Back پريدياثورن ديڤاكولا ARZ Pridiyathorn Devakula CEB Pridiyathorn Devakula German Pridiyathorn Devakula Spanish Pridiyathorn Devakula French Pridiyathorn Devakula ID หม่อมราชวงศ์ปรีดิยาธร เทวกุล Thai
Mom Rajawongse Pridiyathorn Devakula | |
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ปรีดิยาธร เทวกุล | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand | |
| In office 30 August 2014 – 20 August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| In office 8 October 2006 – 1 March 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Surayud Chulanont |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 8 October 2006 – 1 March 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Surayud Chulanont |
| Preceded by | Thanong Bidaya |
| Succeeded by | Chalongphob Sussangkarn |
| Governor of the Bank of Thailand | |
| In office 31 May 2001 – 6 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Chatumongol Sonakul |
| Succeeded by | Tarisa Watanagase |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1947 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Political party | Independent |
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| Children | Nattakorn Devakula |
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Mom Rajawongse Pridiyathorn Devakula (Thai: หม่อมราชวงศ์ปรีดิยาธร เทวกุล; RTGS: Mom Ratchawong Pridiyathon Thewakun; [prīːdìjāːtʰɔːn tʰē:wâkūn]; born 15 July 1947) is a Thai economist. He was the Governor of the Bank of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. Following the 2006 Thai coup d'état he served as minister of finance and deputy prime minister in the interim civilian government led by Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont.[1] Following the 2014 Thai coup d'état he was appointed a deputy prime minister in the first military appointed cabinet[2] under General Prayut Chan-o-cha. Two days earlier he had resigned from his position as chairman of the board of Post Publishing PLC, the publisher of the Bangkok Post, Thailand's leading English-language newspaper.[3]
- ^ The Nation. 9 October 2006. Surayud Cabinet appointed by royal command.
- ^ Bangkok Post. 31 August 2014 Prayuth 1 cabinet endorsed
- ^ Bangkok Post. 29 August 2014 Pridiyathorn quits as Post's chairman