Anutin Charnvirakul

Anutin Charnvirakul
MPCh MVM ThCh RNgBh MP
Anutin Charnvirakul MPCh MVM ThCh RNgBh MP
อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล
	Anutin in 2025
32nd Prime Minister of Thailand
	Caretaker
	Assumed office ; 7 September 2025
Monarch	Vajiralongkorn
Deputy	See list Phipat Ratchakitprakarn; Sophon Zaram; Borwornsak Uwanno; Ekniti Nitithanprapas; Thamanat Prompow; Suchart Chomklin;
Preceded by	Paetongtarn Shinawatra; Phumtham Wechayachai (acting)
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
	In office; 10 July 2019 – 19 June 2025
Prime Minister	Prayut Chan-o-cha; Prawit Wongsuwon (acting); Srettha Thavisin; Phumtham Wechayachai (acting); Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Prime Minister
Ministerial offices
Minister of Interior
	Caretaker
	Assumed office ; 19 September 2025
Prime Minister	Himself
Deputy	Songsak Thongsri; Sakda Vicheansil; Sasithorn Kittidhrakul;
Preceded by	Phumtham Wechayachai
	In office; 1 September 2023 – 19 June 2025
Prime Minister	Srettha Thavisin; Phumtham Wechayachai (acting); Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Deputy	Kriang Kalptinan; Chada Thaiseth; Songsak Thongsri; Sabida Thaiseth; Theerarat Samrejvanich;
Preceded by	Anupong Paochinda
Succeeded by	Phumtham Wechayachai
Minister of Public Health
	In office; 10 July 2019 – 1 September 2023
Prime Minister	Prayut Chan-o-cha
Deputy	Satit Pitutecha
Preceded by	Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn
Succeeded by	Cholnan Srikaew
Deputy Minister of Public Health
	In office; 11 March 2005 – 19 September 2006
Prime Minister	Thaksin Shinawatra
Minister	Suchai Charoenratanakul
Preceded by	Suchai Charoenratanakul
Succeeded by	Morakot Kornkasem
	In office; 30 June 2004 – 6 October 2004
Prime Minister	Thaksin Shinawatra
Minister	Sudarat Keyuraphan
Preceded by	Sirikorn Maneerin
Succeeded by	Suchai Charoenratanakul
Deputy Minister of Commerce
	In office; 6 October 2004 – 11 March 2005
Prime Minister	Thaksin Shinawatra
Minister	Watana Muangsook
Preceded by	Pongsak Raktapongpaisan
Succeeded by	Suriya Lapavisutthisin
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Leader of the Bhumjaithai Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 14 October 2012
Preceded by	Chavarat Charnvirakul
Member of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 March 2019
Constituency	Party-list
Personal details
Born	13 September 1966; Bangkok, Thailand
Party	Bhumjaithai (since 2012)
Other political; affiliations	National Development (1992–2000); Thai Rak Thai (2000–2007);
Spouses	; Sanongnuch Wattanawarangkul (m. 1990; div. 2013) ; Sasithorn Chandrasomboon (m. 2013; div. 2019) ; Thananon Niramit (m. 2026)
Children	2
Parent	Chavarat Charnvirakul (father);
Education	Hofstra University (BEng); Thammasat University (MBA)
Signature
Nickname	Noo (หนู)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳錫堯
Simplified Chinese	陈锡尧
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Xīyáo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	can4 sek3 jiu4

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Anutin Charnvirakul (born 13 September 1966) is a Thai politician and businessman who has served as the 32nd prime minister of Thailand since September 2025. He is also the leader of the Bhumjaithai Party since 2012 and a member of House of Representatives since 2019.

Born into a wealthy family in Bangkok, Anutin graduated from Hofstra University and Thammasat University before serving as president of his family's construction firm, Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction (STECON). He began his political career with the Thai Rak Thai Party in 1996 and served as deputy minister of commerce and deputy minister of public health under Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Following a five-year political ban, he returned to lead the Bhumjaithai Party, succeeding his father, Chavarat Charnvirakul, in 2012. During the second premiership of Prayut Chan-o-cha, he served as deputy prime minister and minister of public health, where he oversaw Thailand's COVID-19 response and the 2022 decriminalization of cannabis. From 2023 to 2025, he served as the minister of interior under the premierships of Srettha Thavisin and Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

Anutin ascended to the premiership following a period of intense political shifting in 2025. In June 2025, amid a border crisis with Cambodia, the Bhumjaithai Party withdrew from the governing coalition. Following the removal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn from office by the Constitutional Court in August, Anutin secured an agreement with the People's Party. He was elected prime minister by the National Assembly, with confidence and supply support from the People's Party, on 5 September 2025, leading a government under the condition of drafting a new constitution. On 7 September, King Vajiralongkorn officially endorsed his appointment. On 12 December 2025, he called a snap general election after dissolving the House of Representatives, positioning himself to lead the country through a transitional electoral period. His party placed first in the January 2026 election, winning a little under 200 seats.