Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan

Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan
นิวัฒน์ธำรง บุญทรงไพศาล
Niwatthamrong at WTO Ministerial Conference in 2013
Acting Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
7 May 2014 – 22 May 2014
MonarchBhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded byYingluck Shinawatra
Succeeded byPrayut Chan-o-cha
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
30 June 2013 – 22 May 2014
Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra
Himself (acting)
Minister of Commerce
In office
30 June 2013 – 22 May 2014
Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra
Himself (acting)
Preceded byBoonsong Teriyapirom
Succeeded byChatchai Sarikalya
Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister
In office
18 January 2012 – 30 June 2013
Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra
Preceded byKritsana Seehalak
Surawith Konsomboon
Succeeded bySanti Promphat
Personal details
Born (1948-01-25) 25 January 1948
Bangkok, Thailand
PartyPeople's Power (2007–2008)
Pheu Thai (2008–present)
SpouseBoonphatcharee Boonsongpaisan
Children2
Alma mater
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Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (Thai: นิวัฒน์ธำรง บุญทรงไพศาล, RTGSNiwatthamrong Bunsongphaisan, pronounced [ní.wát.tʰam.roŋ bun.soŋ.pʰaj.sǎːn] ; born 25 January 1948) is a Thai businessman and politician who served as the acting Prime Minister of Thailand following Yingluck Shinawatra's removal from office by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 7 May 2014 until his deposition in a coup d'état three weeks after taking office. Before becoming acting premier, he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, and before that managed the country's rice pledging scheme.