Succeeded by Chatchai Sarikalya | Spouse Phatcharee Boonsongpaisan Preceded by Boonsong Teriyapirom | |
Born 25 January 1948 (age 76) ( 1948-01-25 ) Name Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan Children Kata Boonsongpaisan, Narongpon Boonsongpaisan Parents Charoen Boonsong, Boonleab Boonsong Similar People Thaksin Shinawatra, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Ananda Mahidol, Chulalongkorn, Prajadhipok | ||
Thai deputy pm niwatthamrong boonsongpaisan interview bbc news
Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (Thai: นิวัฒน์ธำรง บุญทรงไพศาล, rtgs: Niwatthamrong Bunsongphaisan, born 25 January 1948) is a Thai businessman and politician who served as the acting Prime Minister of Thailand following Yingluck Shinawatra's removal from office by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 7 May 2014 until his deposition in a coup d'état three weeks after taking office. Before becoming acting premier, he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, and before that managed the country's rice pledging scheme.
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- Thai deputy pm niwatthamrong boonsongpaisan interview bbc news
- Early and personal life
- Business career
- Political career
- Acting Prime Minister
- References
Early and personal life
Niwatthamrong was born on 25 January 1948. He holds a bachelor's degree in education from Srinakharinwirot University and a master's degree in computer science from Chulalongkorn University and is married to Boonphatcharee Boonsongpaisan.
Business career
A close business associate of Thaksin Shinawatra, Niwatthamrong served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee-Media and Advertising front of Shin Corporation since 1995 and as Vice-Chairman since 2000. He served from 2001 to 2002 as Vice-Chairman of iTV and from 1993 to 1995, director of that company between 2002 and 2008, and a member of the board of directors between 2001 and 16 March 2006.
Political career
Niwatthamrong served as director of the controversial rice pledging scheme, where rice was bought at inflated prices from farmers and subsequently was left to rot due to lack of buyers. On 30 June 2013 he was appointed Minister of Commerce and a deputy prime minister in the cabinet of Yingluck Shinawatra.
Acting Prime Minister
On 7 May 2014, Niwatthamrong became acting Prime Minister following the removal of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and several members of her cabinet from office. On 22 May 2014 he was himself removed from office following a military coup.