Kalaya Sophonpanich | |
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กัลยา โสภณพนิช | |
Minister of Science and Technology | |
In office 20 December 2008 – 6 June 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
Preceded by | Wuttipong Chaisang |
Succeeded by | Virachai Virameteekul |
Deputy Minister of Education | |
In office 10 July 2019 – 1 September 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
Personal details | |
Born | Sikhio, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | 21 September 1940
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse | Chote Sophonpanich |
Alma mater | |
Profession | Physicist |
Kalaya Sophonpanich (Thai: กัลยา โสภณพนิช; RTGS: Kanlaya Sophonphanit; Chinese: 龍宛虹; pinyin: Lóng Wǎnhóng;[2] born 21 September 1940) is a Thai physicist and politician who served as the Minister of Science and Technology from 2008 to 2010.