Kalaya Sophonpanich

Kalaya Sophonpanich
กัลยา โสภณพนิช
Kalaya Sophonpanich in 2010
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
20 December 2008 – 6 June 2010
Prime MinisterAbhisit Vejjajiva
Preceded byWuttipong Chaisang
Succeeded byVirachai Virameteekul
Deputy Minister of Education
In office
10 July 2019 – 1 September 2023
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
Personal details
Born (1940-09-21) 21 September 1940
PartyThai Kao Mai (2025–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democrat (2001–2025)
SpouseChote Sophonpanich
Alma mater
ProfessionPhysicist
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Kalaya Sophonpanich (Thai: กัลยา โสภณพนิช; RTGSKanlaya Sophonphanit; Chinese: 龍宛虹; pinyin: Lóng Wǎnhóng; born 21 September 1940) is a Thai physicist and politician who served as the Minister of Science and Technology from 2008 to 2010.