History of Thai Prime Ministers
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| 1 |
Phya
Manopakorn Nitithada | I | June 28, 1932 | House of Representatives Resolution | December 10, 1932 | Permanent Constitution Declaration (December 10, 1932) |
No
Formal Policy Declaration
|
II
|
December
10, 1932
| | House of Representatives Resolution
April 1, 1933
| |
Royal
Decree of Parliament Closure: New Cabinet in Office
December
20, 1932
|
III
|
April 1, 1933
| |
Royal
Decree
June 21, 1933
| |
Coup
d'Etat,
led by General Phya Phahon Phonpayuhasena
April
1, 1933
| 2
|
| General Phya Phahon Phonpayuhasena (Phot Phahonyothin)
IV
|
June
21, 1933
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
December
16, 1933
| |
General
Election Type I (Representatives)
June
26, 1933
|
V
|
December
16, 1933
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
September 22, 1934
| |
Resignation:
Parliament Disapproval of Rubber Limitation Act
December
25, 1933
|
VI
|
September 22, 1934
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
August
9, 1937
| |
Resignation:
Royal Treasury Land Conflict
September 24, 1934
|
VII
|
August
9, 1937
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
December
21, 1937
| |
Term
Ended: General Election
August
11, 1937
|
VIII
|
December
21, 1937
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
December
16, 1938
| |
Parliament
Dissolution (September 11, 1938):
December
23, 1937
| 3
|
| Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsongkram (Plaek Kitasanga)
IX
|
December
16, 1938
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
March
7, 1942
| |
Resignation:
Cabinet Reshuffle
December
26, 1938
|
X
|
March
7, 1942
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
August
1, 1944
| |
Parliament
Disapproval of Petchaboon Municipality Act
March
16, 1942
|
XXI
|
March
1, 1948
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
June
25, 1949
| |
General
Election (Representatives)
April
21, 1948
|
XXII
|
June
25, 1949
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
November
29, 1951
| |
Coup
d'Etat, led by General Phin Choonhavan
July
6, 1949
|
XXIII
|
November
29, 1951
| |
Coup
d'Etat Declaration
December
6, 1951
| |
General
Election Type II
No
Formal Policies
|
XXIV
|
December
6, 1951
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
March
24, 1952
| |
General
Election Type I (Representatives)
December
11, 1951 |
XXV
|
March
24, 1952
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
March
21, 1957
| |
Term
Ended: General Election
April
3, 1952
|
XXVI
|
March
21, 1957
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
September 16, 1957
|
| Coup d'Etat, led
by General Sarit Dhanarajata
April
1, 1957 | 4
|
| Major Kuang Abhaiwongse
XI
|
August 1, 1944
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
August 31, 1945
| | Resignation:
August
3, 1944
|
XIV
|
January
31, 1946
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
March
24, 1946
| |
Resignation:
Government Disapproval of Parliament Resolution
February
7, 1946 |
XIX
|
November
10, 1947
| |
Great
Cabinet Resolution
February
21, 1948
| |
General
Election
November
27, 1947
|
XX
|
February
21, 1948
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
April
8, 1948
| |
Forced
Resignation, by Coup d'Etat Committee (November 8, 1947)
March
1, 1948 | 5
|
| Mr. Tawee Punyaketu
XII
|
August
31, 1945
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
September
17, 1945
| |
Resignation
September
1, 1945 | 6
|
| M.R. Seni Pramoj
XIII
|
September 17, 1945
| |
-
January
31, 1946
| |
-
September 19, 1945
|
XXXV
|
February
15, 1975
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
March 14, 1975
| |
Parliament
Disapproval of Formal Policy
March
6, 1975 |
XXXVII
|
April
20, 1976
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
September 25, 1976
| |
Resignation:
Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn's Ordination Conflict
April
30, 1976 |
XXXVIII
|
September 25, 1976
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
October
6, 1976
| |
Coup
d'Etat, led by Admiral Sangad Chalawyoo
No
Formal Policies
| 7
|
|
Mr.
Pridi Banomyong
XV
|
March
24, 1946
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
June
11, 1946
| |
Resignation:
Constitution of 1946 Declaration
March
25, 1946 |
XVI
|
June 11, 1946
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
August
23, 1946
| |
Resignation:
Fatigue
June
13, 1946 | 8
|
| Rear Admiral Thawal Thamrongnavaswadhi (Luang Thamrongnavaswadhi)
XVII
|
August
23, 1946
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
May
30, 1947
| |
Resignation
(after 7 days of Parliament Session)
August
26, 1946
|
XVIII
|
May 30, 1947
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
November
8, 1947
| |
Coup
d'Etat, led by General Phin Choonhavan
June
5, 1947 | 9
|
|
XXVII
|
September 21, 1957
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
January
1, 1958
| |
General
Election
September 24, 1957 | 10
|
| Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn
XXVIII
|
January
1, 1958
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
October
20, 1958
| |
Coup
d'Etat, led by General Sarit Dhanarajata
January
9, 1958 |
XXX
|
December
9, 1963
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
March
7, 1969
| |
General
Election
(According to the Constitution of 1968)
December
19, 1963 |
XXXI
|
March
7, 1969
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
November
17, 1971
| |
Coup
d'Etat, led by General Thanom Kittikachorn
March
25, 1969
|
Coup
d'Etat
|
November
18, 1971
| |
-
December
17, 1972
| |
-
-
|
XXXII
|
December
18, 1972
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
October
14, 1973
| |
People
Uprising
December
22, 1972 | 11
|
| Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata
XXIX
|
February
9, 1959
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
December
8, 1963
| |
Decease
February
12, 1959 | 12
|
| Mr. Sanya Dharmasakti
XXXIII
|
October
14, 1973
| |
Royal
Command
May
22, 1974
| |
Resignation:
Incomplete Constititution Draft
October
25, 1973 |
XXXIV
|
May
27, 1974
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
February
15, 1975
| |
General
Election: (According to the Constitution of 1974)
June
7, 1974 | 13
|
| Major General M.R. Kukrit Pramoj
XXXVI
|
March
14, 1975
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
April
20, 1976
| |
Parliament
Dissolution: General Election
March
19, 1975 | 14
|
| Mr. Tanin Kraivixien
XXXIX
|
October
8, 1976
| |
State
Administration Assembly Resolution
October
20, 1977
| |
Coup
d'Etat, led by Admiral Sangad Chalawyoo
October
29, 1976 | 15
|
| General Kriangsak Chomanan
XL
|
November 11, 1977
| |
Coup
d'Etat Resolution
May
12, 1979
| |
General
Election
December
1, 1977
|
XLI
|
May
12, 1979
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
March
3, 1980
| |
Resignation:
Oil Crisis and Refugee Conflict
June
7, 1979 | 16
|
| General Prem Tinsulanonda
XLII
|
March
3, 1980
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
April 30, 1983
| |
Parliamen
Dissolution (January 19, 1983): General Election
March
28, 1980
|
XLIII
|
April 30, 1983
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
August
5, 1986
| |
Parliament
Dissolution (May 1, 1986): General Election
May
20, 1983
|
XLIV
|
August
5, 1986
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
August
4, 1988
| |
Parliament
Dissolution (April 29, 1988): General Election
August 27, 1986 | 17
|
|
XLV
|
August
4, 1988
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
December
9, 1990
| |
Resignation:
New Cabinet Formation
August
25, 1988 |
XLVI
|
December
9, 1990
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
February 23, 1991
| |
Coup
d'Etat, led by General Sundara Kongsompong
9
January 1991
| 18
|
| Mr. Anand Panyarachun
XLVII
|
March
2, 1991
| |
National
Council of State Security Resolution
April
7, 1992
| |
General
Election (According to the Constitution of 1991)
April
4, 1991 |
XLIX
|
June 10, 1992
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
September 23, 1992
| |
Parliament
Dissolution (June 30, 1992) : General Election
June
22, 1992 | 19
|
| General Suchinda Kraprayoon
XLVIII
|
April
7, 1992
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
June
10, 1992
| |
May
crisis Event
May 6, 1992 | 20
|
| Mr. Chuan Leekpai
L
|
September 23, 1992
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
July 13, 1995
| |
Parliament
Dissolution (May 19, 1995): General Election
October 21, 1992
|
LIII
|
November 9, 1997
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
February 17, 2001
| |
Parliament
Dissolution (November 9, 2000): General Election
November
20, 1997 | 21
|
| Mr. Banharn Silapa-Archa
LI
|
July
13, 1995
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
November 25, 1996
| |
Parliament
Dissolution (September 27, 1996):General Election
July 26, 1995 | 22
|
|
LIII
|
November 25, 1996
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
November 9, 1997
| |
Resignation:
Economic Crisis
December
11, 1996 | 23
|
| Police Lieutenant Colonel Thaksin Shinawatra
LIV
|
February
9, 2001
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
March
9, 2005
|
Term
Ended: General Election
|
February 26, 2001 |
LV |
March
9, 2005
| |
House
of Representatives Resolution
September 19, 2006
|
1) Parliament Dissolution February
24, 2006 | 2) State Administration Assembly September 19, 2006
March
23, 2005 |
24
|
| General Surayud Chulanont
LVI |
October 1, 2006 | |
Council for National
Security
February
6, 2008
| |
Constituation of Kingdomgo Thailand
B.E. 2005 when there is appoint went of the new Prime Minister
November
3, 2006 |
25
|
| Mr. Samak Sundaravej
LVII |
January
29, 2008 | |
House
of Representatives Resolution
September 8, 2008
|
|
Constitutional Court ruling
February 18, 2008 |
26 |
| Mr.Somchai Wongsawat
LVIII |
September | 18, 2008
| House of Representatives Resolution
December | 2, 2008
| Constitutional Court ruling
October |
7, 2008
27 |
| Mr.Abhisit Vejjajiva
LVIIII |
December | 17, 2008
| House of Representatives Resolution
August
9,
2011
|
| Parliament Dissolution (May 10, 2011) : General Election
December |
30, 2008
28 |
| Miss Yingluck Shinawatra
LX |
August
5,
2011
|
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,
2014
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