Chaovarat Chanweerakul

Chaovarat Chanweerakul ( Thai: ช ว รัตน์ ชาญ วีร กุล, pronunciation: [ t̠͡ɕ ʰ áwárát t̠͡ɕ ʰ a ː nwi ː Rakun ], born June 7, 1936 in Bangkok, Thailand ) is a Thai politician and was between 2 and 15 December 2008 helped to temporarily Prime Minister of Thailand.

Life

Chaovarat is married to Tassani Chanweerakul ( นาง ทัศนีย์ ชาญ วีร กูล ) and has two sons and a daughter.

Education and Career

He graduated in 1966 his economics studies at Thammasat University, 2006, he received an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy (Business Administration ), Ramkhamhaeng University

From 1962 to 1994 he was Chief Executive of the "Sino -Thai Engineering and Construction ", later a consultant for this company.

From 1994 to 1997 he was deputy finance minister in two governments ( รัฐมนตรี ช่วย ว่า การ กระทรวง การคลัง กระทรวง การคลัง ). On 2 August 2008 he was appointed Minister of Health ( รัฐมนตรี ว่า การ กระทรวง สาธารณสุข ).

On 2 December 2008 the Constitutional Court of Thailand ordered the dissolution of the Phak Palang Prachachon ( People's Power Party, PPP) and two other coalition parties. At the same time the leading members of these parties were prohibited from political activity for the next five years. In addition to Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat numerous other members of the cabinet were dismissed from their posts. Since Chaovarat - also a member of the PPP - was not a senior member of the PPP, he was the only one of the possible duties of a new Prime Minister in question.

Chaovarat was interior minister in the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva. He was sworn in on December 20, 2008.