Noppadon Pattama

Noppadon Pattama ( born April 23, 1961 in Amphoe Sida, Nakhon Ratchasima Province ) is a Thai politician and lawyer. From February to July 2008, he was Foreign Minister of his country.

Noppadon Pattama studied at Thammasat University Jura. He completed Master studies at London University and the University of Oxford. He was admitted in 1991 as a member of Lincoln 's Inn Barrister for. Having met in the UK Chuan Leekpai, he joined in the same year in which the Democratic Party. He was Chuan's personal secretary during his time as opposition leader in 1995 to 1997. Having the Democrats had taken over the government, he was secretary of the Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan. After the change of government in 2001, he ran over to the Thai Rak Thai Party of the new Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. After Thaksin's overthrow by the military coup in September 2006, he was the legal advisor.

In December 2007, the transitional government appointed by the military went ahead with elections that won the Thaksin related party of the people's power. Then Noppadon was from 6 February to July 14, 2008 Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. He resigned after a too permissive attitude in the border dispute with Cambodia, he was accused of.