Anutin Charnvirakul | |||||||||||
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อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล | |||||||||||
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand | |||||||||||
Assumed office 10 July 2019 | |||||||||||
Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha Srettha Thavisin Paetongtarn Shinawatra | ||||||||||
Minister of Interior | |||||||||||
Assumed office 1 September 2023 | |||||||||||
Prime Minister | Srettha Thavisin Paetongtarn Shinawatra | ||||||||||
Preceded by | Anupong Paochinda | ||||||||||
Minister of Public Health | |||||||||||
In office 10 July 2019 – 1 September 2023 | |||||||||||
Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha | ||||||||||
Preceded by | Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn[1] | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Chonlanan Srikaew | ||||||||||
Deputy Minister of Public Health | |||||||||||
In office 11 March 2005 – 19 September 2006 | |||||||||||
Prime Minister | Thaksin Shinawatra | ||||||||||
Deputy Minister of Commerce | |||||||||||
In office 6 October 2004 – 11 March 2005 | |||||||||||
Prime Minister | Thaksin Shinawatra | ||||||||||
Leader of the Bhumjaithai Party | |||||||||||
Assumed office 14 October 2012 | |||||||||||
Member of the House of Representatives | |||||||||||
Assumed office 24 March 2019 | |||||||||||
Constituency | Party-list | ||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||
Born | Phra Nakhon province (present-day Bangkok), Thailand | 13 September 1966||||||||||
Political party | Bhumjaithai (2012–present) | ||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Thai Rak Thai (2001–2007) | ||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Sanongnuch Wattanawarangkul (divorced) Sasithorn Chandrasomboon (divorced) Watthanon Niramit | ||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||
Parent(s) | Chavarat Charnvirakul Tassanee Chanweerakul | ||||||||||
Alma mater | Hofstra University (BEng) Thammasat University (MBA) | ||||||||||
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Nickname | Noo (หนู) | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 陳錫堯[2] | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陈锡尧 | ||||||||||
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Anutin Charnvirakul (Thai: อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล, RTGS: Anuthin 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]