Wissanu Krea-ngam

Wissanu Krea-ngam
วิษณุ เครืองาม
Wissanu Krea-ngam in New Delhi on 16 December 2003
Adviser to the Prime Minister of Thailand
Assumed office
30 May 2024
Prime MinisterSrettha Thavisin
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
30 August 2014 – 1 September 2023
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
In office
3 October 2002 – 24 June 2006
Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra
Secretary-General to the Cabinet
In office
1 October 1996 – 30 September 2002
Prime Minister
Preceded byBodee Junnanon
Succeeded byBorwornsak Uwanno
Personal details
Born (1951-09-15) September 15, 1951 (age 73)
Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
Political partyIndependent
Alma mater
Profession
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Wissanu Krea-ngam (Thai: วิษณุ เครืองาม, RTGSWitsanu Khruea-ngam, pronounced [wít.sā.núʔ kʰrɯ̄a̯.ŋāːm]; born 15 September 1951) is a Thai jurist, professor, and politician. He was the secretary-general of the cabinet from 1993 to 2002 and deputy prime minister under Thaksin Shinawatra from 2002 to 2006. After the 2014 Thai coup d'état, he served as an advisor to the military junta (National Council for Peace and Order, NCPO) responsible for drafting the post-coup 2014 interim constitution. Since August 2014, he has again been deputy prime minister under General Prayut Chan-o-cha.[1]