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

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