Charupong Ruangsuwan
| Charupong Ruangsuwan จารุพงศ์ เรืองสุวรรณ |
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| Minister of Interior | |
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In office 28 October 2012 – 22 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Yingluck Shinawatra |
| Preceded by | Yongyuth Wichaidit |
| Succeeded by | Anupong Paochinda |
| Minister of Transport | |
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In office 18 January 2012 – 28 October 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Yingluck Shinawatra |
| Preceded by | Sukampol Suwannathat |
| Succeeded by | Chadchart Sittipunt |
| Leader of the Pheu Thai Party | |
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In office 30 October 2012 – 16 June 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Yongyuth Wichaidit |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 15, 1946 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Political party | Pheu Thai Party |
| Spouse(s) | Suphadtra Ruangsuwan |
| Alma mater |
Thammasat University Chulalongkorn University |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Charupong Ruangsuwan (Thai: จารุพงศ์ เรืองสุวรรณ, rtgs: Charuphong Rueangsuwan, first name also transcribed as 'Jarupong'; born 15 August 1946) is a Thai civil servant and politician. Since October 2012 he has been the chairman of the Pheu Thai Party. From January to October 2012, he was the Minister of Transport and Communication, from October 2012 until the military coup d'état in May 2014 the Minister of Interior of Thailand.
Charupong's father was the politician Charubut Ruangsuwan, who served as President of the National Assembly in the 1980s and Member of Parliament representing Khon Kaen Province for six terms (he was also a Seri Thai fighter during World War II, and a scholar of Isan, i.e. Northeastern Thai, culture).
Charupong has graduated from Amnuay Silpa School, and holds a Bachelor of Law from Thammasat University and a Master of Public Administration from Chulalongkorn University. Moreover, he completed a course at the National Defence College of Thailand.
He became an officer of the Department of Provincial Administration, serving as Chief district officer of several districts (amphoe) in Northeastern and Central Thailand. He later changed to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), successively serving as director of Bang Khen district, deputy director of the cleansing department, assistant to the permanent secretary for the BMA, director of the community development department, director of the education department, and deputy permanent secretary for the BMA. In 2002, he returned to the state administration, successively serving as deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Labour, and permanent secretary in the Ministry of Justice. Coevally, he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bangkok Mass Transit Authority starting from 2003. From 2006 to 2010, he was the rector of Southeast Asia University.
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