Thanin Kraivichien
Thanin Kraivichien | |
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ธานินทร์ กรัยวิเชียร | |
President of the Privy Council | |
In office 13 October 2016 – 1 December 2016 | |
Monarchs | Vajiralongkorn (King) Prem Tinsulanonda (Regent) |
Preceded by | Prem Tinsulanonda |
Succeeded by | Prem Tinsulanonda |
14th Prime Minister of Thailand | |
In office 8 October 1976 – 19 October 1977 | |
Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
Preceded by | Seni Pramoj |
Succeeded by | Kriangsak Chamanan |
Personal details | |
Born | Bangkok, Krung Thep, Siam (now Bangkok, Thailand) | 5 April 1927
Spouse | Karen Anderson |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | |
Profession | |
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Thanin Kraivichien (first name also spelled Tanin, last name Kraivixien or Kraivichian; Thai: ธานินทร์ กรัยวิเชียร, RTGS: Thanin Kraiwichian, IPA: [tʰaː.nin krai.wí.t͡ɕʰian]; born 5 April 1927) is a Thai former judge, politician and law professor. He was the prime minister of Thailand between 1976 and 1977. He was then appointed to the Privy Council[1] and became its president in 2016.[2] With the death of Prem Tinsulanonda in May 2019, he become the oldest living former Thai Prime Minister.[3]
Family and education
Thanin is a son of Hae and Pa-ob Kraivichien. He was born in
In Britain, he met Karen Anderson, a native of Denmark, whom he married. They have five children.[4]
Judicial career
After he returned to Thailand in 1954, Thanin worked in the Ministry of Justice, becoming an associate judge. He rose quickly, finally becoming President of the Supreme Court of Thailand. Additionally, he taught law at Thammasat and Chulalongkorn universities and the Thai Bar Association. He was appointed adjunct professor to the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy at Chulalongkorn University in 1972.[5] As an avocation, he published books that warned of the dangers of communism.[4]
After the
Premiership
After the
Thanin announced that Thailand could return to democratic rule only after 12 years. The parliament was dissolved and all political parties outlawed. Thanin's crackdown on trade unions, progressive students' and farmers' associations drove activists into the underground structures of the
Privy Councillor
King Bhumibol Adulyadej immediately appointed Thanin to his Privy Council. During the vacancy of the throne after Bhumibol's death on 13 October 2016, the former President of the Privy Council, Prem Tinsulanonda, served as regent and interim head of state. Thanin temporarily assumed the office of President of the Privy Council during this period. After King Vajiralongkorn's accession to the throne on 1 December 2016, Prem returned to his earlier position, while Thanin was not reappointed to the Privy Council at all.[11]
References
- Royal Thai Government Gazette. 22 December 1977. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Former PM Thanin appointed president of Privy Council". Nation. 19 October 2016.
- ^ Mydans, Seth (26 May 2019). "Prem Tinsulanonda, Former Thai Premier and Adviser to King, Dies at 98". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d Nelson Peagam (1976), "Judge picks up the reigns", Far Eastern Economic Review, p. 407
- Royal Thai Government Gazette. 1 September 1972. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Jim Glassman (1999), Thailand at the Margins: State Power, Uneven Development, and Industrial Transformation, University of Minnesota, p. 239
- ISBN 978-0521-767-682
- ^ Elliott Kulick; Dick Wilson (1996), Time for Thailand: Profile of a New Success, Bangkok: White Lotus, p. 27
- ^ Chris J. Dixon (1999), The Thai Economy: Uneven Development and Internationalisation, Routledge
- ^ Chai-Anan Samudavanija (1982), The Thai Young Turks, Singapur: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, p. 34
- ^ Yukako Ono (6 December 2016). "Thailand's new king appoints his privy council". Nikkei Asian Review.