Pridiyathorn Devakula, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Thai politician and economist
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Place of Birth: Bangkok, Thailand
About Pridiyathorn Devakula
- Mom Rajawongse Pridiyathorn Devakula (Thai: ?.?.?.????????? ??????; RTGS: Mom Ratchawong Pridiyathon Thewakun; [pri?dìja?t???n t?e:wâkun]; born 15 July 1947) is a Thai economist.
- He was the Governor of the Bank of Thailand from 2001 to 2006.
- Following the 2006 Thai coup d'état he served as minister of finance and deputy prime minister in the interim civilian government led by Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont.
- Following the 2014 Thai coup d'état he was appointed as a deputy prime minister in the first military appointed cabinet under General Prayut Chan-o-cha.
- Two days earlier he had resigned from his position as chairman of the board of Post Publishing PLC, the publisher of the Bangkok Post, Thailand's leading English-language newspaper.
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