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Ex-premier’s daughter is new Thailand PM
Updated On: 17 August, 2024 07:38 AM IST | Bangkok | Agencies
An in-law, Somchai Wongsawat, also served briefly in 2008.
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Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra. PIC/AFP
The election of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand’s prime minister represents a remarkable comeback for the political dynasty founded by her billionaire father, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a military coup in 2006.
Paetongtarn, 37, a former executive in a hotel business run by her family, becomes the third close member of the Shinawatra clan to take the prime minister’s job. Thaksin’s sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, was Thailand’s first female prime minister from 2011 to 2014. An in-law, Somchai Wongsawat, also served briefly in 2008.
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