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Chavarat Charnvirakul
Thai politician (born 1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chavarat Charnvirakul (Thai: ชวรัตน์ ชาญวีรกูล, RTGS: Chawarat Chanwirakun, Thai pronunciation: [t͡ɕʰá.wá.rát t͡ɕʰaːn.wiː.rá.kun]; born 7 June 1936) is a Thai politician. He had served as an acting prime minister of Thailand as a result of the 2008 Thai political crisis. His family is of Thai Chinese descent with ancestry from Guangdong.[1]
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Chavarat Charnvirakul | |
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ชวรัตน์ ชาญวีรกูล | |
![]() Chavarat in 2009 | |
Acting Prime Minister of Thailand | |
In office 2 December 2008 – 17 December 2008 | |
Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
Preceded by | Somchai Wongsawat |
Succeeded by | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand | |
In office 24 September 2008 – 16 December 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Somchai Wongsawat |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 20 December 2008 – 6 August 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
Preceded by | Kowit Wattana |
Succeeded by | Yongyuth Wichaidit |
Ministry of Public Health | |
In office 2 August 2008 – 23 September 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Samak Sundaravej |
Preceded by | Chaiya Sasomsub |
Succeeded by | Chalerm Yubamrung |
Minister of Social Development and Human Security | |
In office 24 May 2008 – 2 August 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Samak Sundaravej |
Preceded by | Sutha Chansaeng |
Succeeded by | Anusorn Wongwan |
Leader of the Bhumjai Thai Party | |
In office 14 February 2009 – 3 September 2012 | |
Preceded by | Pipat Promvaraporn |
Succeeded by | Anutin Charnvirakul |
Personal details | |
Born | (1936-06-07) 7 June 1936 (age 88) Bangkok, Siam |
Political party | Bhumjai Thai (2009–14) |
Other political affiliations | People's Power (2007–08) |
Spouse | Tassanee Chanweerakul |
Children | Anutin Charnvirakul |
Alma mater | Thammasat University |
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