Kowit Wattana

Kowit Wattana
โกวิท วัฒนะ
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
9 August 2011 – 18 January 2012
Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra
In office
2 August 2008 – 9 September 2008
Prime MinisterSamak Sundaravej
Minister of Interior
In office
2 August 2008 – 2 December 2008
Prime Minister
Preceded byChalerm Yubamrung
Succeeded byChaovarat Chanweerakul
Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police
In office
1 October 2004 – 2 December 2007
Preceded bySan Sarutanon
Succeeded bySeripisut Temiyavet
Personal details
Born(1947-03-11)11 March 1947
Phak Hai, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand
Died15 December 2025(2025-12-15) (aged 79)
Bangkok, Thailand
PartyPheu Thai Party
Alma materRoyal Thai Police Cadet Academy
ProfessionPolice officer
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Kowit Wattana (Thai: โกวิท วัฒนะ; 11 March 1947 – 15 December 2025) was a Thai police general and politician. From 2004 to 2007, he was the Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police. In 2008, he was Minister of the Interior, and from 2011 to 2012 Deputy Prime Minister under Yingluck Shinawatra. Kowit was a member of the ruling Pheu Thai Party.