Thamanat Prompow | |
|---|---|
ธรรมนัส พรหมเผ่า | |
 Thamanat in Chiang Rai in 2020 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Srettha Thavisin |
| Preceded by | Chalermchai Sri-on |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives | |
| In office 10 July 2019 – 8 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Minister | Chalermchai Sri-on |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Phayao 1st | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Arunee Chamnanya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1965 Phayao, Thailand |
| Political party | Palang Pracharath (2018–2022; 2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Thai Rak Thai (1999-2007) Pheu Thai (2008-2018) Thai Economic (2022–2023) |
| Spouse | Arisara Prompow |
| Domestic partner | Thanaporn Sriviraj |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | Calamus International University California University FCE |
| Profession | Politician |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Thailand |
| Branch/service | Royal Thai Army |
| Rank | Captain |
Thamanat Prompow,[1] is the current Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand since 1 September 2023. He formerly served as the Deputy Minister of the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry of Thailand under second Prayut cabinet. He also served as chairman of the National Water Resources Committee (NWRC).[2] He has long served as a political "fixer" for the military junta that assumed power in the 2014 Thai coup d'état.[3] Thamanat has described himself as "the main artery" in Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's 17-party government coalition which Thamanat helped forge in the 2019 Thai general election.[4] He was born on 18 August 1965.[5][6][7][8]
- ^ Biggs, Andrew (11 September 2019). "What's in a name change?" (Opinion). Bangkok Post. No. B Magazine. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Thamanat to head new water resources subcommittees". The Nation. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Australian report challenges Thamanat's claims". Bangkok Post. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Thai Opposition Calls on Cabinet Member to Clear His Name". The New York Times. Reuters. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Mr Thamanan Phrompha". Secretariat of the House of Representatives. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Thammanat claims he 'just slept' in Aussie lock-up". The Nation. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Charuvastra, Teeranai (11 September 2019). "Thammanat says heroin exposé is political plot to smear him". Khaosod English. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Thai minister Thammanat Prompao's apparent Australian criminal past revealed". South China Morning Post. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.