The Senate yesterday approved the nomination of Naree Tantasathien, director-general of the Department of Legal Counsel, as the country's 17th attorney-general and first woman to hold the position.
Of the 212 senators who attended the meeting, 205 voted to appoint her while seven abstained.
The Senate secretariat will forward her name to His Majesty the King who will issue a royal command appointing her the replacement of Singchai Thaninson, who is due to retire.
Naree: To replace Singchai Thaninson
Ms Naree, 63, graduated in law from Chulalongkorn University and is a Thai barrister-at-Law. She also earned a master's degree in comparative law from Howard University, USA, a master's degree in international law from The American University, Washington DC, and a master's degree in international criminal cooperation from Vrije University in Brussels, Belgium.
She has served in the Department of Thonburi Criminal Litigation, the Office of the Attorney-General and the Department of Legal Counsel.
The many important cases she has handled include the Saudi jewellery theft.