Sontirat Sontijirawong

Sontirat Sontijirawong (Thai: สนธิรัตน์ สนธิจิรวงศ์; born 19 March 1960) is a former Thai politician. He served as Minister of Energy in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.[1] Supattanapong Punmeechaow was appointed as his successor.[2] On 19 January 2022, Sontirat formed a new party alongside Uttama Savanayana called Sang Anakot Thai (Building Thailand's Future).[3]

Sontirat Sontijirawong
สนธิรัตน์ สนธิจิรวงศ์
Sontirat in 2019
Minister of Energy
In office
10 July 2019 – 15 July 2020
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
Preceded bySiri Jirapongpan
Succeeded bySupattanapong Punmeechaow
Minister of Commerce
In office
23 November 2017 – 29 January 2019
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
Preceded byApiradi Tantraporn
Succeeded byJurin Laksanawisit
Personal details
Born (1960-03-19) 19 March 1960
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Political partyPalang Pracharath Party (2018-2020), (2023-)
Other political
affiliations		Sang Anakot Thai (2022-2023)
Alma materChulalongkorn University
Profession
  • Businessman
  • Politician

Early life and education

Sontirat born on 19 March 1960 in the area of Mueang Kanchanaburi district (now promoted into Dan Makham Tia district since the 1990s). He holds a bachelor's degree in Material science and a Master of Business Administration from Chulalongkorn University.[4]

Careers

Sontirat was a businessman. He was a former member of the National Reform Council, later he was appointed as an advisor to the Minister of Industry in September 2015 by the advice of Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and then was appointed as Deputy Minister of Commerce in December 2016 and Minister of Commerce in November 2017. After he joined Palang Pracharath Party in the 2019 Thai general election, he was appointed by Prayut Chan-o-cha to the position of Minister of Energy until July 2020.

Royal decorations

References
  1. "Sontirat looks forward to 'new role'". Bangkok Post. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. "A brief profile of new cabinet members". Thai Enquirer. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. "New Party launched by former members of the ruling party". 19 January 2022.
  4. "ปูมหลัง "สนธิรัตน์" นักธุรกิจขายตรง สะสมพระเครื่องตัวเอ้ สู่ปมเดือด พปชร". 3 July 2019.
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