Ministry of Cooperatives (Myanmar)

The Ministry of Cooperatives (သမဝါယမဝန်ကြီးဌာန administers Burma's agricultural cooperative policies.

The ministry was founded as the Ministry of State Cooperative and Commodity Distribution on 5 April 1951. It was merged with Ministry of Civil Supply Services on 26 March 1962 to form the Ministry of Civil Supply and Cooperatives, and separated again on 18 June 1965.

The Ministry is currently led by Dr. Aung Thu, who was appointed by President U Htin Kyaw under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation in May 2016.