Kalaya Sophonpanich

Kalaya Sophonpanich
กัลยา โสภณพนิช
Kalaya Sophonpanich in 2010
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
20 December 2008 – 6 June 2010
Prime MinisterAbhisit Vejjajiva
Preceded byWuttipong Chaisang
Succeeded byVirachai Virameteekul
Deputy Minister of Education
In office
10 July 2019 – 1 September 2023
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
Personal details
Born (1940-09-21) 21 September 1940 (age 84)
Sikhio, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseChote Sophonpanich
Alma mater
ProfessionPhysicist

Kalaya Sophonpanich (Thai: กัลยา โสภณพนิช; RTGSKanlaya 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.

  1. ^ "Curriculum Vitae Dr. Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich". dev1.colorpack.net.
  2. ^ Xiao, Wenxuan (June 2014). "當代泰國華人政治認同與角色變遷之研究" (PDF). Feng Chia University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 28: 140.