Thawi Bunyaket

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Thawi Bunyaket
ทวี บุณยเกตุ
Prime Minister of Thailand
In office 31 August 1945 – 17 September 1945
Monarch	Ananda Mahidol
Preceded by	Khuang Abhaiwongse
Succeeded by	Seni Pramoj
Minister of Education
In office 1 August 1944 – 31 August 1945
Prime Minister	Khuang Abhaiwongse
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born	(1904-11-10)10 November 1904 Kantang, Trang, Siam
Died	3 November 1971(1971-11-03) (aged 66) Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality	Thai
Political party	Khana Ratsadon
Other political affiliations	Free Thai Movement
Spouse(s)
Alma mater	King's College University of Cambridge École nationale supérieure d'Agronomie de Grignon
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Thawi Bunyaket (also spelt Thawee Bunyaget; Thai: ทวี บุณยเกตุ, pronounced [tʰā.wīː būn.jā.kèːt]; 10 November 1904 – 3 November 1971) was a Thai politician and the prime minister for a short term.

Early life and education[]

After studying at the King's College, University of Cambridge and the École nationale supérieure d'Agronomie de Grignon (France), he started to work as a government official at the Ministry of Agriculture.

Political careers[]

On 24 June 1932 he joined the coup group of the 1932 coup, the People's Party. He became secretary general in the cabinet of Field Marshal Phibunsongkhram, and Minister of Education in the cabinet of Khuang Abhaiwongse. When Khuang resigned directly after the end of World War II, he was elected as prime minister on 31 August 1945 and formed the 12th Thai administration. However he was only chosen because the preferred candidate Seni Pramoj, chief of the Free Thai Movement, wasn't available. Seventeen days after his election, on 17 September, he resigned to free the post for Seni Pramoj.

Later he became president of the constitutional drafting committee in the government of Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat.

Honours and awards[]

Civil Service of Siam rank[]

• Assistant of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (Siam)^[1][2]

References[]

• Biography at the Thai government

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