Cabinet approves reshuffle of 10 senior civil servants
The Cabinet has approved the appointment of the Agriculture Ministry’s new permanent secretary and the reshuffle of nine other senior government officials.
During its weekly meeting on Tuesday, the Cabinet approved the reshuffle of five senior officials of the Agriculture Ministry and five from the Interior Ministry, as proposed by the respective ministers.
The Cabinet approved the promotion of Lertwiroj Kowattana from deputy permanent secretary to permanent secretary of Agriculture.
The four other reshuffled posts for the Agriculture Minister are Jariya Sutthichaiya, who has become deputy permanent secretary; Dujduan Sasanawin (deputy permanent secretary); Surajit Intharachit (secretary general of the Land Reform Office); and Opas Thongyong (director general of the Cooperative Auditing Department).
The Cabinet approved the transfers of five senior Interior Ministry Officials.
Sutthipong Julcharoen, deputy permanent secretary, is now director general of the Local Administration Department; Boonthamlert Sukkhikasem, the Yasothon governor, has become deputy permanent secretary of Interior; Kiartisak Chantha, chief engineer of the Public Works Department, is now inspector general of the department; Somchai Witdamrong, the Chachoengsao governor, has become Nakhon Phanom governor; and Suwit Khamdee, the Kalasin governor, is the new Chachoengsao governor.