Henry Van Thio

His Excellency
Henry Van Thio
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 Htin Kyaw; Myint Swe (acting); Win Myint; Myint Swe (acting);
Prime Minister	Min Aung Hlaing (2021–2024)
State Counsellor	Aung San Suu Kyi (2016–2021)
Preceded by	Nyan Tun
Amyotha Hluttaw member of parliament; for Chin State № 3 constituency
	In office; 3 February 2016 – 30 March 2016
Personal details
Born	9 August 1958 (age 66); Thantlang Township, Myanmar
Political party	National League for Democracy (until 28 March 2023)
Spouse	Anna Sui Hluan
Children	3
Alma mater	Mandalay University; Rangoon Arts and Science University
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Branch/service	Myanmar 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]

After the February 2021 coup d'état, Van Thio was believed to have been placed under house arrest by the military junta whilst continuing to be recognized as vice president.^[4]^[5] Van Thio was announced by the junta to have resigned as vice president for "health reasons" on 22 April 2024.^[6]

^ "Myanmar begins presidential selection as Aung San Suu Kyi ruled out". BBC News.
^ Ei Ei Toe Lwin. "NLD names U Htin Kyaw for president".
^ "National Parliament – Beta". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
^ The Irrawaddy (13 December 2022). "Ousted Myanmar Vice President Testifies in Suu Kyi's Defense at Helicopter Trial". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Retrieved 24 March 2025. The junta continues to recognize Henry Van Thio as a vice president of Myanmar. But he has been under house arrest since the coup and has not been seen in public.
^ "Vice president hospitalised on eve of coup anniversary". Myanmar Now. Myanmar Now Ltd. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2025. Despite officially being a member of the NDSC, Van Thio is believed to be under de facto house arrest. [...] Van Thio was also absent when the NDSC met to extend the junta's rule on January 31 and July 31 of last year. On both occasions, his health was cited as his reason for not attending.
^ "Henry Van Thio Quits as Myanmar Vice-President for 'Health Reasons'". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.

[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 11 March 2016.

[IrrawaddyTrial-4] The Irrawaddy (13 December 2022). "Ousted Myanmar Vice President Testifies in Suu Kyi's Defense at Helicopter Trial". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Retrieved 24 March 2025. The junta continues to recognize Henry Van Thio as a vice president of Myanmar. But he has been under house arrest since the coup and has not been seen in public.

[IrrawaddyHospitalized-5] "Vice president hospitalised on eve of coup anniversary". Myanmar Now. Myanmar Now Ltd. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2025. Despite officially being a member of the NDSC, Van Thio is believed to be under de facto house arrest. [...] Van Thio was also absent when the NDSC met to extend the junta's rule on January 31 and July 31 of last year. On both occasions, his health was cited as his reason for not attending.

[6] "Henry Van Thio Quits as Myanmar Vice-President for 'Health Reasons'". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.

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