Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Paetongtarn Shinawatra (Thai: แพทองธาร ชินวัตร; RTGS: Phaethongthan Chinnawat; nicknamed Ung Ing; born 21 August 1986) is a Thai politician and businesswoman. A member of the Shinawatra political family, she is the youngest daughter and niece of the two former Thai prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck, respectively. She is serving as the Pheu Thai Party's chairwoman of the Advisory Committee on Participation and Innovation.[1][2]

Paetongtarn Shinawatra
แพทองธาร ชินวัตร
Paetongtarn in 2023
Leader of the Pheu Thai Party
Assumed office
27 October 2023
Preceded byCholnan Srikaew
Vice Chairwoman of the National Soft Power Strategy Committee
Assumed office
13 September 2023
ChairmanSrettha Thavisin
Personal details
Born (1986-08-21) 21 August 1986
Bangkok, Thailand
Political partyPheu Thai
Spouse
Pitaka Suksawat
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(m. 2019)​
Children2
Parents
RelativesPanthongtae Shinawatra (brother)
Yingluck Shinawatra (aunt)
Somchai Wongsawat (uncle)
EducationChulalongkorn University (BA)
University of Surrey (MSc)

Early life and education

Paetongtarn Shinawatra was born in Bangkok. She went to Saint Joseph Convent School for junior high school and Mater Dei School for high school. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology from the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University in 2008 and continued her studies in England, earning a MSC degree in International Hotel Management from the University of Surrey.[3]

Paetongtarn is the No. 1 shareholder of SC Asset Corporation and a director of the Thaicom Foundation. She is married to Pitaka Suksawat and they have two children; a daughter and a son.[4]

Political career

At a meeting of the Pheu Thai Party on March 20, 2022, Paetongtarn was elected as "Head of the Pheu Thai Family".[5] When speaking at the Pheu Thai Party's annual general meeting in April 2022, she said that she wants to see regime change in Thailand and wants to gain more experience before standing for the post of the country's prime minister.[6]

Paetongtarn became the leading prime minister-candidate in the opinion polls. In April 2023, she was officially nominated as one of the three prime minister-candidates of Pheu Thai Party for general election, along with Srettha Thavisin and Chaikasem Nitisiri.[7] Following weeks of debate, Thavisin was elected prime minister by the parliament of Thailand.

Royal decorations

Order_of_the_Direkgunabhorn_(Thailand)_ribbon 2005 – The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn, 6th Class, Gold Medal (G.M.T.)[8]

References
  1. "New Shinawatra may lead the next quest for power as Pheu Thai aims for 14 million members". Thai Examiner. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. "Young Shinawatra appointed Pheu Thai chief adviser for innovation". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. matichon (22 March 2022). "เปิดประวัติ อุ๊งอิ๊ง-แพทองธาร ทายาทชินวัตร หัวหน้าครอบครัวเพื่อไทย". มติชนออนไลน์ (in Thai). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. News, VietNamNet. "Báo VietnamNet". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 29 April 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "The Return of Shinawatra in Thai politics?". Asia Media Centre | New Zealand. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. "New 'Pheu Thai Family' head wants more experience before becoming PM". www.thaipbsworld.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. "Pheu Thai Party unveils its three prime ministerial candidates". www.thaipbsworld.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่สรรเสริญยิ่งดิเรกคุณาภรณ์ ประจำปี ๒๕๔๘, เล่ม ๑๒๒ ตอนที่ ๒๒ ข หน้า ๘, ๓ ธันวาคม ๒๕๔๘
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