| Native name | ชวรัตน์ ชาญวีรกูล |
|---|---|
| Office | Acting Prime Minister of Thailand |
| Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Term start | 2 December 2008 |
| Term end | 17 December 2008 |
| Predecessor | Somchai Wongsawat |
| Successor | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
| Office 2 | Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand |
| Term start 2 | 24 September 2008 |
| Term end 2 | 16 December 2008 |
| Prime minister 2 | Somchai Wongsawat Himself (acting) |
| Office 3 | Minister of the Interior |
| Prime minister 3 | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
| Term start 3 | 20 December 2008 |
| Term end 3 | 6 August 2011 |
| Predecessor 3 | Kowit Wattana |
| Successor 3 | Yongyuth Wichaidit |
| Office 4 | Minister of Public Health |
| Prime minister 4 | Samak Sundaravej |
| Term start 4 | 2 August 2008 |
| Term end 4 | 23 September 2008 |
| Predecessor 4 | Chaiya Sasomsub |
| Successor 4 | Chalerm Yubamrung |
| Office 5 | Minister of Social Development and Human Security |
| Prime minister 5 | Samak Sundaravej |
| Term start 5 | 24 May 2008 |
| Term end 5 | 2 August 2008 |
| Predecessor 5 | Sutha Chansaeng |
| Successor 5 | Anusorn Wongwan |
| Office 6 | Leader of the Bhumjaithai Party |
| Term start 6 | 14 February 2009 |
| Term end 6 | 3 September 2012 |
| Predecessor 6 | Pipat Promvaraporn |
| Successor 6 | Anutin Charnvirakul |
| Birth date | 7 June 1936 (age 90) |
| Birth place | Bangkok, Siam |
| Party | Bhumjaithai (since 2009) |
| Other party | People's Power (2007–2008) |
| Spouse | Tassanee Chanweerakul |
| Alma mater | Thammasat University |
| Honorific suffix | MPCh WMW |
| T | 陳景鎮[1] |
|---|---|
| S | 陈景镇 |
| P | Chén Jǐngzhèn |
| J | can4 ging2 zan3 |
Chavarat Charnvirakul (Thai: ชวรัตน์ ชาญวีรกูล, , t͡ɕʰá.wá.rát t͡ɕʰaːn.wiː.rá.kun; born 7 June 1936) is a Thai politician who briefly served as an acting prime minister of Thailand following 2008 Thai political crisis. His family is of Thai Chinese descent with ancestry from Guangdong.[2] He is the father of 32nd prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul.
Education
Chavarat graduated from Thammasat University in 1966 with a degree in economics.[3]
Political career
After spending many years in the public sector, he joined the government in 1994 as Deputy Minister of Finance, his tenure lasted till 1997. In 2008 he rejoined the government as Minister of Public Health and later Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand.[3]
On 2 December 2008, the Constitutional Court ordered the dissolution of the People's Power Party and other coalition parties, at the same time banning their chief executives. The incumbent Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat, was then removed along with several other members of the Cabinet. Chavarat, however, was the only senior Cabinet figure who was not a party executive and was therefore the only viable candidate. Either the House of Representatives of Thailand had to confirm him as the new Prime Minister, or the new political grouping must vote for a new leader and submit his name for approval.[4]
There has been some questions - even a letter submitted to the Constitutional Court by Senators - concerning the legality of his temporary appointment as Prime Minister (even in a caretaker capacity). This is because the 2007 Constitution of Thailand states that the Prime Minister must be a member of the House of Representatives; Chavarat was not an MP.[5] Chavarat was replaced by Abhisit Vejjajiva on 15 December 2008. He was appointed Minister of Interior of Thailand in the Abhisit cabinet, a post which he held until the government's electoral defeat in 2011. On 14 February 2009, Chavarat became the leader of the Bhumjai Thai Party until 4 September 2012, in which he was succeeded by his son, Anutin Charnvirakul.[citation needed]
Royal decorations
- Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand[6]
- Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant[7]
- Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)[8]
References
- ^ Liu, Zhenting (6 July 2009). "塔信勢力逆勢再起". Yazhou Zhoukan.
- ^ How Thailand’s Deputy PM Could Score the Top Job—and Redefine the Country’s Politics
- ^ "Royal Thai Government". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
- ^ Somroutai Sapsomboon (3 December 2008). "Questions arise as dissolutions put electoral system in a vacuum". The Nation. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Senate to forward complaint about caretaker PM's qualification to court this week". Archived from the original on 10 December 2008.
- ^ ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ (ชั้นสายสะพาย จำนวน ๔,๒๓๘ ราย)
- ^ ราชกิจจานุเบกษา ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ (ชั้นต่ำกว่าสายสะพาย ชั้นสายสะพาย สมาชิกวุฒิสภา เนื่องในวโรกาสพระราชพิธีเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษา วันที่ ๕ ธันวาคม ๒๕๓๗)
- ^ ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานพระบรมราชานุญาตให้ประดับเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ต่างประเทศ