| No. | Name | Term of office | Political party |
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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Pre-independence British Burma |
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| – | Aung San | 17 March 1946 | 19 July 1947 | 1 year, 124 days | Military |
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| – | U Nu | 19 July 1947 | 1 August 1947 | 13 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
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| – | Lun Baw | 1 August 1947 | 30 October 1947 | 90 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
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| – | Tin Htut | 30 October 1947 | 16 August 1948 | 291 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
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Union of Burma (1948–1974) |
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| 1 | Sao Hkun Hkio | 16 August 1948 | 14 September 1948 | 29 days | Independent |
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| 2 | Kyaw Nyein | 14 September 1948 | 31 March 1949 | 198 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
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| (1) | Sao Hkun Hkio | 31 March 1949 | 5 April 1949 | 5 days | Independent |
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| 3 | E Maung | 5 April 1949 | 20 December 1949 | 249 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
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| (1) | Sao Hkun Hkio | 10 Dece
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