Aung Thaung

Aung Thaung
အောင်သောင်း
Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
In office
30 March 2011  23 July 2015
ConstituencyTaungtha Township
Majority122,171 (92.92%)
Minister for Industry-1 of Myanmar
In office
15 November 1997  30 March 2011
Succeeded bySoe Thein
Minister for Livestock and Fisheries
In office
1996–1997
Deputy Minister for Commerce
In office
1993–1996
Personal details
Born(1940-12-01)1 December 1940
Taungtha, Mandalay, Burma
DiedJuly 23, 2015(2015-07-23) (aged 74)
Singapore
Cause of deathStroke
NationalityBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
SpouseKhin Khin Yi
Children
Alma materMandalay University
Officer Training School, Bahtoo
Military service
AllegianceMyanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
Years of service1964-1993
RankLieutenant Colonel

Aung Thaung (Burmese: အောင်သောင်း; 1 December 1940 – 23 July 2015) was a Burmese politician and businessman. He served as a member of the country's lower house, the Pyithu Hluttaw, representing the constituency of Taungtha Township, after being elected in the 2010 general election.