Thawi Bunyaket | |
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| ทวี บุณยเกตุ | |
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| 5th Prime Minister of Thailand | |
| In office 31 August 1945 – 17 September 1945 | |
| Monarch | Ananda Mahidol |
| Preceded by | Khuang Abhaiwongse |
| Succeeded by | Seni Pramoj |
| President of the National Assembly of Thailand | |
| In office 8 May 1968 – 20 June 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Phra Prachonpachanuk |
| Succeeded by | Colonel Vorkarnbancha |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 1 August 1944 – 31 August 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Khuang Abhaiwongse |
| Preceded by | Sindhu Kamolnavin |
| Succeeded by | Tri Trironnasarn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1904 Trang, Phuket, Siam (now Kantang, Trang, Thailand) |
| Died | 3 November 1971 (aged 66) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Political party | Khana Ratsadon |
| Other political affiliations | Free Thai Movement |
| Spouse | Amphasri Bunyaket |
| Alma mater | King's College University of Cambridge École nationale supérieure d'Agronomie de Grignon |
Thawi Bunyaket (also spelt Thawee Bunyaget; Thai: ทวี บุณยเกตุ, pronounced [tʰā.wīː būn.jā.kèːt]; 10 November 1904 – 3 November 1971) was a Thai politician and the prime minister of Thailand for a short time from 31 August 1945, following the resignation of Khuang Abhaiwongse until his resignation, to his own resignation on 17 September 1945.
Early life and education
After studying at the King's College, University of Cambridge and the École nationale supérieure d'Agronomie de Grignon (France), he started to work as a government official at the Ministry of Agriculture.[1]
Political careers
On 24 June 1932 he joined the coup group of the 1932 coup, the People's Party. He became secretary general in the cabinet of Field Marshal Phibunsongkhram, and Minister of Education in the cabinet of Khuang Abhaiwongse. When Khuang resigned directly after the end of World War II, he was elected as prime minister on 31 August 1945 and formed the 12th Thai administration. However he was only chosen because the preferred candidate Seni Pramoj, chief of the Free Thai Movement, wasn't available. Seventeen days after his election, on 17 September, he resigned to free the post for Seni Pramoj.
Later he became President of the Constitutional Drafting Committee in the government of Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat.
Honours and awards
Civil Service of Siam rank
References
- ↑ “ทวี บุณยเกตุ” เป็นนายกฯ 17 วัน นอกจากเปลี่ยนชื่อประเทศแล้ว ทำอะไรอีกบ้าง ?
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ http://oservice.skru.ac.th/ebookft/625/chapter_6.pdf
