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Abhisit Vejjajiva MPCh MWM (pronunciation ⓘ; Thai: อภิสิทธิ์ เวชชาชีวะ, RTGS: Aphisit Wetchachiwa, Thai pronunciation: [ʔà.pʰí.sìt wêːt.tɕʰāː.tɕʰīː.wáʔ] ⓘ; born 3 August 1964) is a Thai politician who was the 27th prime minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011.
Abhisit unveiled a slate of candidates highlighted by 30 celebrities and heirs of political families, including Chitpas Bhirombhakdi, heiress of the Singha Beer fortune and former staff member of Abhisit's secretariat office. [196] Abhisit promised to increase the minimum wage by 25% if the Democrat Party won the election. [197]
He was appointed Minister of Interior of Thailand in the Abhisit cabinet, a post which he held until the government's electoral defeat in 2011. On 14 February 2009, Chavarat became the leader of the Bhumjai Thai Party until 4 September 2012, in which he was succeeded by his son, Anutin Charnvirakul .
Former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva wearing the phraratchathan. The men's national costume is known as suea phraratchathan (เสื้อพระราชทาน Thai pronunciation: [sɯ̂a.pʰrá.râat.tɕʰa.tʰaan], lit. 'royally bestowed shirt').
Both his parents are doctors, and his mother, Prof. Dr. Alisa Wacharasindhu (née Vejjajiva), is the eldest sister of former prime minister and former Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva and are ethnic Chinese of Hakka descent originating from the province of Chanthaburi with ancestral roots in Guangdong, China. [4]
[56] [57] Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva and military leaders called for Yingluck to declare a state of emergency, claiming that it would give the military greater authority to deal with embankment sabotage. [58] A state of emergency had last been declared in 2010 during the Abhisit-government's crackdown on anti-government protesters.
Banyat Bantadtan was born in Kanchanadit, Surat Thani Province.A lawyer by training, he holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University.In 1970, he became a lecturer for the Office of Accelerated Rural Development (ARD).
Abhisit unveiled a slate of candidates highlighted by 30 celebrities and heirs of political families, including Chitpas Bhirombhakdi, heiress of the Singha Beer fortune and former staff member of Abhisit's secretariat office. [56] Abhisit promised to increase the minimum wage by 25 percent if the Democrat Party won the election. [57]