Wissanu Krea-ngam

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
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 May 2024
Prime Minister	Srettha Thavisin
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
	In office; 30 August 2014 – 1 September 2023
Prime Minister	Prayut Chan-o-cha
	In office; 3 October 2002 – 24 June 2006
Prime Minister	Thaksin Shinawatra
Secretary-General to the Cabinet
	In office; 1 October 1996 – 30 September 2002
Prime Minister	Banharn Silpa-archa; Chavalit Yongchaiyudh; Chuan Leekpai; Thaksin Shinawatra;
Preceded by	Bodee Junnanon
Succeeded by	Borwornsak Uwanno
Personal details
Born	September 15, 1951 (age 72); Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Thammasat University; UC Berkeley (Ph.D.);
Profession	Politician; jurist; professor;
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Wissanu Krea-ngam (Thai: วิษณุ เครืองาม, RTGS: Witsanu 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]