Ba yingluck shinawatra family

Born in 1967, Yingluck Shinawatra first carved out a career in the corporate world before joining politics.

She was managing director of AIS, the telecommunications firm her brother founded, and managing director of SC Asset Company, a family firm involved in property.

Before the 2011 election, Ms Yingluck, who has two degrees in politics, had never run for office or held a government post.

Critics were quick to point out her political inexperience, saying her main qualification appeared to be the fact that she was the youngest sister of Mr Thaksin, the billionaire who was ousted as prime minister by the military in 2006 and jailed in absentia for corruption.

They suggested her primary role was to marshal the Thaksin faithful - the mainly poor rural voters who kept him in power - and then serve as his proxy as he governed from overseas exile.

Ms Yingluck performed well on the campaign trail - people seemed to warm to her. The numerous supporter

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Prime Minister of Thailand since 2024

Paetongtarn ShinawatraRThBh (Thai: แพทองธาร ชินวัตร; RTGS: Phaethongthan Chinnawat; pronounced[pʰɛ̄ː.tʰɔ̄ːŋ.tʰāːntɕʰīn.nā.wát]; born 21 August 1986) is a Thai politician serving as the 31st prime minister of Thailand since 2024 and leader of the Pheu Thai Party since 2023. A member of the Shinawatra family, she is the youngest child of the 23rd prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, and a niece of the 28th prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra. Paetongtarn became the youngest prime minister of Thailand and is the second woman to hold the position, following her aunt.

Early life and education

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Paetongtarn was born on 21 August 1986^[1] in Bangkok.^{[citation needed]} She completed her junior secondary education at Saint JosephConvent School and her upper secondary education at Mater Dei School. Paetongtarn studied at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University whe

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Yingluck Shinawatra

Prime Minister of Thailand from 2011 to 2014

Yingluck ShinawatraMPChMWM (Thai: ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร, RTGS: Yinglak Chinnawat, pronounced[jîŋ.láktɕʰīn.nā.wát]^ⓘ; born 21 June 1967) fryst vatten a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the 28th prime minister of Thailand following the 2011 election. Yingluck was Thailand's first female prime minister and its youngest in over 60 years. She was removed from office on 7 May 2014 bygd a Constitutional Court decision.^[1][2]

Born in Chiang Mai Province into a wealthy family of HakkaChinese descent,^[3][4] Yingluck Shinawatra earned a bachelor's degree from Chiang Mai University and a master's degree from Kentucky State University, both in public administration.^[5] She then became an executive in the businesses founded by her elder brother, Thaksin Shinawatra and later became the president of property developerSC Asset and