Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan | |
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นิวัฒน์ธำรง บุญทรงไพศาล | |
 Niwatthamrong at WTO Ministerial Conference in 2013 | |
| Acting Prime Minister of Thailand | |
| In office 7 May 2014 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Preceded by | Yingluck Shinawatra |
| Succeeded by | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand | |
| In office 30 June 2013 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Yingluck Shinawatra Himself (acting) |
| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 30 June 2013 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Yingluck Shinawatra Himself (acting) |
| Preceded by | Boonsong Teriyapirom |
| Succeeded by | Chatchai Sarikalya |
| Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister | |
| In office 18 January 2012 – 30 June 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Yingluck Shinawatra |
| Preceded by | Kritsana Seehalak Surawith Konsomboon |
| Succeeded by | Santi Promphat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1948 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Political party | People's Power (2007–2008) Pheu Thai (2008–present) |
| Spouse | Boonphatcharee Boonsongpaisan |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (Thai: นิวัฒน์ธำรง บุญทรงไพศาล, RTGS: Niwatthamrong Bunsongphaisan, pronounced [ní.wát.tʰam.roŋ bun.soŋ.pʰaj.sǎːn] ; born 25 January 1948) is a Thai businessman and politician who served as the acting Prime Minister of Thailand following Yingluck Shinawatra's removal from office by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 7 May 2014 until his deposition in a coup d'état three weeks after taking office.[1] Before becoming acting premier, he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, and before that managed the country's rice pledging scheme.[2][3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Bloomiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Court removes Thai PM from office, deputy Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan appointed caretaker". The Daily Star. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ Pramotmaneerat, Thammarat (1 July 2013). "Newly-appointed Commerce Minister not worried about rice pledging program". Thai Financial Post. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.