Second Prayut cabinet

Second Prayut cabinet

62nd Council of Ministers of Thailand
2019–2023
Date formed10 July 2019 (2019-07-10)
Date dissolved1 September 2023 (2023-09-01)
People and organisations
MonarchVajiralongkorn
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
Prawit Wongsuwan (acting)
Prime Minister's history2019–2023
Deputy Prime MinistersFirst appointment (10 July 2019)
Second appointment (5 August 2020)
No. of ministers35
Total no. of members45
Member party
Status in legislatureCoalition government
255 / 500 (51%)
Opposition party
Opposition leader
History
Election2019 general election
Legislature term2019–2023
Budgets
  • 2020 budget
  • 2021 budget
  • 2022 budget
  • 2023 budget
PredecessorFirst Prayut cabinet
SuccessorSrettha cabinet

The Second Prayut cabinet, formally known as the 62nd Council of Ministers (คณะรัฐมนตรีไทย คณะที่ 62), was formed on 10 July 2019 after the March 2019 Thai general election.[1] The coalition is led by Palang Pracharath Party which nominated Prayut Chan-o-cha, who was then serving as Prime Minister of Thailand through the National Council for Peace and Order, as its candidate for prime minister.[2] Prayut was elected as prime minister on 5 June 2019[3] and received the appointment from the royal command on 9 June 2019.[4][5]

The cabinet was officially sworn into office by King Rama X on 16 July 2019.[6]

  1. ^ "PM Prayut's cabinet announced". Thai PBS. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Prayut accepts nomination as PM candidate for Thai general election". Xinhua News Agency. 8 February 2019. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. ^ Wangkiat, Paritta; Mahtani, Shibani (5 June 2019). "Thai parliament extends term of junta chief Prayuth, voted prime minister after inconclusive elections". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Royal command appoints Prayut as PM". Bangkok Post. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. ^ "พระบรมราชโองการ แต่งตั้งนายกรัฐมนตรี [พลเอก ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา]" (PDF) (in Thai). Royal Thai Government Gazette. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Cabinet ministers sworn in". Bangkok Post. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.