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Thailand’s King Endorses Anutin’s Cabinet, Installing Technocrats in Economic Posts

A technocrat-heavy lineup signals a focus on stabilizing the economy under a minority mandate.

FILE- Leader of Bhumjai Thai Party Anutin Charnvirakul, center, reacts after lawmakers voted to select him as new prime minister, at the Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
FILE- Leader of Bhumjai Thai Party Anutin Charnvirakul arrives at Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Overview

  • An official list in the Royal Gazette confirms the cabinet, with the oath before King Maha Vajiralongkorn expected within days.
  • Anutin Charnvirakul also takes the interior portfolio while leading a minority coalition backed conditionally by the People’s Party.
  • Ekniti Nitithanprapas becomes deputy prime minister and finance minister, Suphajee Suthumpun takes commerce, and Auttapol Rerkpiboon is named energy minister.
  • The government targets a policy statement in parliament between Sept. 29 and Oct. 1, with party whips to finalize the exact date.
  • The baht’s rapid appreciation triggered central-bank intervention, and the lineup faces scrutiny over Thammanat Prompao’s appointment as deputy prime minister and agriculture minister.