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August, 2001

Thaksin's Cabinet

| Deputy Prime Ministers | PM's Office Ministers | Commerce | Industry | Labour and Social Welfare | Defence |
| Interior Ministry | Public Health Ministry | Finance | Education | Science, Technology & Environment |
| Transport & Communication | Agriculture and Cooperative | Foreign Affairs | University Affairs | Justice |

Deputy Prime Ministers

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

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

Pitak Intarawithayanunt

Age: 57 Education: MBA, Eastern Washington University Past positions: PM's Office minister, deputy foreign minister, senator

Pongpol Adireksarn

Age: 58 Education: MA (international relations), American University Past position: Foreign minister, PM's Office minister and agriculture and co-operatives minister

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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PM's Office Ministers

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

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

Chaturon Chaisaeng

Age: 44 Education: MA (economics), American U Past positions: MP, deputy finance Minister

Somsak Thepsuthin

Age: 45 Education: MA (public administration), Thammasat U Past positions: MP, public health, industry minister

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Commerce

Minister

Adisai Potharamik

Age: 60 Education: PhD (engineering), University of Maryland Past positions: PM's Office minister, senator

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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Industry

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

Deputy

Pichet Sathirachaval

Age: 58 Education: MBA, University of Palm Beach Past positions: MP, BMTA director

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Labour and Social Welfare

Minister

Dej Boonlong

 

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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Defence

Minister

Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh

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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Interior Ministry
Minister

Dr. Purachai Piemsomboon

Age: 51 Education: MA in Juridical Management, Michigan State U Ph.D, Criminology, Florida State U Past position: Rector of NIDA

Deputy

Sombat Uthaisang

Age: 65 Education: MA, NIDA Past positions: Post & Telegraph director-general, TOT president, deputy communications minister

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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Public Health Ministry

Minister

Sudarat Keyuraphan

Age: 39 Education: MBA (Sasin, Chulalongkorn U) Past positions: MP, deputy interior minister and deputy transport and communications Minister

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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Finance

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

Deputy

Suchart Chaovisit

Age: 60 Education: BA (economics), London University Past positions: Revenue Department director, Treasury director and deputy permanent secretary for finance ministry

Deputy

Varathep Rattanakorn

Age: 36 Education: MBA, Tampa College Past positions: Kampaeng Phet MP, Government spokesman

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Education

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

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

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

Minister

Wan Muhamad Nor Matha

Age: 56 Education: MA (education), Chulalongkorn U Past positions: House speaker and parliament president, communications minister

Deputy

Pracha Maleenond

Age: 63 Education: Business Administration, Elmhurst College Past positions: Adviser to prime minister, senator

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

Minister

Chucheep Harnsawat

Age: 56 Education: BA (law), Thammasat University Past positions: Ten time MP, commerce minister, agriculture and co- operatives minister

Deputy

Prapat Panyachartrak

Age: 48 Education: MSc (forestry), Kasetsart University Past positions: Outstanding farmer for Lampang, forestry employee, owner of Phet Lanna Orchard, Lampang

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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Foreign Affairs

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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University Affairs

Sutham Saengpratum

Age: 47 Education: BA (law), Chulalongkorn University, MBA, Kasetsart University Past position: deputy house speaker

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Justice

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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