Kosit Panpiemras
Kosit Panpiemras | |
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โฆสิต ปั้นเปี่ยมรัษฎ์ | |
![]() Kosit Panpiemras in 2015 | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand | |
In office 9 October 2006 – 6 February 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Surayud Chulanont |
Minister of Industry | |
In office 9 October 2006 – 6 February 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Surayud Chulanont |
Preceded by | Suriya Juangroongruangkit |
Succeeded by | |
In office 27 September 1996 – 24 November 1996 | |
Prime Minister | Banharn Silpa-archa |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Korn Dabbaransi |
Finance Minister of Thailand | |
In office 24 October 1997 – 14 November 1997 | |
Prime Minister | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh |
Preceded by | Thanong Bidaya |
Succeeded by | |
Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives | |
In office 10 June 1992 – 22 September 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Anand Panyarachun |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bangkok, Siam | 28 May 1943
Died | 1 June 2016 Bangkok, Thailand | (aged 73)
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Spouse(s) | Yubhana Panpiemras |
Alma mater | |
Kosit Panpiemras (28 May 1943 – 1 June 2016) was a Thai businessman and politician. He was chairman of Bangkok Bank, a leading Thai commercial bank, between 1999 and 2016. Following the 2006 Thailand coup, he was appointed advisor to the military junta.[1] He previously held a number of cabinet posts under different government administrations. He died of cancer on 1 June 2016.[2]
Education[]
- Saint Gabriel's College
- Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University
- University of Maryland
Early life and careers[]
He began to work as an economist World Bank In Washington, D.C., United States, and later returned to service until receiving the highest position, namely Deputy Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). He enter politics by accepting the post of Secretary-General of General Suchinda Kraprayoon in 1992 and was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives. In the government of Anand Panyarachun he was re-appointed Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives again in the government of anand 1992.
Later in 1994, he was appointed executive director of Bangkok Bank until the year 1995, he was appointed Minister of Industry. In the government of Banharn Silpa-archa instead of Chaiwat Sinsuwong and the Minister of Finance. In the government of General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh instead of Thanong Bidaya. After that, in 1999 he took the position of Executive Chairman of Bangkok Bank.
He returned to politics again in the government of General Surayud Chulanont, taking the position of Deputy Prime Minister And the Minister of Industry and was appointed as Acting Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in place of Sittichai Phokayudom, who resigned from the case of holding more than 5% of the shares since 30 September 2007.
Kosit was appointed as a senator in 1996.
Died[]
He died of cancer on 1 June 2016[3] at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital at the aged of 73. In the granting royal water a royal representative is General Prem Tinsulanonda, the President of the Privy Council and Statesman.
Honours[]
Royal decorations[]
Order of the White Elephant - Special Class[4]
Order of the Crown of Thailand - Special Class[5]
Chakrabarti Mala Medal[6]
References[]
- ^ CDR advisers not told of appointments. Bangkok Post. 27 September 2006
- ^ "BBL chairman Kosit dies at 73". Bangkok Post. 1 June 2016.
- ^ "BBL chairman Kosit dies at 73". Bangkok Post. 1 June 2016.
- ^ ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์, เล่ม ๑๐๘ ตอนที่ ๒๐๘ ง ฉบับพิเศษ หน้า ๑, ๒๙ พฤศ���ิกายน ๒๕๓๔
- ^ ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์, เล่ม ๑๐๕ ตอนที่ ๒๐๑ ง ฉบับพิเศษ หน้า ๔, ๓ ธันวาคม ๒๕๓๑
- ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2534/D/110/310.PDF
- 1943 births
- 2016 deaths
- Thai businesspeople
- Chulalongkorn University alumni
- Deputy Prime Ministers of Thailand
- Members of the Senate of Thailand
- Ministers of Finance of Thailand
- Ministers of Industry of Thailand
- Ministers of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand
- Thai politician stubs