His Majesty the King on Saturday granted royal endorsement to the Prayuth Chan-ocha cabinet and it became formal on Sunday when published in the Royal Gazette.
The new cabinet, which comprises 32 members taking up 34 positions, was announced on the website of the Royal Gazette on Sunday, a day after the King approved it.
Twelve of the cabinet members are retired or active military and police officers.
Former defence minister and NCPO adviser Gen Prawit Wongsuwan takes up two positions as deputy prime minister and defence minister.
Outgoing Supreme Commander and NCPO deputy chief Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn doubles as deputy prime minister and foreign minister.
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Former army chief Anupong Paojinda, whom Gen Prayuth replaced as army chief in late 2010, takes the interior minister post.
Gen Prayuth, Gen Prawit and Gen Anupong climbed through the ranks of the army together, from junior-level officer to, respectively, commanders of the 2nd Infantry Division (Queen's Guard) based in the eastern province of Prachin Buri, widely known as the Burapha Payak (Tigers of the East) group.
On the economic front, two of the ministers under the 2006 post-coup government are back.
MR Pridiyathorn Devakula, a former deputy prime minister and finance minister, will be a deputy prime minister in the new cabinet. Sommai Pasi, the deputy finance minister in the Surayud Chulanont government, will be in charge of the finance portfolio.
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Minister |
Title |
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Prime Minister |
Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha |
NCPO |
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Deputy PMs |
Gen Prawit Wongsuwon |
NCPO |
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Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn |
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MR Pridiyathorn Devakula |
Former deputy PM |
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Yongyut Yuttawong |
Former science and technology minister |
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Wissanu Krea-Ngam |
Former deputy PM |
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Agriculture |
Petipong Pungbun Na Ayudhya |
Former agriculture permanent secretary |
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Commerce |
Gen Chatchai Sarikulya |
NCPO |
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[Deputy] Apiradee Tantraporn |
Former deputy commerce permanent secretary |
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Culture |
Veera Rojpojanarat |
Former culture permanent secretary |
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Defence |
Gen Prawit Wongsuwon |
NCPO |
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[Deputy] Gen Udomdej Sitabutr |
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Education
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Adm Narong Pipathanasai |
NCPO |
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[Deputy] Lt Gen Surachet Chaiyawong |
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[Deputy] Krissanapong Keeratikorn |
Former secretary general, Higher Education Commission |
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Energy |
Narongchai Akrasanee |
Former commerce minister |
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Finance |
Sommai Pasi |
Former deputy finance minister |
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Foreign affairs |
Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn |
NCPO |
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[Deputy] Don Pramudwinai |
Former Thai permanent representative to United Nations |
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Industry |
Chakramon Phasukvanich |
Former industry permanent secretary |
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Information and communication technology |
Pornchai Rujiprapa |
Former science permanent secretary |
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Interior |
Gen Anupong Paochinda |
NCPO |
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[Deputy] Suthi Makboon |
Former deputy interior permanent secretary |
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Justice |
Gen Paiboon Khoomchaya |
NCPO |
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Labour |
Gen Surasak Kanchanarat |
NCPO |
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Natural resources and environment |
Gen Daopong Rattanasuwan |
NCPO |
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PM’s Office |
ML Panadda Diskul |
PM’s Office permanent secretary |
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Suwapan Tanyuwattana |
Director, National Intelligence Bureau |
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Public health |
Rajata Rajatanavin |
President, Mahidol University |
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[Deputy] Somsak Choonharat |
Secretary general, Health Foundation of Thailand |
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Science and technology |
Pichet Durongkaveroj |
Secretary general, National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Office |
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Social development and human security |
Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkaew |
NCPO |
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Tourism and sports |
Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul |
CEO, Toshiba Thailand |
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Transport |
ACM Prajin Juntong |
NCPO |
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[Deputy] Arkhom Termpittayapaisith |
Secretary general, National Economic and Social Development Board |