Sontirat Sontijirawong

Sontirat Sontijirawong
Sontirat Sontijirawong
สนธิรัตน์ สนธิจิรวงศ์
	Sontirat in 2019
Minister of Energy
	In office; 10 July 2019 – 15 July 2020
Prime Minister	Prayut Chan-o-cha
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Supattanapong Punmeechaow
Minister of Commerce
	In office; 23 November 2017 – 29 January 2019
Prime Minister	Prayut Chan-o-cha
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Jurin Laksanawisit
Personal details
Born	19 March 1960 (age 61); Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Nationality	Thai
Other political; affiliations	Palang Pracharath Party (2018–2020)
Alma mater	Chulalongkorn University
Profession	Businessman; Politician;

Sontirat Sontijirawong (Thai: สนธิรัตน์ สนธิจิรวงศ์; born 19 March 1960) is a former Thai politician. He served as Minister of Energy in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.^[1] Supattanapong Punmeechaow was appointed as his successor.^[2]

Early life and education[]

Sontirat born on 19 March 1960 in Kanchanaburi. He holds a bachelor's degree in Material science and a Master of Business Administration from Chulalongkorn University.^[3]

Careers[]

Sontirat was a businessman. He was a former member of the National Reform Council, later he was appointed as an advisor to the Minister of Industry in September 2015 by the advice of Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and then was appointed as Deputy Minister of Commerce in December 2016 and Minister of Commerce in November 2017. After he joins Palang Pracharath Party in 2019 Thai general election he was choose by Prayut Chan-o-cha appointed to the position of Minister of Energy until July 2020.

Royal decorations[]

2015 - Companion (Fourth Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn
2017 - Knight Grand Cross (First Class) Order of the Crown of Thailand^[4]
2020 - Knight Commander (Second Class) Order of the White Elephant^[5]