Kalaya Sophonpanich

*Khun Ying*
Kalaya Sophonpanich
Khun Ying Kalaya Sophonpanich
กัลยา โสภณพนิช
	Kalaya Sophonpanich in 2010
Minister of Science and Technology
	In office; 20 December 2008 – 6 June 2010
Prime Minister	Abhisit Vejjajiva
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Virachai Virameteekul
Personal details
Born	September 21, 1940 (age 81); Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Nationality	Thai
Political party	Democrat Party
Spouse(s)
Alma mater	Chulalongkorn University; Imperial College London;

Kalaya Sophonpanich (Thai: กัลยา โสภณพนิช; RTGS: Kanlaya Sophonphanit; Chinese: 龍宛虹; pinyin: Lóng Wǎnhóng;^[1] born 21 September 1940) is a Chinese-Thai politician who was the Minister of Science and Technology of Thailand in 2008 to 2010.

Early life and education[]

Kalaya is the daughter-in-law of Chin Sophonpanich and the wife of .^[2]

Kalaya graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honors) from the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University in 1961 and received a Colombo to study for a master's degree and receiving scholarships at the doctoral level Nuclear Physics at Imperial College, London and earned a Ph.D. in High Energy Nuclear Physics in 1970.^[3]^[4]

Careers[]

She was one of the founders of the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, or NECTEC, in 1986. Then she was the founder and president of the Prapakarnpanya Foundation for helping Mentally Retarded People of Thailand under royal patronage. Kalaya is more widely known when applying for the Governor of Bangkok in 2000 as an independent candidate, getting number 4 even though not elected but has gained popularity with the people of Bangkok. Later became a member Democrat Party who is applying to be a member of the House of Representatives in the elections 2001 and 2005. Subsequently, she was appointed as the Minister of Science and Technology in the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva after the cabinet reshuffle in June 2010 made Kalaya was fined from the position of minister.^[5]

References[]

^ Xiao, Wenxuan (June 2014). "當代泰國華人政治認同與角色變遷之研究" (PDF). Feng Chia University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 28: 140.
^ Dr Kalaya Archived 2010-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ "ดร.คุณหญิงกัลยา โสภณพนิช รัฐมนตรีช่วยว่าการกระทรวงศึกษาธิการ มอบนโยบายแก่ผู้บริหารและเจ้าหน้าที่ สมศ".
^ "ประวัติ "คุณหญิงกัลยา โสภณพนิช" รมช.ศธ. สมาชิกครม. ที่อายุมากที่สุด".
^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2553/E/072/1.PDF^{[bare URL PDF]}

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[1] Xiao, Wenxuan (June 2014). "當代泰國華人政治認同與角色變遷之研究" (PDF). Feng Chia University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 28: 140.

[2] Dr Kalaya Archived 2010-01-20 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "ดร.คุณหญิงกัลยา โสภณพนิช รัฐมนตรีช่วยว่าการกระทรวงศึกษาธิการ มอบนโยบายแก่ผู้บริหารและเจ้าหน้าที่ สมศ".

[4] "ประวัติ "คุณหญิงกัลยา โสภณพนิช" รมช.ศธ. สมาชิกครม. ที่อายุมากที่สุด".

[5] ttp://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2553/E/072/1.PDF^{[bare URL PDF]}

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