Former deputy prime minister and education minister Pongthep Thepkanchana is the richest of 13 ministers in the former Yingluck Shinawatra cabinet who have declared their assets and liabilities to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) one year after losing office, as required by the law.
Pongthep Thepkanchana, left, and Yingluck Shinawatra. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
The NACC on Tuesday published the assets and liabilities of the 13 former ministers.
Mr Pongthep was the richest of them all, having a total of 3.014 billion baht in assets over debt, about 70 million baht less than in his previous declaration.
He is followed by former deputy interior minister Chatt Kuldilok, with a net worth of 619.2 milllion baht, former deputy prime minister Chalerm Yubamrung (171 million baht), and former prime minister's office minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisal (122.1 million baht).
The others on the list are former PM's office minister Sansanee Nakpong, with a net worth of 56.7 million baht; former defence minister Sukumpol Suwanathat (52.6 million baht); former agriculture and cooperatives minister Yuthapong Charassathian (42.8 million baht); former natural resources and environment minister Preecha Rengsomboonsuk (32.5 million baht); former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom (16.6 million baht); former labour minister Padermchai Sasomsap (37.2 million baht); former science and technology minister Vorawat Ua-apinyakul (17.4 million baht); former deputy industry minister Thanis Thienthong (46.1 million baht); and former social development and human security minister Santi Prompat (14 million baht).