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The current prime minister is Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the Pheu Thai Party, who assumed the office on 16 August 2024. A member of the Shinawatra political family, she is the youngest person and the second woman to hold the office. [1] Note: The list includes leaders of military juntas and acting prime ministers.
Prior to the 2014 coup d'état, the prime minister was nominated by a vote in the Thai House of Representatives by a simple majority, and is then appointed and sworn in by the King of Thailand. The house's selection is usually based on the fact that either the prime minister is the leader of the largest political party in the lower house or the ...
Pheu Thai: 16 August 2024: Incumbent: 125 days [a] 28. 9th Pote Sarasin (1905–2000) Independent: 21 September 1957 1 January 1958 102 days 29. 26th Somchai Wongsawat (born 1947) People's Power: 8 September 2008 2 December 2008 85 days 30. 19th Suchinda Kraprayoon (born 1933) Independent: 7 April 1992 24 May 1992 47 days 31. 5th Thawi Bunyaket ...
Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thaksin’s youngest daughter, is a likely candidate. Others include Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who had successfully pushed for the ...
Tuesday was a dramatic day in Thailand as parliament staved off a potential political crisis by finally voting for a new prime minister as one of the country’s most polarizing figures returned ...
Paetongtarn Shinawatra RThBh (Thai: แพทองธาร ชินวัตร; RTGS: Phaethongthan Chinnawat; pronounced [pʰɛ̄ː.tʰɔ̄ːŋ.tʰāːn tɕʰīn.nā.wát]; born 21 August 1986) is a Thai politician and businesswoman who has served as 31st prime minister of Thailand since 16 August 2024 and as leader of the Pheu Thai Party since 2023.
The leader of one of Thailand's best-known property empires has been selected prime minister just nine months after joining a political party that champions the poor. Parliament confirmed Srettha ...
The Phra Ruang dynasty was the only royal lineage that ruled over the Sukhothai Kingdom, the first Central Thai state.Established by Si Inthrathit in 1238, who declared independence from the Khmer Empire, the dynasty laid the foundations for Thai society. [7]