Ministry of Commerce (Thailand)

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Ministry of Commerce
กระทรวงพาณิชย์
Nonthaburi
Annual budget6,889 million baht (FY2019)
Ministers responsible
Websitemoc.go.th/en (English)
moc.go.th/th (Thai)

The Ministry of Commerce (

Nonthaburi
in 1989.

Governance and budget

As of 2020, the Minister of Commerce is Jurin Laksanawisit. His deputy minister is Weerasak Wangsuphakijkosol.[1][2]

MOC's budget for FY2019 is 6,889 million baht. About one-third of that figure is allocated to trade promotion.[3]

Departments

Administration

  • Office of the Minister
  • Office of the Permanent Secretary

Dependent departments

  • Department of Trade Negotiations
  • Department of Business Development
  • Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP): Five offices in Thailand and 61 Thai Trade Centers abroad.
  • Department of Foreign Trade (DFT)
  • Department of Intellectual Property (DIP)[4]
  • Department of Internal Trade (DIT)
    • Central Bureau of Weights and Measures (CBWM)[5]
    • Trade Competition Board (1999–2017)[6]

State enterprises

Public organizations

  • The Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand (Public Organization)
  • The Support Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand (Public Organization)
  • International Institute for Trade and Development

See also

References

  1. ^ "Minister". Ministry of Commerce Thailand. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ Arunmas, Phusadee (26 January 2020). "A state official who remembers his roots". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Thailand's Budget in Brief Fiscal Year 2019". Bureau of the Budget. 20 December 2018. p. 87. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ "DIP". Department of Intellectual Property (DIP). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Website". Central Bureau of Weights and Measures. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. ^ "History". Office of Trade Competition Commission (OTCC). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ "History of Public Warehouse Organization". Public Warehouse Organization (PWO). Retrieved 26 January 2020.