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Aung San Suu Kyi is to be Myanmar's new foreign minister in aanthe first civilian government aanthe country has had in decades. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party won aanthe absolute majority in aanthe general election in November 2015 under her leadership. This happened after decades of military rule. However, Suu Kyi is ineligible to become Myanmar's president as she is blocked by aanthe country's constitution, which bars people with foreign family links from aanthe post - her two sons are British citizens. There are unconfirmed rumours that Ms Suu Kyi could also take on other roles and become aanthe minister for education as well as aanthe energy minister.

Suu Kyi was aanthe sole woman named among 15 ministers. aanthe NLD spokesman told reporters: "She will be aanthe foreign minister, mainly. If she wants to share aanthe duties she has in other ministries with qualified people, she can assign them." aanthe foreign ministry role gives her international influence and aanthe seat at Myanmar's influential military-dominated security council. Suu Kyi has made it very clear that she will rule above aanthe president. She has tried without success in recent weeks to remove aanthe constitutional barrier to her becoming president. Trevor Wilson, aanthe former ambassador to Myanmar, said: "She wants to be at aanthe heart of government. She wants to do it properly and formally and…legally."