PM defends signing reshuffle of six top govt officers
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday said the newly reshuffled posts of permanent secretaries could be reviewed if found inappropriate, but in his capacity as prime minister, he had to follow procedures proposed by the ministers and had approved the
The Cabinet yesterday approved the reshuffle list of six high-ranking civil servants, including some permanent secretaries. They included permanent-secretary to the Tourism and Sports Ministry Areepong Bhoochaoom, who has been appointed as permanent-secretary to the Energy Ministry; deputy permanent-secretary to the Interior Ministry Maitree Intusut, appointed to permanent-secretary to the Social Development and Human Security Ministry; and director-general to the Forestry Department Theerapat Prayurasiddhi, who has been appointed to permanent- secretary to the Agricultural and Cooperatives Ministry.
Some posts on social media have criticised the reshuffled post of Theerapat. They viewed he was a specialist on forestry and wildlife conservation and should rather have been promoted within the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry.
Prayut said the ministries may have well considered the list before proposing it and said he trusted that executives of any ministries were capable of handling high-level management tasks, no matter what knowledge they had.
But if they do not perform well afterwards, the list could be reviewed, he said.
