Zaw Zaw Htun

Zaw Zaw Htun

Member of Central Leading Committee

Other Responsibility

• Deputy Head of Oversea Organizing Committee
• Project Coordinator, the joint project of political party & trade union: Political Education for Burmese Workers.

• Editor, Ahlin Yanant Journal (Journal on studies of democracy, development and state building in Burmese).

Education & Training Courses

• M.A in Politics and Development, School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom (2003-2004)
• Certificate, Public Administration Training Programme at the Public Administration Institute, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (2000)
• Completed the course of “International Conflict Studies (Regions in Change)” at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden (1999)
• B.Sc in Geology, Rangoon University, Burma (1984-1991)
• Certificate, Higher Grade Pleader (HGP) of the Public Service Selection and Training Board of the Government of Burma (1990)
• Matriculation, State High School No (6) in Toungoo, Burma (1984)

Organizational Assignments & Political Experiences

2009 – Present

Member of Central Leading Committee

Deputy Head of Oversea Organizing Committee

Member of Organizing Committee of the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS).

2008 – Present

Project Coordinator, the joint project of political party & trade union: Political Education for Burmese Workers.

Editor, Ahlin Yanant Journal (Journal on studies of democracy, development and state building in Burmese).

2005 – 2009

Executive Member and Head of Research & Study Centre, the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS).

Member of Policy Board, Member of Secretariat and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Committee, the Forum for Democracy in Burma (FDB)

2001 – 2003

Member of Central Committee, Deputy Head of Research and Study Centre and the Coordinator of Capacity Building Programmes of DPNS

2001 – 2002

Coordinator of Students and Youth Congress of Burma (SYCB)

1999 – 2000

Member of Central Committee/ Joint Secretary of Foreign Affairs Department/ Deputy Head of Oversea Organizing Committee/ Head of Party External Relation Office of DPNS

1991 – 1998

Senior Organizing officer of DPNS/ Assistant to Foreign Affairs Department and Public Relation Department of DPNS

1990

Campaign organizer for the election campaign committee of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the DPNS

1988 – 1991

Member of Township Party Committee of DPNS in Toungoo