State Security and Peace Commission
The State Security and Peace Commission is a nominally-advisory but powerful Myanmar government body appointed by the National Defence and Security Council in 2025. Its function is to assist military ruler Min Aung Hlaing in his governance in the lead-up to the 2025 Myanmar general election and the following transition, including through oversight of the Union Government and by formulating policy to be enacted by the NDSC. Min Aung Hlaing has ruled the country since seizing power in 2021, and now formally exercises power through his role on the NDSC since the state of emergency expired in 2025.
The Commission was established by order No. 4/2025 of the NDSC under Section 427 of the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, which gives the NDSC absolute power to determine the executive in between sessions of the legislature. The Commission's stated purpose is to ensure—through “guidance and coordination”—the election is held and a new elected administration is sworn in.
The SSPC does not replace the State Administration Council, which was the junta under the state of emergency. Rather, the SAC's powers were transferred back to the NDSC at the conclusion of the state of emergency, including the powers to enact legislation and appoint ministers. The SSPC instead serves as a coordinating body for Min Aung Hlaing’s top military deputies to formulate policy with him, which, if necessary, is enacted through the NDSC, and to oversee its implementation by the Union Government. Therefore, despite having nominally limited powers, the SSPC is stacked with a similar powerful membership to the makeup of the SAC, and its formation has been considered part of a cosmetic reordering of the existing power structure. The SSPC’s key policy areas are the election, the economy, and preserving the Tatmadaw’s central role in Myanmar’s political system. Analysis by the Stimson Center describes the SSPC as the state’s “dominant political organ”, in practice directing the Union Government’s political strategy and election administration, though the Union Government nominally answers only to the NDSC. The SSPC has ten members, most of them being former members of the SAC. The opposition National Unity Government has designated the SSPC a terrorist organization, labeling it a continuation of the SAC. Min Aung Hlaing has used the title of Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission in formal diplomatic engagements.