Paethongtarn Shinawatra

Paetongtarn Shinawatra (nickname Ung Ing, born 21 August 1986), is a Thai politician and businesswoman. She is the youngest daughter of the former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. She is serving as the Pheu Thai Party's chairwoman of the Advisory Committee on Participation and Innovation.[1][2]

Paethongtarn Shinawatra
แพทองธาร ชินวัตร
Chief Adviser to Pheu Thai for participation and innovation
Assumed office
28 October 2021
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born (1986-08-21) 21 August 1986
United States
NationalityThai
Political partyPheu Thai Party
Parents

Personal life

Paetongtarn Shinawatra graduated junior high school from Saint Joseph Convent School and high school from Mater Dei School. She graduated with Bachelor's degree of Political Science in Sociology and Anthropology in Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University in 2008 and continued her studies in England in the field of Msc International Hotel Management at University of Surrey.[3]

Paethongtarn is the No. 1 shareholder of SC Asset Corporation and a director of the Thaicom Foundation. She married Pitaka Suksawat and they have one daughter.[4]

Political career

At a meeting of the Pheu Thai Party on March 20, 2022, she was elected as "Head of the Pheu Thai Family".[5] When speaking at the Pheu Thai Party's annual general meeting in April 2022, she said that she wants to see regime change in Thailand and wants to gain more experience before standing for the post of the country’s prime minister.[6]

Royal Decorations

2005 – The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn, 6th Class, Gold Medal (G.M.T.)[7]

References
  1. "New Shinawatra may lead the next quest for power as Pheu Thai aims for 14 million members". Thai Examiner. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  2. Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Young Shinawatra appointed Pheu Thai chief adviser for innovation". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  3. matichon (2022-03-22). "เปิดประวัติ อุ๊งอิ๊ง-แพทองธาร ทายาทชินวัตร หัวหน้าครอบครัวเพื่อไทย". มติชนออนไลน์ (in Thai). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  4. News, VietNamNet. "Báo VietnamNet". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  5. "The Return of Shinawatra in Thai politics?". Asia Media Centre | New Zealand. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  6. "New 'Pheu Thai Family' head wants more experience before becoming PM". www.thaipbsworld.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  7. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่สรรเสริญยิ่งดิเรกคุณาภรณ์ ประจำปี ๒๕๔๘, เล่ม ๑๒๒ ตอนที่ ๒๒ ข หน้า ๘, ๓ ธันวาคม ๒๕๔๘
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