First Prayut cabinet

First Prayut cabinet

61st Council of Ministers of Thailand
2014–2019
Date formed30 August 2014 (2014-08-30)
Date dissolved10 July 2019 (2019-07-10)
People and organisations
Monarch
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
Prime Minister's history2014–2019
Deputy Prime MinistersFirst appointment (31 August 2014)

Second appointment (19 August 2015)

Third appointment (23 November 2017)
No. of ministers17
Total no. of members68
Status in legislatureMilitary government
History
Legislature term2014 National Legislative Assembly
Budgets
  • 2015 budget
  • 2016 budget
  • 2017 budget
  • 2018 budget
  • 2019 budget
PredecessorYingluck cabinet
SuccessorSecond Prayut cabinet

The First Prayut cabinet, formally known as the 61st Council of Ministers (คณะรัฐมนตรีไทย คณะที่ 61), was formed on 30 August 2014. General Prayut Chan-o-cha, the coup leader against then Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's caretaker government and later appointed as leader of the National Council for Peace and Order, was elected as prime minister on 21 August 2014[1] and received the appointment from the royal command on 24 August 2014.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Thailand coup General Prayuth Chan-ocha named PM". BBC News. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Thailand king endorses coup leader Prayuth as PM". BBC News. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ Fredrickson, Terry (1 September 2014). "New Cabinet: Military runs the show with civilian support". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 20 September 2020.