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August, 2001
Thaksin's Cabinet
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Deputy Prime Ministers | PM's
Office Ministers | Commerce | Industry
| Labour and Social Welfare | Defence
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| Interior Ministry | Public
Health Ministry | Finance | Education
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| Transport & Communication | Agriculture
and Cooperative | Foreign Affairs | University
Affairs | Justice |
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Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
Age: 69 Education: Thai Military Academy, Thai Command
and Staff Col, Command and Staff Col, Fort Leavenworth,
US Past positions: Army commander-in-chief, PM, Opposition
leader
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Suvit Khunkitti
Age: 43 Education: MSc in chemistry, Kentucky University
Past position: Social Action party leader, deputy PM, minister
of science, technology & environment , justice, agriculture
and co-operatives
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Pitak Intarawithayanunt
Age: 57 Education: MBA, Eastern Washington University Past
positions: PM's Office minister, deputy foreign minister,
senator
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Pongpol Adireksarn
Age: 58 Education: MA (international relations), American
University Past position: Foreign minister, PM's Office
minister and agriculture and co-operatives minister
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Dej Boonlong
Age: 71 Education: BA (Thammasat university ) Past position:
senator (1989), MP (1992/1, 1992/2 and 1995. Deputy transport
and communications minister
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Krasae Chanawong
Age: 67 Education: D.T.P.H., London School of Tropical
Medicine & Hygiene, University of London, Dr. P.H., School
of Public Health, Columbia University Past positions: MP,
deputy public health minister
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Gen Thammarak Issarangkul na Ayutthaya
Age: 62 Education: Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy,
National Defence College Past positions: commander of Armed
Forces Security Centre, special adviser to Supreme Command
Headquarters
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Chaturon Chaisaeng
Age: 44 Education: MA (economics), American U Past positions:
MP, deputy finance Minister
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Somsak Thepsuthin
Age: 45 Education: MA (public administration), Thammasat
U Past positions: MP, public health, industry minister
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Minister
Adisai Potharamik
Age: 60 Education: PhD (engineering), University of Maryland
Past positions: PM's Office minister, senator
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Deputy
Dr Suwan Walaisathien
Age : 55 Education: MA (law), Harvard U; PhD (law), George
Washington U Present and past positions: Corporate law expert,
former legal adviser to World Bank in Washington
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Minister
Suriya Juengrungruangkij
Age: 45 Education: BSc (engineering), University of California,
Berkeley Past positions: deputy industry minister, adviser
to industry, labour and social welfare minister, PM's Office,
agriculture and co-operatives and commerce ministers
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Deputy
Pichet Sathirachaval
Age: 58 Education: MBA, University of Palm Beach Past positions:
MP, BMTA director
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Labour and Social Welfare
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Minister
Dej Boonlong
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Deputy
Ladawan Wongsriwong
Age: 44 Education: MBA, Thammasat U Past positions: MPs,
Govt spokeswoman, member of House agriculture and co-operatives
panel
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Minister
Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
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Deputy
Gen Yuthasak Sasiprapa
Age: 63 Education: BSc, Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy
Past positions: Commander of Defence Ministry's Policy and
Planning Dept, permanent secretary for defence and senator
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Dr. Purachai Piemsomboon
Age: 51 Education: MA in Juridical Management, Michigan
State U Ph.D, Criminology, Florida State U Past position:
Rector of NIDA
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Deputy
Sombat Uthaisang
Age: 65 Education: MA, NIDA Past positions: Post & Telegraph
director-general, TOT president, deputy communications minister
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Deputy
Sora-at Klinpratum
Age: 44 Education: MSc (engineering management), Catholic
University Past positions: PM's Office minister, education
minister, deputy public health minister
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Minister
Sudarat Keyuraphan
Age: 39 Education: MBA (Sasin, Chulalongkorn U) Past positions:
MP, deputy interior minister and deputy transport and communications
Minister
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Deputy
Dr Surapong Suebwonglee
Age: 43 Education: Dip. Thai Board of Preventive Medicine,
Medical Council Past position: Board of director of College
Management, Mahidol University
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Minister
Dr Somkid Chatusripitak
Age: 47 Education: PhD in Marketing management, J.L. Kellogg
Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University Past
positions : Associate professor at Nida, Adviser to Stock
Exchange of Thailand, Secretary to finance minister
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Deputy
Suchart Chaovisit
Age: 60 Education: BA (economics), London University Past
positions: Revenue Department director, Treasury director
and deputy permanent secretary for finance ministry
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Deputy
Varathep Rattanakorn
Age: 36 Education: MBA, Tampa College Past positions: Kampaeng
Phet MP, Government spokesman
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Minister
Prof. Dr Kasem Wattanachai
Age: 59 Education: PhD in Medicine, Chicago University
Past positions: Senator, permanent secretary for university
affairs, rector of Hua Chiew University
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Deputy
Chamlong Krutkhunthod
Age: 53 Education: BA (law), Thammasat University Past
positions: Deputy secretary- general to the PM, deputy education
minister
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Science, Technology & Environ- ment
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Sonthaya Khunpluem
Age: 39 Education: BA (Law) Sripathum University, MA (NIDA)
Past positions: MPs, deputy industry minister, deputy transport
and communication minister, deputy interior minister
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Transport & Communication
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Minister
Wan Muhamad Nor Matha
Age: 56 Education: MA (education), Chulalongkorn U Past
positions: House speaker and parliament president, communications
minister
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Deputy
Pracha Maleenond
Age: 63 Education: Business Administration, Elmhurst College
Past positions: Adviser to prime minister, senator
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Deputy
Pongsakorn Laohavichien
Age: 61 Education: MA (law), New Mexico Highland University
Past positions: Land Transport director general, chairman
of BMTA Board
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Agriculture and Cooperative
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Minister
Chucheep Harnsawat
Age: 56 Education: BA (law), Thammasat University Past
positions: Ten time MP, commerce minister, agriculture and
co- operatives minister
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Deputy
Prapat Panyachartrak
Age: 48 Education: MSc (forestry), Kasetsart University
Past positions: Outstanding farmer for Lampang, forestry
employee, owner of Phet Lanna Orchard, Lampang
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Deputy
Nathee Klibthong
Age: 43 Education: BSc (agriculture), Kasetsart University
Past positions: Deputy rector of Sukhothai Thammathirat
U, acting director of Dairy Farming Promotion Organisation
of Thailand
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Dr Surakiat Sathirathai
Age: 42 Education: PhD (law), Harvard University Past positions:
Finance minister, deputy advisory chairman to the prime
minister in economics and foreign affairs
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Sutham Saengpratum
Age: 47 Education: BA (law), Chulalongkorn University,
MBA, Kasetsart University Past position: deputy house speaker
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Pongthep Thepkanchana
Age: 44 Education: MA (comparative law), George Washington
University Past positions: deputy secretary- general, office
of Judicial Affairs, member of Constitutional Drafting Assembly,
special lecturer at several state universities
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