Chitchai Wannasathit
| Chitchai Wannasathit | |
|---|---|
| ชิดชัย วรรณสถิตย์ | |
| Prime Minister of Thailand Acting | |
|
In office 5 April 2006 – 23 May 2006 | |
| Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Preceded by | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Succeeded by | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 August 1946 Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand |
| Political party | Thai Rak Thai Party |
Chitchai Wannasathit (Thai: ชิดชัย วรรณสถิตย์, Chinese: 曹壁光; pinyin: Cáo Bìguāng,[1] born 13 August 1946 in Ubon Ratchathani Province) was the caretaker prime minister of Thailand from April to May 2006, when Thaksin Shinawatra took a break from his duties as prime minister following a disappointing showing in elections. Thaksin returned to his duties after more than a month. Chitchai Wannasathit was the first deputy prime minister and justice minister, and is of Chinese descent.[2][3]
On 19 September 2006, he was arrested by the Thai military during the 2006 coup d'état, but was soon released.
References
- ↑ 洪林 (April 2006). 黎道纲, ed. A Study on Ethnic & Overseas Chinese People in Thailand (泰国华侨华人研究) (in Chinese). Thailand: Hong Kong Social Science Publishing House (香港社会科学出版社有限公司). p. 186. ISBN 962-620-127-4.
- ↑ 泰国新政府的华裔光芒 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
- ↑ "ชิดชัย" หนุนแนวคิด "บิ๊กสุ" ตั้งคนกลางไกล่เกลี่ยปัญหา (in Thai).
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thaksin Shinawatra |
Prime Minister of Thailand Acting 2006 |
Succeeded by Thaksin Shinawatra |
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