What is Thein Sein?
'''Thein Sein''' (born 20 April 1945) is a [[Burma|Burmese]] politician. He was elected [[President]] of [[Burma]] in 2010. His term as president began in 2011<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21899|title=Will Naypyidaw's Olive Branch Bear Fruit?|author=Ba Kaung|date=15 August 2011|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=21 August 2011}}</ref> and ended in 2016. His predecessor was [[Than Shwe]]. Before he was president, Sein was Prime Minister of Burma. Sein was also a member of [[parliament]] for [[Zabuthiri]].<ref>{{cite web|title=One Year of Myanmar's Thein Sein Government: Background and Outlook of Reforms|url=http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Research/Region/Asia/201204_kudo.html|work=KUDO Toshihiro|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> {{Infobox officeholder | honorific-prefix = [[Burmese honorifics|U]] | name = Thein Sein | native_name = {{nobold|{{my|သိန်းစိန် မ အေ လိုး}}}} | native_name_lang = my | honorific-suffix = | image = Thein Sein at 2010 World Economic Forum.jpg | office = [[List of Presidents of Burma|8th]] [[President of Myanmar]] | vicepresident = [[Tin Aung Myint Oo]] (2011-2012)<br>[[Sai Mauk Kham]] (2011-)<br>[[Nyan Tun]] (2012-) | term_start = 30 March 2011 | term_end = 30 March 2016 | predecessor = [[Than Shwe]] {{small|(Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council)}} | successor = [[Htin Kyaw]] | office1 = [[Prime Minister of Myanmar]] | leader1 = [[Than Shwe]] | term_start1 = 24 October 2007 | term_end1 = 30 March 2011<br>{{small|Acting: April 2007 – 24 October 2007}} | predecessor1 = [[Soe Win]] | successor1 = [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] {{small|([[State Counsellor of Myanmar|State Counsellor]], 2016)}} | office2 = First Secretary of the [[State Peace and Development Council]] | term_start2 = 2004 | term_end2 = 24 October 2007 | predecessor2 = [[Khin Nyunt]] | successor2 = [[Tin Aung Myint Oo]] | office3 = Member of Parliament<br>for [[Zabuthiri Township|Zabuthiri]] | term_start3 = 7 November 2010 | term_end3 = 30 March 2011 | predecessor3 = Constituency established | success