List of Prime Ministers of Thailand

Infobox Political post
post = Prime Ministers
body = Thailand
insignia = Thai Garuda emblem.svg
insigniasize = 100px
insigniacaption = Emblem of Thai Garuda
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incumbent = Somchai Wongsawat
incumbentsince = September 18, 2008
formation = June 28, 1932
inaugural = Phraya Manopakorn Nititada
website =The first Prime Minister of Thailand was Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, who took office after the 1932 Siamese coup d'état ended the absolute monarchy. The current Prime Minister is Somchai Wongsawat, who took office as acting Prime Minister on 9 September 2008 after his predecessor was removed from office by the Constitutional Court of Thailand. He previously served as Senior Deputy Prime Minister prior to taking office. [ [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hG71oGl1LokvZphtDQZzL44nzc3QD933CQI80 Cooking show stint derails Thai prime minister] ] Somchai Wongsawat was elected by the National Assembly of Thailand as Prime Minister of Thailand on 17 September 2008, [ [http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=130733 Parliament confirms Somchai] ] , winning 298 votes against 163 votes [ [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30083655 Somchai elected new prime minister] ] for Abhisit Vejjajiva. Somchai won more than 60% parliament vote, and he assumed office upon endorsement by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. [ [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/thailand.politics/ edition.cnn.com, Thai lawmakers elect Thaksin's in-law as PM] ] [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWeyzToQ9iDSpMDnvYTEhsyzQbWA google.com, Thaksin's brother-in-law elected Thai PM] ]

List of Heads of Government of the Kingdom of Thailand (1932-Present)

President of the Public Committee

Prime Ministers

Chairmen of the Council for Democratic Reform under the Constitutional Monarchy (from 1 October 2006, Chairmen of the Council for National Security)

Prime Ministers

References

External links

* [http://www.thaigov.go.th/general/prime/preprime_e.htm List of Prime Ministers of Thailand]
* [http://www.cabinet.thaigov.go.th/eng/pm_his.htm History of Thai Prime Ministers] , a detailed list of Prime Ministers