Pouvoir exécutif: chef d'état (Président): Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Sr. Gen. THAN SHWE (depuis 23 April 1992) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister, Lt. Gen THEIN SEIN (depuis 24 October 2007) cabinet: Cabinet is overseen by SPDC; military junta assumed power 18 September 1988 under name State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) elections: none