births
July 15, 1947
Pridiyathorn Devakula, Thai economist and politician, Thai Minister of Finance
Pridiyathorn Devakula
Mom Rajawongse Pridiyathorn Devakula is a Thai economist. He was the Governor of the Bank of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. Following the 2006 Thai coup d'état he served as minister of finance and deputy prime minister in the interim civilian government led by Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont. Following the 2014 Thai coup d'état he was appointed a deputy prime minister in the first military appointed cabinet under General Prayut Chan-o-cha. Two days earlier he had resigned from his position as chairman of the board of Post Publishing PLC, the publisher of the Bangkok Post, Thailand's leading English-language newspaper.
Ministry of Finance (Thailand)
The Ministry of Finance is a cabinet ministry in the Government of Thailand.