deaths
March 3, 2016
Thanat Khoman, Thai politician and diplomat, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1914)
Thanat Khoman
Thanat Khoman was a Thai diplomat and politician. He was foreign minister from 1959 to 1971, leader of the Democrat Party from 1979 to 1982, and deputy prime minister from 1980 to 1983. He died at the age of 101 on 3 March 2016, a couple of months shy of his 102nd birthday.
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
The deputy prime minister of Thailand is a ministerial position within the government of Thailand. Several deputy prime ministers can be appointed and serve concurrently. Such appointments are usually made by the prime minister of Thailand. This position can be combined with other ministerial portfolios. The position was first created in 1943.