Thai PM finalizes cabinet, expected to seek royal approval this week

Thailand's new cabinet has been elected and will be submitted for royal approval this week, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on September 2.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks during a news conference at the Pheu Thai party headquarters after a royal endorsement ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand, August 18. (Source: Reuters)

Local media reported that senior officials in the new prime minister's caretaker government had previously stressed that the new government is expected to be formed in mid-September. It is likely that the current finance and foreign ministers will be retained in the new cabinet, but 11 new ministers and deputy ministers may be added.

Sorawong Thienthong, secretary-general of Ms Paetongtarn’s ruling Pheu Thai Party, said the new government would have slightly more parliamentary seats than its predecessor. He declined to comment on the new cabinet line-up.

After Srettha Thavisin was ousted from his post as prime minister by a court less than a month ago, the Pheu Thai Party quickly rallied support for its inexperienced leader, 38-year-old Paetongtarn. The Thai parliament elected her prime minister just days later.

Ms. Paetongtarn is Thailand's youngest female Prime Minister and the second woman, as well as the fourth member of her billionaire family, to hold the position. Ms. Paetongtarn is the daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has great influence in Thai politics and is still considered a key factor supporting the Pheu Thai Party.

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