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Arkhom appointed new finance minister

Arkhom appointed new finance minister

Arkhom Termpittayapaisith was officially appointed Thailand’s new finance minister on Monday, tasked with rescuing the economy from an unprecedented downswing under the impact of Covid-19.

The appointment was announced in the Royal Gazette on Monday.

Arkom succeeds Predee Daochai, who abruptly quit the post on September 2 after less than a month in office.

Arkom was previously transport minister under the post-coup Prayut Chan-o-cha government.

Before that, he was secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Board, a state think-tank which is now known as the National Economic and Social Development Council.

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