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The Cabinet Ministries of Thailand (Thai: กระทรวง: Krasuang) are the government agencies compromising the executive branch of the Government of Thailand. Each ministry is headed by a Minister of State (Thai: รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวง, RTGS: Ratthamontri Wa Kan Krasuang) and, depending on the Prime Minister, several Deputy Ministers (Thai: รัฐมนตรีช่วยว่าการกระทรวง) . The combined heads of these agencies form the Cabinet of Thailand. Under the most recent constitution, there are 35 ministries. The combined employees of these departments make up the Civil Service of Thailand.
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The present structure of the Royal Thai Government has been the same since the 2002 Restructuring of Government Agencies Act. The Cabinet comprises 20 Ministries, as follows:
Ministries Name Thai Name Since Head Office of the Prime Minister สำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี 1932 Minister Ministry of Defence กระทรวงกลาโหม 1887 Minister Ministry of Finance กระทรวงการคลัง 1873 Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ 1875 Minister Ministry of Tourism and Sports กระทรวงการท่องเที่ยวและกีฬา 2002 Minister Ministry of Social Development and Human Security กระทรวงการพัฒนาสังคมและความมั่นคงของมนุษย์ 2002 Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์ 1892 Minister Ministry of Transport กระทรวงคมนาคม 1912 Minister Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment กระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม 2002 Minister Ministry of Information and Communication Technology กระทรวงเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศและการสื่อสาร 2002 Minister Ministry of Energy กระทรวงพลังงาน 2002 Minister Ministry of Commerce กระทรวงพาณิชย์ 1892 Minister Ministry of Interior กระทรวงมหาดไทย 1892 Minister Ministry of Justice กระทรวงยุติธรรม 1891 Minister Ministry of Labor กระทรวงแรงงาน 1993 Minister Ministry of Culture กระทรวงวัฒนธรรม 2002 Minister Ministry of Science and Technology กระทรวงวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี 1979 Minister Ministry of Education กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ 1892 Minister Ministry of Public Health กระทรวงสาธารณสุข 1942 Minister Ministry of Industry กระทรวงอุตสาหกรรม 1942 Minister History
During the Rattanakosin Period, the Kingdom's administration was similar to those during the Ayutthaya Period. There were two Chief Ministers (Thai: อัครมหาเสนาบดี: Akkharamahasenabodi): the first running military affairs or "Samuhakalahom" (Thai: สมุหกลาโหม) and the second "Samuhanayok" (Thai: สมุหนายก) for civilian affairs. The Civilian Ministry is divided further into four "Kroms" (Thai: กรม), headed by a "Senabodi" (Thai: เสนาบดี) or Permanent Secretary. This type of administration was called the "Chatusadom" (Thai: จตุสดมภ์) :
Ministries Name Thai Name Head Purpose Krom Nakhonban or Krommawiang กรมนครบาล หรือ กรมเวียง Senabodi Cities and local administration Krommawang กรมวัง Senabodi Palace affairs Krommakhlang กรมคลัง Senabodi The Treasury and Trade Krommana กรมนา Senabodi Agriculture and land King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who had received a European education and traveled widely, decided to reform the administration of the state. In 1875, he issued a royal decree to bring about this reform, dividing and creating many departments, and thereby preventing the archaic system from collapsing.
Rama V reforms
The administration reforms of Chulalongkorn created six ministries (Thai: กระทรวง: Krasuang), each headed by a Minister of State or (Thai: รัฐมนตรี, RTGS: Ratthamontri):
Ministries Name Thai Name Head Purpose Mahatthai Ministry กระทรวงมหาดไทย Minister Local administration and the North Kalahom Ministry กระทรวงกลาโหม Minister Military and the South Nakhonban Ministry กระทรวงนครบาล Minister Bangkok and the surrounding area Wang Ministry กระทรวงวัง Minister Palace affairs Kan Klang Ministry กระทรวงการคลัง Minister Finance and commerce Kasettrathikan Ministry กระทรวงเกษตราธิการ Minister Agriculture and land A further four were soon added:
Ministries Name Thai Name Head Purpose Kan Tang Prathet Ministry กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ Minister Foreign affairs and relations Yuttitham Ministry กระทรวงยุติธรรม Minister Justice and the judiciary Yothathikan Ministry กระทรวงโยธาธิการ Minister Transport and communication (railways and telegrams) Thammakan Ministry กระทรวงธรรมการ Minister Education By 1900 the entire structure was formed. The ten ministries became the center of Siamese government and rule. After the 1932 Revolution, most of the Ministries were retained by the Khana Ratsadon, however from then on the Ministers were chosen by the Prime Minister and not the King.
See also
- Cabinet of Thailand
- Independent agencies of the Thai government
- Politics of Thailand
- Government of Thailand
- Prime Minister of Thailand
References
- Reshaping Thailand through Bureaucratic Reform and Development
- The History of Thailand's Administration Website of the Department of Provincial Administration – DOPA (in English)
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