Dunedin flat to vice-president's palace for former freezing worker |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/78461421/from-dunedin-flat-to-vicepresident-palace-for-former-freezing-worker |access-date=2 April 2016 |work=[[stuff.co.nz]] |date=2 April 2016}}</ref><ref name=manpeace>{{cite web |last1=Munro |first1=Bruce |title=A man of peace |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/man-peace |website=Otago Daily Times |publisher=Otago Daily Times|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024043122/https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/man-peace|archive-date=October 24, 2022}}</ref>


He is a devout [[Christians|Christian]], making him the first non-Buddhist to hold the office of the Vice President of Myanmar. He is a member of the [[United Pentecostal Church International]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Aung Kyaw Min|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/19820-nationalists-rally-against-both-vice-presidents.html|title=Nationalists rally against both vice presidents |date=5 April 2016|work=Myanmar Times|access-date=9 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Aung Kyaw Min|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/nay-pyi-taw/19565-ignore-anti-vp-campaign-urges-christian-group.html|title=Ignore anti-VP campaign, urges Christian group |date=21 March 2016 |work=Myanmar Times|access-date=9 April 2016}}</ref>
He is a devout [[Christians|Christian]], making him the first non-Buddhist to hold the office of the Vice President of Myanmar. He is a member of the [[United Pentecostal Church International]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Aung Kyaw Min|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/19820-nationalists-rally-against-both-vice-presidents.html|title=Nationalists rally against both vice presidents |date=5 April 2016|work=Myanmar Times|access-date=9 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Aung Kyaw Min|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/nay-pyi-taw/19565-ignore-anti-vp-campaign-urges-christian-group.html|title=Ignore anti-VP campaign, urges Christian group |date=21 March 2016 |work=Myanmar Times|access-date=9 April 2016}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:10, 26 September 2024

In this Burmese name, the given name is Henry Van Thio. There is no family name.
His Excellency
Henry Van Thio
ဟင်နရီဗန်ထီးယူ
Henry Van Thio in 2016
3rd Second Vice President of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2016 – 22 April 2024
Serving with Myint Swe
President
See list
Prime MinisterMin Aung Hlaing (2021–2024)
State CounsellorAung San Suu Kyi (2016–2021)
Preceded byNyan Tun
Amyotha Hluttaw member of parliament
for Chin State № 3 constituency
In office
3 February 2016 – 30 March 2016
Personal details
Born (1958-08-09) 9 August 1958 (age 66)
Thantlang Township, Myanmar
Political partyNational League for Democracy (until 28 March 2023)
SpouseAnna Sui Hluan
Children3
Alma materMandalay University
Rangoon Arts and Science University
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
Rank Major
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Henry Van Thio (Burmese: ဟင်နရီဗန်ထီးယူ; MLCTS: hang na.ri banhti: yu; born 9 August 1958) is a Burmese politician who was the second vice president of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 22 April 2024. He previously served as a member of Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities). In the 2015 election, he contested and won the Chin State No. 3 constituency for a seat in the country's upper house.[1][2][3] He was sworn in as the second vice president on 30 March 2016 and resigned for health reasons on 22 April 2024.

Early life and military career

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He is an ethnic Chin and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in geography from Mandalay Arts and Science University, with a graduate diploma in law from Rangoon Arts and Science University. He previously served as a major in the Burmese Army.[4]

Vice presidency

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On 10 March 2016, he was nominated as one of the vice presidents of Myanmar by National League for Democracy.[5][6]

On 11 March 2016, 148 MPs nominated him as one of the vice presidents of Myanmar from the House of Nationalities and on 15 March 2016, he received 79 votes out of 352 in the Assembly of the Union, becoming the Second Vice President of Myanmar. He was sworn in on 30 March 2016.

Although many state- and union-level politicians, including Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint, were placed under house arrest during the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Henry Van Thio remained in his office under the Constitution of Myanmar.[7] Since the coup, he has missed several meetings of the National Defence and Security Council, during which the council extended the military junta's rule.[8] In January 2023, he was hospitalised after falling at home.[8] He made his first public appearance at the National Defence and Security Council Meeting on 31 July. On 9 August, the NLD released a press statement expelling Van Thio from the party.[9]

Personal life

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He is married to Anna Shwe Lwan (also spelled Anna Sui Hluan) and has three children. When his wife gained a scholarship to study theology at the University of Otago, the family moved to New Zealand to live in the Dunedin suburb of North East Valley in 2011.[10] He supported the family through casual work, like picking fruit in Nelson and shift work at the freezing works at Finegand, near Balclutha. The family returned to Myanmar in early 2015.[11][10]

He is a devout Christian, making him the first non-Buddhist to hold the office of the Vice President of Myanmar. He is a member of the United Pentecostal Church International.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Myanmar begins presidential selection as Aung San Suu Kyi ruled out". BBC News.
  2. ^ Ei Ei Toe Lwin. "NLD names U Htin Kyaw for president".
  3. ^ "National Parliament – Beta". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11.
  4. ^ "NLD in Pu Henry Van Thio vice president ah thun". VCTH. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  5. ^ "Aung San Suu Kyi aide nominated as Myanmar president".
  6. ^ "Aung San Suu Kyi will not be president of Myanmar, parliament confirms". the Guardian.
  7. ^ "National Defence and Security Council (1/2022)".
  8. ^ a b "Vice president hospitalised on eve of coup anniversary". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  9. ^ "Vice President Henry Van Thio dismissed from the party". Myanmar Now. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  10. ^ a b Munro, Bruce. "A man of peace". Otago Daily Times. Otago Daily Times. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022.
  11. ^ McNeilly, Hamish (2 April 2016). "From Dunedin flat to vice-president's palace for former freezing worker". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  12. ^ Aung Kyaw Min (5 April 2016). "Nationalists rally against both vice presidents". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  13. ^ Aung Kyaw Min (21 March 2016). "Ignore anti-VP campaign, urges Christian group". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by Second Vice President of Myanmar
2016–2024 		Vacant
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