Anutin Charnvirakul

Anutin Charnvirakul
อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล
Anutin in 2023
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
Assumed office
10 July 2019
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
Srettha Thavisin
Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Minister of Interior
Assumed office
1 September 2023
Prime MinisterSrettha Thavisin
Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Preceded byAnupong Paochinda
Minister of Public Health
In office
10 July 2019 – 1 September 2023
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
Preceded byPiyasakol Sakolsatayadorn[1]
Succeeded byChonlanan Srikaew
Deputy Minister of Public Health
In office
11 March 2005 – 19 September 2006
Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra
Deputy Minister of Commerce
In office
6 October 2004 – 11 March 2005
Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra
Leader of the Bhumjaithai Party
Assumed office
14 October 2012
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
24 March 2019
ConstituencyParty-list
Personal details
Born (1966-09-13) 13 September 1966 (age 58)
Phra Nakhon province (present-day Bangkok), Thailand
Political partyBhumjaithai (2012–present)
Other political
affiliations
Thai Rak Thai (2001–2007)
Spouse(s)Sanongnuch Wattanawarangkul (divorced)
Sasithorn Chandrasomboon (divorced)
Watthanon Niramit
Children2
Parent(s)Chavarat Charnvirakul
Tassanee Chanweerakul
Alma materHofstra University (BEng)
Thammasat University (MBA)
Signature
NicknameNoo (หนู)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳錫堯[2]
Simplified Chinese陈锡尧
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Xīyáo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingcan4 sek3 jiu4

Anutin Charnvirakul (Thai: อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล, RTGSAnuthin Chanwirakun; born 13 September 1966) is a Thai politician who has served as the Minister of Interior and Deputy Prime Minister since 2023. He was the Minister of Public Health in Prayut Chan-o-cha's government and was the prominent public figure in charge of managing the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.[3][4]

Anutin has been a member of several political parties such as the National Development Party, Thai Rak Thai Party and is currently the leader of the Bhumjaithai Party.[5]

  1. ^ "Name list of Minister of Public Health, Past-Present". Ministry of Public Health. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ "专程接机中国游客上热搜 泰国副总理:我是100%中国人后代". Sina Weibo. 2023-02-04. Archived from the original on 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  3. ^ "อนุทินระบุ สถานการณ์โควิดอยู่ภายใต้การควบคุม แนะประชาชนควรฉีดวัคซีนอย่างน้อย 4 เข็ม". THE STANDARD (in Thai). 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  4. ^ "ปลัดสธ. เผยกรณี "อนุทิน" ติดโควิดแม้ฉีดวัคซีนหลายเข็ม ชี้ติดเชื้อได้แต่อาการไม่รุนแรง". Hfocus.org (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  5. ^ "News Detail". www.matichon.co.th. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved February 25, 2024.