Thamanat Prompow
Thamanat Prompow, is the current Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand since 1 September 2023. He formerly served as the Deputy Minister of the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry of Thailand under second Prayut cabinet. He also served as chairman of the National Water Resources Committee (NWRC). He has long served as a political "fixer" for the military junta that assumed power in the 2014 Thai coup d'état. Thamanat has described himself as "the main artery" in Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's 17-party government coalition which Thamanat helped forge in the 2019 Thai general election. He was born on 18 August 1965.
Thamanat Prompow | |
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ธรรมนัส พรหมเผ่า | |
Thamanat in Chiang Rai in 2020 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Srettha Thavisin |
| Preceded by | Chalermchai Sri-on |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives | |
| In office 10 July 2019 – 8 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Minister | Chalermchai Sri-on |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Phayao 1st | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Arunee Chamnanya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1965 Phayao, Thailand |
| Political party | Palang Pracharath |
| Other political affiliations | Thai Rak Thai (1999-2007) Pheu Thai (2008-2018) Palang Pracharath (2018–2022) Thai Economic (2022–2023) |
| Spouse | Arisara Prompow |
| Domestic partner | Thanaporn Sriviraj |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | Calamus International University California University FCE |
| Profession | Politician |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Thailand |
| Branch/service | Royal Thai Army |
| Rank | Captain |
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