Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra
ทักษิณ ชินวัตร
	Thaksin in 2005
23rd Prime Minister of Thailand
	In office; 9 February 2001 – 19 September 2006
Monarch	Bhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded by	Chuan Leekpai
Succeeded by	Sonthi Boonyaratglin (provisional)
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
	In office; 13 July 1995 – 8 November 1997
Prime Minister	Banharn Silpa-archa; Chavalit Yongchaiyudh;
Minister of Education
	In office; 14 June 2001 – 9 October 2001
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Kasem Watanachai
Succeeded by	Suwit Khunkitti
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 25 October 1994 – 10 February 1995
Prime Minister	Chuan Leekpai
Preceded by	Prasong Soonsiri
Succeeded by	Krasae Chanawongse
Special Economic Adviser of Cambodia
	In office; 4 November 2009 – 23 August 2010
Prime Minister	Hun Sen
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Leader of Thai Rak Thai Party
	In office; 14 July 1998 – 2 October 2006
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Chaturon Chaisang
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 6 February 2005 – 9 March 2005
	In office; 6 January 2001 – 9 February 2001
Constituency	Party-list
	In office; 2 July 1995 – 27 September 1996
Constituency	Bangkok 2nd
Member of the House of Representatives-elect
	In office; 2 April 2006 – 8 May 2006
Constituency	Party-list
Personal details
Born	26 July 1949; San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Nationality	Thai; Montenegrin (2009–present);
Political party	Pheu Thai
Other political; affiliations	Thai Rak Thai (1998–2006); Palang Dharma (1994–1998)
Spouse	Potjaman Na Pombejra (m. 1976; div. 2008)
Relations	Yingluck Shinawatra (sister); Somchai Wongsawat (brother-in-law);
Children	Panthongtae Shinawatra; Pinthongtha Shinawatra; Paethongtarn Shinawatra;
Residence	Bangkok
Alma mater	Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School; Royal Police Cadet Academy; Eastern Kentucky University; Sam Houston State University (Ph.D.);
Profession	Businessperson; Police officer (1973–1987); Politician; Visiting professor;
Net worth	US$2 billion (July 2022)
Signature
	Royal Thai Police
Allegiance	Thailand
Department	Metropolitan Police Bureau
Service years	1973–1987
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel (revoked in 2015)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	丘達新
Simplified Chinese	丘达新
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Qiū Dáxīn
Bopomofo	ㄑㄧㄡㄉㄚㄒㄧㄣˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Chiou Darshin
Wade–Giles	Ch’iu1 Ta2-hsin1
Wu
Shanghainese; Romanization	Chieu Daq-xin
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Khiû Tha̍t-sîn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Yāu Daaht-sān
Jyutping	Jau1 Daat6-san1
Canton Romanization	Yeo1 Dad6-sen1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Khu Ta̍t-sin
Teochew Peng'im	Ku1 Dag8-sing1

Thaksin Shinawatra (Thai: ทักษิณ ชินวัตร; RTGS: Thaksin Chinnawat; pronounced [tʰák.sǐn tɕʰīn.nā.wát] ^ⓘ; Chinese: 丘達新; Montenegrin: Taksin Šinavatra; born 26 July 1949) is a Thai businessman and politician. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, and was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006.

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