Jaruvan Maintaka

Jaruvan Maintaka
Born (1945-07-05) July 5, 1945 (age 79)
NationalityThai
OccupationFormer Auditor-General
SpouseSongkiat Maintaka
ChildrenKittiwat Maintaka
Khacharin Maintaka
Supang Maintaka
Parent(s)Tem Yanyong
Chamnian Yanyong

Khun Ying Jaruvan Maintaka (Thai: จารุวรรณ เมณฑกา; RTGSCharuwan Menthaka, born 5 July 1945)[1] is a former Auditor-General of Thailand.

She was appointed Auditor-General in December 2001 and refused to leave the office after the Constitutional Court ruled that her nomination was unlawful. She once again refused to give her office up when she reached her pension age and the Council of State ruled that she could no longer stay in the office. Her refusal to leave the office triggered fierce conflicts within the State Audit Office as some of its officials demanded her to respect the law and filed lawsuits against her. The Administrative Court eventually decided in October 2010 that she must vacate office.[2]

Jaruvan is known for her public criticism of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra. She has also been criticized for nepotism and lack of transparency, hiring her own son as a personal secretary using the state budget, bringing her children on a state-funded official trip, etc.[3][4][5] In November 2015, the Criminal Court sentenced her to imprisonment for corruption in office.[6]

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  2. ^ ศาลอาญา พิพากษาจำคุก 2 ปี "คุณหญิงจารุวรรณ" อดีตผู้ว่าฯ สตง. คดีเบิกค่าจัดสัมมนาเท็จ (in Thai). Thaipublica. 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  3. ^ "หม่อมอุ๋ยฟิวส์ขาด เปิดศึกชน คุณหญิงจารุวรรณ". Tnews. 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  4. ^ "รองผู้ว่าฯ สตง. ยืนยัน "คุณหญิงจารุวรรณ" ตั้งลูกชายเป็นเลขาฯ ถูกระเบียบ". Manager.co.th. 2007-01-07. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  5. ^ "ส.ส. พปช. เปิดสภารุมยำ "คุณหญิงจารุวรรณ" แต่งตั้งมิชอบ-ตั้งลูกเป็นเลขาฯ-ส่งที่ปรึกษาเป็น ส.ว. สรรหา". Matichon.co.th. 2008-08-21. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  6. ^ "Graftbuster Jaruvan gets 2 years for graft". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2015-11-30.