Government chief whip Wirat Rattanaset, who is also Palang Pracharat member, said the party executives visited the general in person to hand him the new position, instead of having him come to the party headquarters on Tuesday.
The executives who visited Prawit on Monday included Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin, Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompow and Education Minister Nattapol Teepsuwan.