Tarisa Watanagase | |
|---|---|
ธาริษา วัฒนเกส | |
 Tarisa Watanagase in 2010 | |
| Governor of the Bank of Thailand | |
| In office 8 May 2006 – 30 September 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Pridiyathorn Devakula |
| Succeeded by | Prasarn Trairatvorakul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1949 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Economist |
Tarisa Watanagase (Thai: ธาริษา วัฒนเกส; RTGS: Tharisa Watthanaket; [tʰāːrísǎː wáttʰánákèːt]; born 30 November 1949) is a former governor of the Bank of Thailand (2006–2010). She succeeded Pridiyathorn Devakula, who was appointed finance minister in the interim government. Tarisa was an assistant governor of the BoT and is the first female governor in the bank's 64-year history.[1]
- ^ Thai News Agency, October 17, 2006. Thailand's central bank gets first female governor Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, MCOT.