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A member of the Shinawatra family, she is the youngest daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra (prime minister from 2001 to 2006) and a niece of Yingluck Shinawatra (prime minister from 2011 to 2014). Paetongtarn became the youngest prime minister of Thailand and is the second woman to hold the position, following her aunt.
The 37-year-old, who is the daughter of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra and head of the ruling Pheu Thai party, won the support of nearly two-thirds of the country’s parliament.
Thaksin, a former Prime Minister, was ousted by a military coup in 2006, which triggered decades of deep political divisions. Thaksin's daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra is elected Thailand's prime ...
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, became Thailand's prime minister after receiving a royal letter of endorsement Sunday, two days after she was ...
Paetongtarn is the youngest daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is seen as force behind Pheu Thai. He was the first Thai politician ever to win an overall majority of seats.
Yaowaret Shinawatra, member of a subcommittee of the Education Council of Thailand, [8] and Thaksin's sister Panthongtae Shinawatra (born 1979), businessman and Thaksin's son Paetongtarn Shinawatra (born 1986), businesswoman [ 9 ] and Thaksin's daughter, [ 10 ] incumbent Prime Minister of Thailand [ 11 ]
Paetongtarn becomes Thailand’s third leader from the Shinawatra family, after her billionaire father, who returned from exile last year, and her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra, who lives in exile. Paetongtarn also is Thailand’s second female prime minister after her aunt, and the country’s youngest leader at 37.
The vote to install the 37-year-old daughter of ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra came two days after Thailand’s Constitutional Court removed another prime minister from office, in a ...