Ministry of Transport (Thailand)
| กระทรวงคมนาคม | |
 Ministry of Transport | |
| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 April 1912 |
| Preceding Ministry |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Thailand |
| Headquarters | Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | MOT |
The Ministry of Transport (Abrv: MOT; Thai: กระทรวงคมนาคม, RTGS: Krasuang Khamanakhom) is the ministry of the Government of Thailand responsible for the development, construction, and regulation of the nation's land, marine, and air transportation systems.
History[]
The Ministry of Transport was previously known as the Ministry of Communications (although the name is the same in Thai), and was founded in 1941. Its English name was changed to the Ministry of Transport in 2002, when the Reorganisation of Ministries, Government Agencies and Departments, B.E. 2545 Act came into force. It stipulated that the Ministry of Transport (the former Ministry of Communications) would have overall responsibility for transportation, transportation-related businesses, traffic planning, and transport infrastructure development.[1]
As of 2019, the ministry is headed by Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.[2]
Organization[]
The MOT is composed of ministry departments and profit-making state enterprises.[3]
Departments[]
- Office of the Minister
- Office of the Permanent Secretary
- Marine Department
- Department of Land Transport (DLT)
- Department of Airports (DOA)
- Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT)
- Department of Highways (DOH)
- Department of Rural Roads (DRR)
- Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP)
- Department of Rail Transport (DRT)
State enterprises[]
- State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
- Port Authority of Thailand (PAT)
- Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
- Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT)
- Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA)
- Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
- The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT)
- (AEROTHAI)
- Airport Rail Link Co, Limited
- Thai Smile Airways
References[]
- ^ "About MOT; History". Thailand Transportation Portal. Ministry of Transport (Thailand). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ Hongtong, Thodsapol (3 December 2019). "Govt to push ahead with unpopular Satun, Songkhla deep-sea ports". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "About MOT". Thailand Transportation Portal. Ministry of Transport (Thailand). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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