New Cabinet will be ready by middle of the month: PM
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday said that his Cabinet would be finalised by the middle of this month and ready for Royal approval.
When asked if all the Cabinet members would be ready to be sworn in before His Majesty the King by mid-July. Prayut nodded, adding, “When a subsequent Royal command is published, that is when it [swearing in] will happen."
He told the public and the media to consider the election as over, explaining that it had taken more than three months since the March 24 election for the new government to take office due to the time-consuming formalities of the process.
An unconfirmed list of new Cabinet members has been circulating among media outlets since Wednesday. The list includes many high-profile members of the present caretaker Cabinet, with some members taking on new portfolios, including Somkid and Prawit.
The tentative list of Cabinet members as of Wednesday
1. Prayut Chan-o-cha
Prime Minister
2. Prawit Wongsuwan
Deputy Prime Minister for National Security Affairs
3. Somkid Jatusripitak
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs
4. Wissanu Krea-ngam
Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs
5.Jurin Laksanawisit
Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister
6.Anutin Charnvirakul
Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister
7. General Anupong Paochinda
Interior Minister
8. Niphon Bunyamanee
Deputy Interior Minister
9. Songsak Thongsee
Deputy Interior Minister
10. General Chaicharn Changmongkhol
Deputy Defence Minister
11. Uttama Savanayana
Finance Minister
12. Santi Phromphat
Deputy Finance Minister
13. MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul
PM’s Office Minister
14. Tewan Liptapanlop
PM’s Office Minister
15. Nataphol Teepsuwan
Education Minister
16. Kalaya Sophonpanich
Deputy Education Minister
17. Kanokwan Wilawal
Deputy Education Minister
18. Suriya Juangroongruangkit
Industry Minister
19. Suvit Maesincee
Undergraduate Education, Research, Science and Innovation Minister
20. Sonthirat Sonthijirawong
Energy Minister
21. Somsak Thepsuthin
Justice Minister
22. Buddhipongse Punakanta
Digital Economy and Society Minister
23. Ittipol Khunpluem
Culture Minister
24. Juti Krairiksh
Social Development and Human Security Minister
25. Saksayam Chidchob
Transport Minister
26. Thavorn Senniam
Deputy Transport Minister
27. Atheerat Rattanaset
Deputy Transport Minister
28. Thammanas Phromphao
Deputy Agriculture and Cooperative Minister
29. Chalermchai Sri-on
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister
30. Mananya Thaiset
Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister
31. Praphat Phothasuthon
Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister
32. Sathit Pitutecha
Deputy Public Health Minister
33. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn
Tourism and Sports Minister
34. Weerasak Wongsuphakijkoson
Deputy Commerce Minister
35. Varawut Silpa-archa
Natural Resources and Environment Minister
36. Don Pramudwinai
Foreign Minister